Business support in Hastings
Reboot. Ideas. Skills. Enterprise.
R.I.S.E Hastings is a new programme led by Let’s Do Business Group in collaboration with Southern Housing, Education Futures Trust and Hastings Borough Council to encourage and reinvigorate economic growth in the town.
Through the programme businesses and individuals who are based in the town can receive help to start and grow their business from our team of locally based experts, through either 1:1 advice, or our free workshops.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
If you’re located in Hastings, we can help you to start and grow your business and learn new skills to succeed with our free support.
Support we offer:
Starting a business in Hastings
We can help you to refine your business idea and get moving, and do the practical things like setting up your new business.
Getting funding to start and grow
A variety of financial options to start-up and grow - from Start Up Loans to support applying for grants.
Expert business support and advice
Advice to help established businesses thrive - on anything from strategy and planning to marketing and securing a premises.
Free business skills workshops
Sign up to our free virtual and in-person start-up workshops, led by experts and tailored to teach you the skills you need.
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Free Upcoming Events
Through the RISE Hastings project, Let’s Do Business Group and our partners are delivering a variety of events to level up our community - from skills-building workshops, to opportunity fairs.
See below to see what’s coming up and register!
Use code RISE24 to attend the paid workshops and webinar FREE of charge. (Please note this code can only be used twice per business. Any additional workshops will be chargeable.)
Free workshops for Hastings residents
Our free workshops are tailored to help anyone thinking about starting a business in Hastings, Bexhill and the surrounding areas to learn new skills and get expert support.
Get in touch.
If you’re looking for business support and based in Hastings, we’d love to hear from you.
Complete the form and one of our friendly team will be in touch within 2-3 working days.
Let’s Do Business is undertaking the R.I.S.E Hastings (Reboot, Ideas, Skills, Enterprise) project in conjunction with Southern Housing, Education Futures Trust and Hastings Borough Council, in an effort to regenerate some of the most hard hit areas of Hastings.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government's Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus
