About Let’s Do Business Group

Business advisors providing business support for over 30 years

Let's Do Business Group Team winning Professional Service of the Year 2021

A multi award-winning social enterprise, we are proud to deliver high-quality, independent business advice to businesses either looking to start or established businesses looking to take their next step and grow.  We work closely with Local Authorities, Government, and Partner organisations to deliver contracts that support the business community, providing access to free business support across multiple counties in the South East and East of England. We are proud to have been integral into the safeguarding, and creation of 1000’s of jobs, along with strengthening the local economy in the areas we operate in.

Our Impact

Business Manager Emily Wright at Business Exhibition

The Let’s Do Business Group

Let’s Do Business Group are here to provide business advice and support for all areas of starting or running a business. Alongside our business consulting and training, you can access support through our subsidiary organisations.

Let’s Do Business Finance

Capitalise Business Support (Trading as Let’s Do Business Finance) is an official business support partner of the British Business Bank supporting businesses both starting up and already established to access business finance. As a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) we help businesses to access finance who are unable to attain it through mainstream lenders.

Our Financial Services include:

Start Up Loans of up to £25,000 for businesses under three years old.
Business Loans of up to £150,000 with up to a 6-year term,
Credit Brokerage to find alternative business financing.

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Let’s Do Marketing

Let’s Do Marketing are a marketing consultancy, training, and services agency tailored for new and small businesses. They specialise in providing business owners with affordable and accessible marketing support, giving them the knowledge and skills to align their marketing messages, improve their visibility and gain more customers.   

Our marketing services include:

Marketing Strategy and Planning
Marketing Audits and Consultancy
Social Media strategy and management
Virtual Marketing Assistant (VMA)
Workshops and Training
Website design and SEO
Email Marketing
Copywriting and Content

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Our team

Our team of dedicated business advisors are here to help. Whether that be starting your own business or growing your established business, their combined experience in management, finance, marketing, operations, and strategy can help you get on the right track.

Graham Marley

Chief Executive
Sean Dennis

Deputy Chief Executive
Andy Turner

Backing Essex Business Services Director
Craig Baston

Operations Director
Kaye Crittell

Office Manager
Mike Trotter

Head of Lending
Shaun Hook

Finance Manager
Stacey Pretty

Marketing Director

Awards & Recognitions

From East Sussex County Council
The East Sussex Wellbeing at Work Programme and awards provides support and recognition to East Sussex employers who focus on employee health and wellbeing in their workplace.
National Enterprise Network Awards

Highlighting excellence, acknowledging the outstanding efforts of enterprise support organisations and their significant impact on communities as well as the national economy as a whole.
From East Sussex County Council
The East Sussex Wellbeing at Work Programme and awards provides support and recognition to East Sussex employers who focus on employee health and wellbeing in their workplace.
National Enterprise Network
Highlighting excellence, acknowledging the outstanding efforts of enterprise support organisations and their significant impact on communities as well as the national economy as a whole.
Sussex Business Awards

This award recognises excellence in the regulated sector management under-pinned by a strong financial performance and adherence to a professional code of conduct.
National Enterprise Network Awards

Highlighting excellence, acknowledging the outstanding efforts of enterprise support organisations and their significant impact on communities as well as the national economy as a whole.