Let’s Do Business Group have been delighted to take part in the recent project which came to an end in July 2022, which marked two successful years of delivering free support to local entrepreneurs and businesses that wanted to take their ideas to the next level.

Spanish on Sea, the town’s new Spanish language school, brings a range of courses to anyone that wants to brush up on their Español or learn a new language in their new hub in Hastings Town’s Creative Media Centre.

Raise a toast: mobile bar company Sloe Drinks flourishes with support from the CHART project

Latest My Biz competition winner Steph Amor aims to create St Leonards destination for pampering and wellness with stylish salon Hair & Amor.

My Biz Start Up business workshop participant and recent winner, Trudy Golding, aims to launch a platform that will provide solutions to everyday health concerns with natural products and alternatives sourced from small businesses in the UK.

Tucked away on the outskirts of Hastings Town Centre, The Yard on Waterworks Road is a colourful and re-purposed industrial space, which harbours an ever-growing community of over 40 creative businesses.

Cake Maker Katja from Katja’s Cakes based at The Yard, Hastings explains how she has been able to organise her business and find her worth with the support of the CHART programme and Let’s Do Business Group.

Along the bustling Kings Road in St Leonards, you might have noticed a new addition to the high street. An unassuming shop front, with luxurious upholstered furniture in the window, and mouth-watering bagels in the back.

My Biz Start Up business workshop participant and recent winner, Ashley Beebe, aims to add to the tasty street food offering in Hastings with business idea Fries for Days.

My Biz Start Up business workshop participant, Safia Khan, plans to use her passion for raw foods and tasty treats to create a viable business out of her idea for Chocaterre – a vegan and gluten free take handmade chocolates.

Entrepreneur Clare Hughes, owner of online clothing boutique ‘Relics on Sea’ was able to bring her idea for accessible and sustainable alternative fashion to life by taking part in the interactive Ready for Business Start Up workshops delivered by Let’s Do Business Group.

Introducing HEIST. Market, St Leonards on Sea. Opening their doors with the support of CHART.

Our July 2020 Her Biz winner Alice Reed, based in Bexhill, East Sussex, is on track to open her own business and become fully operational by the end of the year with her start-up, The Dog & Comb Grooming Co.