training and events

During the lockdown Sussex Chamber events and training have gone virtual

Training

With reportedly a third of the country starting to use video calls for the first time, how does this change the way we need to communicate and behave in these unusual times? Join our virtual courses looking at developing your team’s communication skills.

We’re also running a range of virtual courses covering international trade.

See our website for full details.

www.sussexchamberofcommerce.co.uk

Events

We are currently hosting a virtual event every week and on our website you’ll find details of these, updated weekly.

During the pandemic we are vowing to be a source of pragmatic, practical and valuable guidance so our business community is able to fight the fight.

Our series of interactive weekly webinars support your business and employees as we navigate the coronavirus crisis. We will be joined by an expert from within our membership to provide key insights into topical subjects and ensure your business questions are addressed.

Book early to avoid disappointment.

Jackson Rowe - professional construction experts dealing with the realities of COVID 19 affecting the construction industry

With COVID-19 sweeping the country, the construction industry has been one of the few sectors left facing the dilemma of whether to continue working and stay on site, whilst adopting Public Health England’s guidance relating to social distancing, or, to remove its workforce from site. The dilemma is, that many construction contracts do not provide for such a scenario. HM Government has indicated that essential construction work can continue.

At Jackson Rowe, we have already provided contractual advice to several construction companies (and Employers) about the consequences of either of these actions, whilst ensuring that these businesses are protecting both their own company interests (from events such as termination of contracts and potential damages claims) and their people (by ensuring sufficient and appropriate PPE, Antibacterial handwash stations and revised method statements are provided) and by taking account of recommended social distancing measures.

At Jackson Rowe, our professional construction experts provide specialised services at all stages of your construction projects and commissions, from contract formation, throughout the life cycle of a project, through to completion. Our independent development management advisors work alongside your team, from inception and throughout the lifecycle of a project to completion, to create a positive experience while improving solutions.

Our dispute team assist you to manage and resolve any disputes that may arise, ensuring that you are well represented throughout the process and that you are best informed to defend a claim or recover funds due. Our experts are also able to provide independent expert advice and testimony to assist in achieving fair and reasonable outcomes.

Spotlight on Member to Member offers

Being a chamber member can save your business money in many unexpected ways.

Many of our members offer great benefits for fellow members of the chamber. If you are a member and you haven’t yet made a Member to Member offer why not login to our website portal and create your own!

You can find the current list of Member to Member offers on our website at:

www.sussexchamberofcommerce.co.uk/membership/member-to-member-offers

Here’s a highlighted selection of these offers:

Wyndham Solutions

Wyndham Solutions are offering a free of charge, no obligation, introductory call/meeting to discuss your company transactions with the EU and what we can do to help you prepare your company in time for a whole new post Brexit trading world in January 2021.

Call Paul on 0771 3340641 to set up a meeting.

Coast SUA

Coast SUA are pleased to offer fellow Sussex Chamber members a discount of 15% on all our services: aerial photography/video, surveys, inspections and terrain mapping using our DJI Enterprise drones.

Call or email Phil on: 07855 944640,

phil@coastsua.co.uk

MCL

Get ready for a return to business using MCL’s sustainability management software, ClearChain. We’re adapting it for companies to gauge their readiness to return to operations, enabling you to conduct non-financial audits of your operational readiness, your markets, your supply chain and more and comes with ready-to-use audit templates for each purpose. We are offering members a 25% reduction in the software license fee.

With the ‘Lock-Down’ situation in full swing, it is even more important to know there are people out there willing to help and support you, with your technology, computers, smart devices as you use them even more to work from home. All aspects of tech support is here, at the end of a telephone or email. During this period, we’ll do our best to help you free of charge.

Richard on 07831 196534 or email at richard.long@associate-planet.com

Associate Planet

Setting up a Chorus Workplace Savings Scheme is FREE to Sussex Chamber members. At this time of financial pressure on workers, you could improve your staff’s financial wellbeing by offering a scheme to save with the local credit union straight from their wages - plus lots of other benefits -without it costing you a penny! To talk to us about launching a Chorus scheme (www. savewithchorus.org.uk) please email

emma.brown@eastsussexcu.org.uk

East Sussex Credit Union

Contact Andrew Lambert, 01444

892093, andrewl@marshallcl.com

PVL

We are in confusing times and business owners know they should be taking action but are not sure what that is. As business coaches and consultants we help provide some clarity and guidance to get you back on track. During this time every we should be supporting each other, as such we are offering any Chamber member a free 1 hour coaching session (phone or video only). Follow the link to get in touch and arrange this:

www.catandra.co.uk/contact

Catandra

Now more than ever we need to look after our physical and mental wellbeing. The highest quality fitness training, mental skills coaching and stress management services are being offered to chamber members at 50% discount now until August! Introductory coaching sessions for individuals or groups are FREE! Visit www.elementcoach.co.uk or email direct at info@elementcoach.co.uk for more details.

Element Coaching and Wellbeing

Prepare for your re-opening with our social distancing floor signs. Whether they are standard designs or bespoke to your brand, our floor signs will help people adhere to the social distancing rules and reassure them you are taking appropriate measures. These self-adhesive vinyls are easy to apply, have a non-slip R9 slip rating and are hardwearing. Order via our online shop bit. ly/3dhJFAH and enter code SC10 for 10% discount or contact us on

01444 258 980 / Sales@pvluk.com

The Jonathan Lea Network

During this unprecedented time our Wills and Probate specialist solicitor Chris Lawn is available for free initial consultations via Zoom for anyone who may like a will arranged. We are offering Sussex Chamber of Commerce members a special discount (use the code Sussex Chamber JLN), whereby we can advise on and produce basic wills for £250 + VAT and basic mirror wills for £450 + VAT. Please reach out to Alice@jonathanlea.net to arrange a free consultation with Chris via Zoom.