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South East insolvency-related activity rises slightly

Insolvency-related activity has risen slightly in the South East, says R3, the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body.

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Progress to improve skills across Kent and Medway praised by Minister

The work being done by Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce to address skills shortages and grow the Kent and Medway economy has been praised by the Minister for Skills at the Department for Education.

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Priority Freight receives King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade

The leadership team at Priority Freight, a leading time-critical logistics specialist, has been presented with The King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade by the Lord-Lieutenant of Kent at its head office in Dover.

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Carpenter Box nominated for two Accounting Excellence Awards

Sussex and South East-based accountancy firm Carpenter Box has been named a finalist in two categories for the prestigious Accounting Excellence Awards 2024.

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Navigator Hotel in Bognor Regis sold for £865,000

The iconic Navigator Hotel, a longstanding establishment situated on the seafront in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, has been sold to a local buyer this week with support from Flude Property Consultants.

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The final stage on the rules for Tipping and gratuities

New rules to ensure fairness and transparency around handling tips and gratuities will soon go live for hospitality and other service sector businesses.    New rules to ensure fairness and transparency around handling tips and gratuities will soon go live for hospitality and other service sector businesses.  These are designed to ensure an even-handed approach […]

Expert Comment Kreston Reeves

Business credit scores matter

Business and supplier relationships are crucial for success It is a relationship defined, amongst many other factors, by payment terms, credit control and, in some instances, offering customers a line of credit.  But not all businesses are created equal, and it can be difficult to determine how a relationship might develop. For all businesses beginning […]

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Juxtaposed border controls cause concern

Kent has always been unique in the eyes of its residents. However, post-Brexit, we now have a more significant relevance in that we have two of the UK’s three juxtaposed borders. This may lead you to ask: what are they and why does it matter? In our case, a juxtaposed border is where another country […]

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The latest Future Skills Forum

Young people don’t know what they don’t know, and this is particularly true for insights into careers – one reason why the latest Future Skills Forum, born out of the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP), was a great place to launch a suite of new localised careers factsheets, aimed at young people, careers advisers and […]

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Future of the economy

The British Chambers of Commerce manifesto sets out a clear plan for sustainable growth for the next government. We want to build an economy that has the green transition at its core, with a workforce fit for the future, living in thriving local places and powered by businesses that are globally facing and digitally enabled. […]

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Great marketing is at the core of Apple’s success

In my first job, back in 1986, I was handed an Apple Macintosh Plus, with only 1 MB of RAM and an 800kb hard drive. It immediately connected with me, and I was hooked after I wrote my first-ever press release on it. Since that day, most of the tech I use at Maxim’s office […]

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South East insolvency-related activity rises slightly

Insolvency-related activity has risen slightly in the South East, says R3, the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body.

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Progress to improve skills across Kent and Medway praised by Minister

The work being done by Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce to address skills shortages and grow the Kent and Medway economy has been praised by the Minister for Skills at the Department for Education.

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Priority Freight receives King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade

The leadership team at Priority Freight, a leading time-critical logistics specialist, has been presented with The King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade by the Lord-Lieutenant of Kent at its head office in Dover.

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Carpenter Box nominated for two Accounting Excellence Awards

Sussex and South East-based accountancy firm Carpenter Box has been named a finalist in two categories for the prestigious Accounting Excellence Awards 2024.

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Navigator Hotel in Bognor Regis sold for £865,000

The iconic Navigator Hotel, a longstanding establishment situated on the seafront in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, has been sold to a local buyer this week with support from Flude Property Consultants.

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Kent vehicle repair specialist targets further growth following local acquisition

Zeus Accident Repair Ltd, a vehicle accident repair business with two sites in Kent, is targeting further growth following the seven-figure acquisition of another vehicle repair business in the county.

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Kent coffee company lands new stocklist for canned iced coffee

Kontrol Coffee, an iced coffee brand designed for gamers, has landed in the fridges of Prison Island, a multi-activity venue in Maidstone, Kent.

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South East business confidence falls but firms plan investments in their people

Business confidence in the South East fell 10 points during August to 48%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, which surveys 1,200 businesses monthly to provide early signals about UK economic trends both regionally and nationwide.  

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Ashford’s month-long live music line-up returns this October

Ashford’s grassroots music venues will once again be alive with the sound of live music for the entire month of October as Create Music Village returns to the town for a third year. 

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APM celebrates women in project management at 2024 conference

On 26 September, over 700 project professionals will come together in London to network, interact and learn about the topics that really matter at the Women in Project Management Conference 2024, organised by the Association for Project Management (APM).

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Dover Marina Hotel & Spa hosts free networking breakfast

Businesses in and around Dover are being invited to share ideas, make new contracts and perhaps seal a deal or two at a new monthly networking event at Dover Marina Hotel & Spa in Dover, Kent.

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Sports club secures £178,000 loan from NatWest to open new headquarters in Kent

Inclusive Sport, a sports club based in Whitstable, Kent, has secured a £178,000 loan from NatWest to purchase its new headquarters. 

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