NEW LIGHTNING HQ

Lightning Fibre’s new HQ can be found in Moy Avenue, Eastbourne. It was opened by Eastbourne MP Caroline Ansell and Lightning Fibre’s founder and CEO, Ben Ferriman. The firm, which has around 200 employees, was founded in central Eastbourne in 2018. It moved to a Polegate HQ in 2021 which it quickly out-grew, causing the company to find the new site in Eastbourne. The Polegate facility will be retained as a local hub. Mrs Ansell said, “It’s wonderful to be here to see such success; and everything that you do promoting ripples of success across our wonderful town.”

Surrey Survey

Businesses large and small, entrepreneurs, sole traders, startups and scale-ups across East Surrey are being encouraged to complete the 2023 East Surrey Survey.

As part of the survey, firms will be asked to identify what needs to be done to enable the region to reach its full economic potential and to further support their businesses to not only survive but thrive in the months ahead.

The four Councils that form East

Surrey (Epsom & Ewell, Mole Valley, Reigate & Banstead and Tandridge) have come together to establish the Shared East Surrey Economic Development Initiative to assess the current business environment and understand the key challenges faced by the region. Some of the key themes addressed in the survey are workforce skills and training, access to finance, current opportunities and challenges, and business support needs. By completing this survey, businesses can help the East Surrey local councils get a better understanding of growth challenges, skills and employment needs, and business support requirements.

Visit www.eastsurreybusinesssurvey. co.uk to find out more and complete the survey.

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