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Wage growth falls as productivity continues to drop…

The UK’s productivity crisis is getting deeper and is now impacting wage growth, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business a […]

Jin – the digital influence agency – launches the inaugural biannual Digital Trust Index to assess how countries across the world trust the web. This study focuses on the UK and France, and is produced in […]

First Direct wins Best British Bank, scooping 5 of 8 awards and RBS fall to the bottom.

Telephone and internet-based retail bank First Direct once again dominates the annual Smart Money People British Bank […]

With news of an unprecedented skills shortage across the UK, manual trades seem to have been hit the worst. Checkatrade.com’s Founder and Chairman, Kevin Byrne discusses how we can plug this skills gap and e […]

At their second Business Breakfast, Principle, Mike Hopkins revealed the economic potential of Sussex Downs College, highlighting the value and importance of a collaborative approach between education and […]

Office Tech Solutions

Integrated technology – IT solutions that fold flat into desks means the versatility of a desk and the modern tech solutions provide a “clear desk policy” at the flick of a […]

Housing in the South East region is notoriously expensive. But do the costs weigh up to their worth, where is the housing market headed and do government initiatives actually help or worsen the […]

Our Roundtable events are officially underway and we want you to get involved in future discussions, getting your voice heard in the community…
Our first roundtable session was a resounding success, with every […]

2015 marked a revolutionary year in the pensions industry, and 2016 is set to bring further changes which could make saving for a pension seem even more challenging. Patrick Haines, Regional Director at Close B […]

The High Sheriff of East Sussex, Mrs Juliet Smith, and Chestnut Tree Children’s Hospice co-hosted a recent luncheon at Blackstock Farm near Hailsham where guests heard how the charity is making a real difference t […]

“SME owners should be thinking seriously now about how much of the value they have built up in their businesses that could sensibly be extracted before the April 6 deadline to stay ahead of the taxman.”
More t […]

With Brighton’s Entrepreneurial Spark hatchery welcoming its second cohort of the region’s most promising entrepreneurs, Sussex Business Times took the opportunity to catch up with NatWest’s Head of Entre […]

With the shape of business rapidly changing from week to week, the need for skills is also ever changing. CEOs all over the world implement a number of on-the-job training strategies, but what are the benefits of […]

Entrepreneurial Spark’s gongs will help dozens of businesses to grow…
Brighton, January 2016 – Start-up businesses based at Entrepreneurial Spark’s Brighton Hatchery shared around £35,000 in prizes after pi […]

With the taxation system seemingly taken advantage of, the government are introducing new scheme after new scheme to combat multinationals ‘avoiding’ the tax they rightly owe. SBT goes back to the source of the […]

Our home-grown hero this month is the Chalvington Group, who have been providing Telecommunications, Mobiles, Network Services and ICT Solutions in East Sussex since 1999…
In 2000, Chalvington Communications Ltd […]

Park House is a 21 bedroom, luxury country house hotel & spa located in the West Sussex village of Bepton, a 5 minute drive from the historic market town of Midhurst…
The hotel sits in ten glorious acres of […]

SBT’s Editor Simon Skinner visited The Ship Hotel in Chichester and he’s glad to report that the visit was every bit as good as the 5 star experience…
Harbour Hotels is a group of properties with an exp […]

Let’s boldly go where the big boys go

In the Deep Space of UK tax legislation and practice; if you’re the captain of a small to medium sized enterprise and you don’t fully understand exactly what’s out there, […]

What message has the UKTI got for Sussex businesses in light of recent shifts in the Chinese economy? A resounding: Do not write China off. It is still the fastest growing economy in the world and you can be a […]