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.

The new GAIN Growth and Innovation Network has come to Hastings for its first cohort - bringing together business owners and leaders from across the town to learn together and benefit from expert-led sessions and mentoring opportunities.

Owner of Adaptive Motorhome Hire wins £500 to jumpstart her business from the NatWest funded Her Biz Start Up Business workshops.

On Thursday 6th June 2024, Let’s Do Business Group hosted the 1066 Hastings & Rother Business Awards to celebrate its 30th birthday!

A new private fitness facility has recently opened in St Leonards with support from Hastings RISE to receive a Start Up Loan

This year, local business support organisation based in Hastings, Let’s Do Business Group, turns 30 years old! To celebrate three decades of providing business support and training to Start Ups and SMEs across the Southeast and East of England, we’ve brought back the 1066 Business Awards.

Owner of Olmo Nutrition, Tibby King-Smith, wins £500 to jumpstart her business which offers a range of nutritional services for individuals and businesses through the NatWest funded Her Biz business programme

After careful deliberation by its sponsors and the hosts, Let’s Do Business Group the shortlist for the 2024 1066 Business Awards has been compiled.

The free business growth programme which offers a series of bespoke workshops, webinars and 1:1 events – Blueprint for Business – returns for a second year to help businesses in North Essex map out their journey and achieve their goals.

Melinda Adams, Founder of We Click CIC and Director of Incredible Thinks Ltd, wins £500 to jumpstart her businesses which aims to support people facing difficulties in life through the NatWest funded Her Biz business programme 

In January 2024, Let’s Do Business Group were presented with a Bronze Award. This award focusses on building the foundations of a healthy workplace and is a starting point for organisations to improve wellbeing in their workplace or have already begun to implement positive changes.

On Wednesday 24th January, Let’s Do Business Group and other providers of the RISE Hastings programme hosted the first Opportunity Fair at the Broomgrove Community Centre in Hastings – showcasing the support on offer for local residents to gain new skills, start or grow a business, and succeed in the town.

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Let's Do Business Group is proud to announce the successful acquisition of the trademark for their innovative campaign, ‘Start Up September’.

Owner of sustainable, sensitive skincare brand, Erema Botanics, wins £500 to jumpstart her business from the NatWest funded Her Biz Start Up Business workshops.

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 has once again clinched the prestigious Enterprise Organisation of the Year (Over £750k) award at the highly acclaimed 2023 National Enterprise Network Awards.

Writing a business plan is a crucial step in the process of starting or growing a business. It serves as a roadmap for your business, helping you define your goals, strategies, and potential challenges.

The R.I.S.E Hastings project, funded by Hastings Borough Council and the Shared Prosperity Fund from the UK Government, will be delivered by Let’s Do Business Group, Southern Housing and Education Futures Trust, and aims to help to reinvigorate the area and provide residents with new skills and support to succeed.

Let’s Do Business Group celebrates the success of the 2023 Start Up September campaign, which supported hundreds of aspiring and new business owners in their journey to starting up and growing their enterprises.