June 26th 18:00-20:00 @ South Staffordshire Business Hub

Agenda……

18:00 – 18:10: Arrivals and Refreshments.

18:10 – 18:15: Welcome and Introduction.

18.15 – 19.00: Mr Graeme Chaplin, Agent for the Bank of England-

Tasked with informing business and local communities with an economic forecast and state of the nation overview post Brexit

19.00 – 19.45: Don Robbie- National Landlord Association –

Keeping us up to date on current legislation and future changes to the Private Landlord Sector

19.45 – 20.00: Michelle Kettles Housing Benefits Manager-

The Benefit Cap & Building Better Opportunities

Q&A/Networking

Click this link for details on booking your free place

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Is your business located in South Staffordshire? Do you sell to people in South Staffordshire? Is your business moving into South Staffordshire?

If so, the latest South Staffordshire Locality data Profile is a must read, providing all the latest intelligence on the area for free!

South Staffordshire Councils Locality Data Profiles are compiled to capture a range of data sets across the 25 wards and 5 localities allowing them to benchmark against other local authorities and the national average. Data is structured around key themes including:

• Brexit,
• Demographics,
• Employment,
• Education
• Health,
• Physical Activity,
• Community Safety,
• Housing,
• Connectivity,
• Volunteering,
• Rural Isolation,
• Community,
• Transport,

The profiles highlight emerging issues and challenges, the information is used to inform and evidence future policies, projects, funding applications and redesigning public services, ensuring resources are allocated effectively.

The most recent Locality Profile for 2017, is structured around the 3 Council Plan objectives and covers key areas including:

1. A Skilled and Prosperous District – employment, benefits, top 5 employers
2. A Safe and Suitable District – education, health, community safety and crime, planning enforcement, housing
3. A Connected District – customer contact, volunteering, rural isolation, community assets, transport

A link to the 2017 South Staffordshire Locality Data Profile is here

We hope this information is useful towards helping your business grow. Do get in touch, we’re here to help. businesshub@sstaffs.gov.uk 01902 696210

Here’s a snapshot of what’s inside……..

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A new partnership between Staffordshire Business Hub and Staffordshire Chambers delivering business training courses

Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce, in partnership with South Staffordshire Business Hub, have developed a strategic training programme to support businesses across the district. It was created to provide quality training, delivered by the chambers expert trainers to meet the needs of business and to maximise skills within the region.

Held in a professional environment in the South Staffordshire Business Hub, this partnership will deliver training on a variety of areas from IT through to leadership and management skills.

Details of courses are now available and can be booked onto from here:

https://staffordshirechambers.co.uk/training-calendar/sstc/

If you have any questions about this training, please contact the training team on 01782 202222 or email training@staffordshirechambers.co.uk

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46,000 households in South Staffordshire receive a printed Review residents magazine 3 times a year through the door.  Inside the latest’s version is a 4 page Business Hub news supplement.

Click here to view the full 4 page supplement

Interested in advertising in the Spring version?  Contact Sarah Marsh: s.marsh@staffs.gov.uk

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Click here to view the whole Express and Star Commercial Property supplement and see our great offer on Hot Desks!

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Key to growth is running a lean, cost efficient business. One way of achieving this is through your current electricity bill.

Here at the Business Hub, we have teamed up with local company ‘Compare Energy Bills’, who can provide you with a FREE appraisal of your electricity bill with the overall aim of saving you money!

Based on your consumption, Compare Energy Bills will compare all the energy providers on your behalf and seek out the best tariff for your business.

For a no obligation appraisal, call us today on 01902 696214 or email us at businesshub@sstaffs.gov.uk

Contact us today to start saving!

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Since then, the relationship between the two companies has grown from strength to strength, proving that private tenancy in the public sector really can work well.

The South Staffordshire Business Hub which is located at the district council offices in Codsall, first launched in June 2015 and is a unique business venture created, managed and delivered by the local authority, South Staffordshire Council.

Tapping into the relationships they already have with thousands of businesses from across the district, they have created clever, bespoke customer packages to offer businesses exactly what they need to access new customers, reduce overheads and thrive for years to come.

Services offered by the hub include flexible hot desking facilities, affordable office accommodation, award winning call management services, virtual office, meeting room hire and lots more.

So, why did digitalROAR decide to move his business to this new location? Jed Wylie, Web Design Director, had this to say about his time so far at the South Staffordshire Business Hub.

“digitalROAR builds websites for a wide range of companies across the West Midlands so it was important for us to locate in offices which suited our own standards of innovation and creativity.

What impressed us about the Business Hub were the additional business support services; the brilliant customer care team who now handle some of our incoming calls, the opportunities to promote digitalROAR, as well as the networking and event opportunities.

In addition the facilities and amenities are unrivalled; excellent transport links, our own Wi-Fi flooded throughout the building, a first-class restaurant, a delightful coffee bar, meeting spaces, private parking and professional reception facilities.   But what elevates the Business Hub above its competitors is the staff – who are helpful, flexible, thoughtful, bright and full of fresh inventive ideas that cultivate an environment focused on business success

There is no doubt that they have embraced innovation and in doing so created a suite of services ideally tailored to the private sector.”

If you are interested in building a website or simply improving the one you have, pop into digitalROAR’s offices today for a chat and a cuppa: Call 0800 980 2580 or check out their website www.digitalroar.co.uk.  (They may even treat you to some cakes!)

Or, if you would like to find out more about the Business Hub, and the excellent services they offer, email the hub at businesshub@sstaffs.gov.uk or telephone 01902 696124. www.sstaffsbusinesshub.co.uk

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Spring is here at last, and we’re excited to bring you……………

April 2016

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