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Message from Manor Royal BID

Manor Royal BID discusses how the COVID-19 outbreak is affecting businesses and jobs in the Manor Royal Business District.

Coast to Capital Growth Hub launches 'SME Emergency Response Clinics'

The COVID19 outbreak poses substantial challenges to businesses across the Coast to Capital area and the dedicated Coast to Capital Growth Hub team is committed to supporting businesses in Greater Brighton, West Sussex, East Surrey and Croydon by providing practical support and signposting to reliable information to help address the challenges of these exceptional times.

Economy Watch - ‘We are facing a potential £8 billion hit to our economy’

This blog will focus on the huge impact which COVID-19 is having on businesses centred around Gatwick Airport and the aviation based economy which is just one aspect to our complex and diverse economy.

Backing Business Grants Update: We are pausing applications

Due to the overwhelmingly positive response from local businesses, we are pausing acceptance of new applications for our Backing Business Grants fund at 5:00pm on Thursday 2 April. This will allow our team to efficiently sift and allocate funding.

Economy Watch - ‘It’s tough out there’

Welcome to the first of my regular blogs which will set out the huge impact that COVID-19 is having on the economy of the Coast to Capital area.