Karen Clarke’s Journey from Hobbyist to Business Owner: How the Her Biz Program Empowered the Launch of Coker and Clarke Fabric Store.

Alison Purdy is a Glass and Mirror Designer from Hastings who makes decorative and unique design windows and mirrors. We talked to her about her 25-year business journey and how support from Let’s Do Business Group lit up her path of success.

The RISE Hastings programme came to fruition after Hastings Borough Council’s successful bid for UK Shared Prosperity funding in 2022, with the North Hastings area being identified as a location that would benefit from increased investment in business support and local skills.

A brand new multi discipline treatment centre dedicated to the rehabilitation, strengthening and nurturing of voice has been opened in Lewes, East Sussex by renowned Opera Singer Kate Valentine.

Kate tells Let’s Do Business Group about the journey to opening the centre and the importance of taking care of your voice.

Let’s Do Business Group and Let’s Do Business Finance are nominated for two prestigious awards at the 2023 Sussex Chamber Business Awards – ‘The Rapid Riser’ Scale Up Business of the Year, and ‘The Problem Solver’ Business Diversification Award!

Owner of organic skincare brand Eden Grace Organics wins £500 to jumpstart business from the NatWest funded Her Biz Start Up Business workshops

On Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th February 2023 Hastings Borough Council alongside local Business Support Organisation Let’s Do Business Group and Chartered Accountants Ashdown Hurrey hosted two, 2-hour workshops specifically for Ukrainian refugees and Arabic-speaking refugees.