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Chichester Business January–June 2019

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IN THIS ISSUE... Chichester Business January–June 2019

04–09 Events programme: January-June 2019

A warm welcome to the latest issue of Chichester Business – our bi-annual publication featuring local business stories, topical articles and details of forthcoming exciting events.

09 Why serve on the Board?

We’re really thrilled with the vibrancy and energy that our events and meetings generate and really appreciate the support of you, our members, in making them such fun. We are attracting new members and are growing, despite the sad news that we will be losing House of Fraser.

10 Supporting our charity members The voice of Chichester business www.chichestercci.org.uk

Cover image: The Water Tower, Graylingwell Park Photo: Tim Mulkern

Welcome

11 Sage House seminar for trustees and managers 13

13 Business IT Plus – an interview with the MD and business owner, Gary Smith 15 Member Profile: Mail Boxes Etc. Supporting careers in school 17 Chichester BID - Towards a multi-purpose town centre ‘Branded gentry’ under threat 18 Welcome to our new members

Want to contribute? Members are invited to send their editorial to: Chichester Chamber of Commerce and Industry 82 North Street Chichester PO19 1LQ Phone: 01243 531765 Email: office@chichestercci.org.uk Web: www.chichestercci.org.uk CB Magazine is the magazine of Chichester Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Published bi-annually it is distributed to the membership of CCCI and surrounding local businesses. Editorial: Chichester Chamber of Commerce and Industry Branding and design: TM Design | timmulkerndesign.co.uk Printing: SRP Design And Print

Our Charity Chamber Pot has proved to be a success and has raised valuable funds for our first three chosen charities. We intend to continue with this to ensure that many of our charities benefit from your generosity. Our cocktail evening at the Chichester Harbour Hotel proved very popular, as did our 'Speed Networking With Our Neighbours' event at the Hilton Avisford Park Hotel with Worthing & Adur, Brighton & Hove, Bognor Regis and Sussex Chambers, with 85 attendees. It was an extremely hot day, but we were looked after admirably by the team at the Hilton Avisford Park Hotel. ‘Drop in for Drinks Wednesday’ is gathering momentum, so we are going to continue with these in 2019, as they’re an informal way for people to get to know each other and build mutually beneficial relationships. Moving forward to what’s happening between January and June 2019, we continue to offer you plenty of events such as a charity training workshop on 19th February at Dementia Support, a Private Luncheon and networking event on 5th April with our local MP, Gillian Keegan, kindly sponsored by Rathbones and Paddle Boarding with Hampshire Chamber on 27th June. Finally, we are always grateful to the generosity of our members with raffle donations for our members’ meetings and we would welcome your continued generosity for prizes. This is a great way of publicising your business too, as we give you a mention in our magazine and on our website as a way of saying thank you. We also welcome your good news stories and testimonials on how the Chichester Chamber has supported and helped you in any way. We continue to gather momentum as a Chamber and with your support, we will continue to grow.

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The voice of Chichester business chichestercci.org.uk EVENTS: JANUARY

JANUARY

'Drop In For Drinks' Wednesday

The Chichester Business Breakfast in conjunction with Chichester College

Date: Wednesday 9 January 2019 Venue: Chichester College, Westgate Fields, Chichester PO19 1SB Time: 7.30am – 9am Cost: Members £13.50 | Non-members £15 This monthly breakfast provides a friendly, relaxed and informative environment for local businesses to network and improve your business profile locally, with guest speaker and a delicious full-English breakfast.

Networking Chamber Monthly Meeting Bring a guest evening

Date: Monday 14 January 2019 Venue: The Novium, Tower Street, Chichester PO19 1QH Time: 6.00pm – 8.15pm Cost: Members FREE | Non-members, join us at two of our evening meetings as a guest and see how it works for you.

Opened in 2012, this central Chichester award-winning museum is built over the remains of a Roman bathhouse and has three floors of fantastic exhibitions, telling the fascinating story of Chichester District and its rich heritage. It looks after 500,000 artefacts, both on display and in its store. Join us for our monthly meeting with drinks and nibbles on arrival with a presentation and update on the Novium. Prizes kindly donated by: Aqua Living, Chichester Golf Club and Chichester BID.

Date: Wednesday 23 January 2019 Venue: Chichester Harbour Hotel, 57 North Street, Chichester PO19 1NH Time: From 5.00pm Come and join us for an informal “after works drink” in the bar at the Chichester Harbour Hotel. Since starting this informal after work get-together in 2018, the group gathering for an informal after work drink has grown and grown. So why not come along and join us in the bar at the Chichester Harbour Hotel. A great opportunity to relax after work, buy yourself a drink and meet fellow members in an informal environment. New members will be introduced to other members and get to know the fun side of Chichester Chamber of Commerce. No need to book!

Fun in a Bun - Corporate Style with Hampshire Chamber

Date: Tuesday 29 January 2019 Venue: Peter Ashley Activity Centres, Fort Purbrook, Peter Ashley Lane, Portsdown Hill Road, Portsmouth PO6 1BJ Time: 11.45am - 2.30pm Cost: Members £25 | Non-members £30

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Clear those post Christmas blues, get active and join us at Fort Purbrook and Fort Widley – home of the Peter Ashley Activity Centres. Enjoy a spot of optional indoor rifle shooting, archery, wall climbing and view the residential accommodation and corporate offerings for team away days, team building and the flexible function space. Network over an indoor BBQ with businesses from Hampshire Chamber of Commerce.


Places must be booked in advance for all our events at: www.chichestercci.org.uk

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EVENTS : FEBRUARY – MARCH

FEBRUARY

Sage House Seminar for Trustees and Managers

Networking Chamber Monthly Meeting

Date: Monday 11 February 2019 Venue: Basepoint, Chichester Enterprise Centre, Terminus Rd, Chichester PO19 8TX Time: 6.00pm – 8.15pm Cost: Members FREE | Non-members, join us at two of our evening meetings as a guest and see how it works for you. Basepoint Chichester provides high quality managed workspace, focused on supporting existing SME’s and new business start-ups. The Centre, known as Chichester Enterprise Centre, provides office and studio accommodation between 150 sq.ft and 500 sq.ft along with free parking, let on Basepoint’s flexible ‘Easy In, Easy Out’ terms. The centre also offers high-quality meeting room space, informal breakout areas and virtual offices. Take this opportunity to come along to an informal evening with drinks and refreshments on arrival and a chance to have a tour of the facilities at the Chichester Enterprise Centre. Network with fellow CCCI members and visitors.

Date: Tuesday 19 February 2019 Venue: Sage House, Dementia Support, City Fields Way, Tangmere, Chichester PO20 2FP Time: 8:00am – 11.30am Cost: £15. A contribution will be made to Dementia Support.

HOUSE Where Memories Matter

CCCI in conjunction with Stackhouse Poland Ltd and Moore Stephens will be hosting a breakfast seminar at Sage House on 19th February 2019 for the benefit of trustees and managers from the charities and not-for-profit sector. See page 11 for more details.

MARCH Glow in the dark adventure golf for everyone Drinks and nibbles to follow

Prizes kindly donated by Sussex HR Hub and Vinco Marketing.

The Chichester Business Breakfast in conjunction with Chichester College

Date: Thursday 7 March 2019 Venue: Chichester Golf Club, Hunston, Chichester PO20 1AX Time: 6pm Cost: FREE

Date: Wednesday 13 February 2019 Venue: Chichester College, Westgate Fields, Chichester PO19 1SB Time: 7.30am – 9am Cost: Members £13.50 | Non-members £15 This monthly breakfast provides a friendly, relaxed and informative environment for local businesses to network and improve your business profile locally, with guest speaker and a delicious full-English breakfast.

Ocean Paradise is a brand new 18-hole, indoor adventure golf course located at Chichester Golf Club and you are invited to come and play and see for yourself what a great fun activity it is for everyone and a great way to meet new people and build relationships. One of the main features of the new adventure golf course is the use of blacklight UV paint which glows in the dark! The course also incorporates sound, interactive holes and special effects to keep you entertained along the way. So come along from 6pm and enjoy playing 18-holes on this brand new adventure golf course. At the end of your round you can relax and enjoy a drink and nibbles in the on-site café with lots of opportunity to chat and network with other local businesses.


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The voice of Chichester business chichestercci.org.uk EVENTS : MARCH

Networking Chamber Monthly Meeting

Date: Monday 11 March 2019 Venue: Chichester Park Hotel, Madgwick Lane, Westhampnett Road, Chichester PO19 7QL Time: 6.00pm – 8.15pm Cost: Members FREE | Non-members, join us at two of our evening meetings as a guest and see how it works for you.

Chichester Park Hotel is the ideal place to stay for visiting the historic city, as well as a offering perfect wedding venue or conference facilities in Chichester. The Chichester Park Hotel is situated just outside of Chichester and offers a fine bar, restaurant and leisure facilities, including an indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room, spa bath & parking. Join us at this wonderful hotel for our evening meeting. There will be refreshments on arrival, kindly supplied by The Chichester Park Hotel, a guest speaker and an update on the Chichester Chamber.

'Drop In For Drinks' Wednesday

Date: Wednesday 20 March 2019 Venue: Chichester Harbour Hotel, 57 North Street, Chichester PO19 1NH Time: From 5.00pm Since starting this informal after work get-together in 2018, the group gathering for an informal after work drink has grown and grown. So why not come along and join us in the bar at the Chichester Harbour Hotel. A great opportunity to relax after work, buy yourself a drink and meet fellow members in an informal environment. New members will be introduced to other members and get to know the fun side of Chichester Chamber of Commerce. No need to book!

Develop Managers into Leaders Workshop and lunch

Prizes kindly donated by Business Health Partnership and Pink Spaghetti PA Services.

The Chichester Business Breakfast in conjunction with Chichester College

Date: Wednesday 27 March 2019 Venue: Crouchers Orchards, Birdham Road, Chichester PO20 7EH Time: 12pm – 2.15pm Cost: Members £25 | Non-members £30

Date: Wednesday 13 March 2019 Venue: Chichester College, Westgate Fields, Chichester PO19 1SB Time: 7.30am–9.00am Cost: Members £13.50 Non-members £15 This monthly breakfast provides a friendly, relaxed and informative environment for local businesses to network and improve your business profile locally, with guest speaker and a delicious full-English breakfast.

Join us at the glorious Crouchers Orchards for a one-hour workshop on “Developing Managers into Leaders”, followed by a delicious two course lunch.


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EVENTS : APRIL – MAY

APRIL Private Luncheon and Networking Event with Gillian Keegan MP

Date: Friday 5 April 2019 Venue: Chichester Harbour Hotel, 57 North Street, Chichester PO19 1NH Time: 12pm – 3pm Cost: Members £30 | Non-members £35 Following on from last year’s extremely successful and enjoyable lunch with Gillian Keegan MP, we ask you to join us for a two-course lunch including a glass of wine, coffee and a welcome drink at the wonderful Harbour Hotel in central Chichester. This is your chance to ask Gillian questions and hear what she has to say.

MAY The Chichester Business Breakfast in conjunction with Chichester College

Date: Wednesday 8 May 2019 Venue: Chichester College, Westgate Fields, Chichester PO19 1SB Time: 7.30am–9.00am Cost: Members £13.50 Non-members £15. This monthly breakfast provides a friendly, relaxed and informative environment for local businesses to network and improve your business profile locally, with guest speaker and a delicious full-English breakfast.

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Networking Chamber Monthly Meeting Bring a guest evening

Date: Monday 8 April 2019 Venue: Crouchers Orchards, Birdham Road, Chichester PO20 7EH Time: 6.00pm – 8.15pm Cost: Members FREE | Non-members, join us at two of our evening meetings as a guest and see how it works for you.

Crouchers Orchards with its stylish hotel, luxury self-catering cottages, restaurants and bar is situated on farmland surrounded by the beautiful West Sussex countryside. Conveniently located for access to Chichester, Goodwood and West Wittering, Crouchers Orchards is your go-to destination for a relaxing, rustic retreat. Network with other CCCI members and visitors in these beautiful and relaxing surroundings for our monthly meeting. There will be a guest speaker and we will give an update on the Chichester Chamber. Prizes kindly donated by Kiwi Recruitment and Chichester Community Development Trust.

Networking Chamber Monthly Meeting

Date: Monday 13 May 2019 Venue: Park House Hotel, 1 Bepton Road, Midhurst GU29 0JB Time: 6.00pm – 8.15pm Cost: Members FREE | Non-members, join us at two of our evening meetings as a guest and see how it works for you. Featuring wonderful grounds, attentive staff and fabulous spa and leisure facilities, Park House is a country house hotel experience with a difference – The Perfect Country Retreat. A family-run business for many years, guests love their “home from home” atmosphere and the many special touches that contribute to an intimate, relaxing feel. Situated right next to the beautiful South Downs, why not join us for our evening meeting at this stunning hotel. Refreshments on arrival with a guest speaker and Chamber update. A tour of the hotel and spa will be available at the end of the evening, with all attendees receiving a Caudalie beauty gift on departure. Prize of a helicopter flight kindly donated by Cathedral Wealth Management.


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The voice of Chichester business chichestercci.org.uk EVENTS: MAY – JUNE EVENTS

'Drop In For Drinks' Wednesday

Date: Wednesday 22 May 2019 Venue: Chichester Harbour Hotel, 57 North Street, Chichester PO19 1NH Time: From 5.00pm Come and join us for an informal “after works drink” in the bar at the Chichester Harbour Hotel. Since starting this informal after work get-together in 2018, the group gathering for an informal after work drink has grown and grown. So why not come along and join us in the bar at the Chichester Harbour Hotel. A great opportunity to relax after work, buy yourself a drink and meet fellow members in an informal environment. New members will be introduced to other members and get to know the fun side of Chichester Chamber of Commerce. No need to book!

JUNE Behind the Scenes – UKHarvest

Networking Chamber Monthly Meeting

Date: Monday 10 June 2019 Venue: Hamblin Trust, Bosham House, Main Road, Bosham, Nr Chichester, PO18 8PJ Time: 6.00pm – 8.15pm Cost: Members FREE | Non-members, join us at two of our evening meetings as a guest and see how it works for you. The Hamblin Trust is a registered charity and company founded to continue the work of thinker and writer, Henry Thomas Hamblin. Hamblin believed that our thoughts shape our lives and he wrote many books with this theme at heart. The Trust maintains The Hamblin Centre which offers activities intended to facilitate wellbeing and inner growth as well as a place of tranquillity and sanctuary. Today, with the widespread disharmony so evident in many aspects of life and with the growing impact on people’s emotional and mental wellbeing, taking care of ourselves is even more essential. All the Trust’s events have a common aim, “to live a happier and healthier life”. Join us at this fabulous venue for our monthly evening meeting, where we will have a guest speaker from the Hamblin Trust and refreshments from Waitrose. Parking limited, please car share where possible. Refreshments kindly sponsored by Waitrose Prizes kindly donated by Chichester Cathedral Enterprises and Boxgrove Village Hall.

The Chichester Business Breakfast in conjunction with Chichester College

Date: Wednesday 5 June 2019 Venue: UKHarvest, Stonepillow Chichester Hostel, St Joseph's, Hunston Rd, Chichester PO20 1NP Time: 9am – 11am Cost: Members only - £10 (a contribution will be made to UKHarvest) As part of the “Behind the Scenes” programme, we are delighted to be holding this exclusive event at UKHarvest. Homemade breakfast, surplus snacks, tea and coffee on arrival. UKHarvest is a not-for-profit perishable food rescue operation that collects quality excess food from commercial outlets and delivers it, direct and free of charge, to charities. UKHarvest provide much needed assistance to vulnerable people, collecting surplus food from all types of food providers including fruit and vegetable markets, supermarkets, hotels, wholesalers, farmers, stadiums, corporate events, catering companies, shopping centres, delis, cafes, restaurants, film and TV shoots and boardrooms. Join us for a ‘Behind the Scenes’ look at how this fabulous charitable organisation runs.

Date: Wednesday 12 June 2019 Venue: Chichester College, Westgate Fields, Chichester PO19 1SB Time: 7.30am–9.00am Cost: Members £13.50 Non-members £15 This monthly breakfast provides a friendly, relaxed and informative environment for local businesses to network and improve your business profile locally, with guest speaker and a delicious full-English breakfast.


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EVENTS: JUNE

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Date: Thursday 27 June 2019 Venue: Andrew Simpson Watersport Centre Portsmouth, Eastern Road, Portsmouth PO3 5LY Time: 9.30am – 1.30pm Cost: Members £25 | Non-members £30

Join us for this showcase event, together with our friends and businesses from Hampshire Chamber of Commerce and experience for yourself, kayaking, paddle boarding and an introduction to sailing, or if you don’t want to get your feet wet, just sit back and enjoy the spectacular views over the harbour! Networking light breakfast and presentation from the team on arrival, followed by a fun morning out on the water before returning for further networking and lunch.

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I have been on the board of Chichester Chamber of Commerce & Industry for about four years now. To be honest, I had never considered being a volunteer Director for an organisation before being asked, so really had no idea what was involved. Reflecting upon the last four years, I’m very glad I did. Here’s why. I am probably the longest serving current Director of the Chamber, and have seen a fair few fellow Directors and Chair people come and go. It is remarkable how different personalities have such a dramatic impact on an organisation’s culture and operation. If you run your own business, being on the board of another organisation gives you a different view on how things are done. I have definitely learned lessons from my time with the Chamber and applied them to my own business’ direction. We have an incredibly diverse membership so it would be impossible for the Chamber to represent all local business interest with a ‘single voice’ but, by helping out with an organisation like the Chamber, I feel that I am in some small way contributing to the overall business health and life in the District. I’ve represented the Chamber concerning the A27 improvements in various ways. I’ve been the ‘local business voice’ on the Parking Forum, and at various other events during my time. These types of opportunities to represent the membership have only been possible through being a volunteer Director. Finally, from being fairly new to the District four years ago, I have met a really broad range of fantastic people, from local and regional businesses, through to local MPs and senior council leaders. Interestingly, very few have led on to new business for my own business, but that was never my intention. In summary, I believe that serving on any board as a volunteer is tremendously rewarding. As well as meeting a lot of interesting people, I’ve learned a lot about how to work with different people, what makes a board meeting work best and have also been able to apply some ideas from how the Chamber operates to my own business. I highly recommend it! If you would be interested in finding out more about being on the CCCI Board please contact office@chichestercci.org.uk


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AWARD WINNING MEMBERS

Supporting charity members

Thank you! We would like to thank the following members who have donated raffle prizes for the first half of 2019:

Aqua Living Boxgrove Village Hall Cathedral Wealth Management Chichester BID Chichester Cathedral Enterprises Ltd Chichester Community Development Trust Chichester Golf Club The Hamblin Trust Charity, at the heart of our business community – a new initiative which we introduced in 2018. During the first six months of 2018 we raised £366.12 for St Wilfrid’s Hospice, The Sussex Snowdrop Trust and UKHarvest.

Kiwi Recruitment Pink Spaghetti PA Services Sussex HR Hub Vinco Marketing

For the second half of 2018 we supported Kent Surrey Sussex Air Ambulance, Stonepillow and Weald & Downland Living Museum.

CCCI wishes to thank The Photography Lounge for taking photographs at our events.

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Sage House seminar for trustees and managers CCCI in conjunction with Stackhouse Poland Ltd and Moore Stephens will be hosting a breakfast seminar at Sage House on 19th February 2019 for the benefit of trustees and managers from the charities and not-for-profit sector. The seminar will include speakers on the following important topics: 1. Corporate governance and trustees responsibilities – Janjer Ltd, Care and Health Consultants 2. Understanding accounts and risk, how to challenge the management team and VAT and tax considerations – Moore Stephens Accountants 3. Management and Trustee Liability insurance – a guide for managers and trustees The seminar will run from 08.00 until 11.30. Coffee and pastries will be available on arrival and throughout the morning, a donation will be made to Sage House. This promises to be a fascinating and useful session and all those wishing to attend should make their booking via CCCI’s website at www.chichestercci.org.uk

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Towards a multi-purpose town centre We’ve all been alarmed at the changes to our High Street but consumers, even though overloaded with technology, are still visiting shops. 54% visit their High Street once a week and one in ten pop into their local town every day. But they are increasingly able to choose to go to a location for many other reasons than the list of retail names present and the size of the stores they trade from. Retail alone is no longer the lynchpin to a shopping destination’s success and all modern town and city centres must now go ‘beyond retail’ to fulfil a wider variety of functions attracting a full range of consumer groups; be they residents, workers, students or visitors. These consumers' retail needs are essentially falling into two halves; value for my basics and essentials, and quality for those desirable and discretionary items I might be tempted to buy. Successful town centres are multi-purpose and multi-use to drive ‘footfall’. Online will always be part of the mix of retail

activity, as will out-of-town and edge-of-town, but alert retailers actually like and benefit from multi-purpose centres as they can both feed off and share footfall with the others in town. The key to our future is to build on our existing strengths: the retail offer and the multiple reasons for visiting Chi city centre. With 204 independent outlets and 162 multiples we are a big shopping mall without a roof, set against a fabulous historical and cultural backdrop. Footfall is dropping all the time but parking data shows that people are staying longer in Chichester. So the consumer is beginning to cotton on.

Colin Hicks, Chairman, Chichester BID

‘Branded gentry’ under threat Big global brands will need to adapt to survive in a rapidly changing consumer landscape Like the landed gentry of the 19th century, who could live comfortably on the income from their land, today’s ‘dividend aristocrats’ have long enjoyed growing streams of income from their brands. And just as agricultural disruption led to an existential crisis for the landed gentry, so today’s ‘branded gentry’ are having to adapt to rapid changes in the consumer landscape being forged by the next generation. At the side of your kitchen sink, where Fairy Liquid once had pride of place, you’re just as likely to find Tesco’s own brand, which today’s consumers probably reckon gets the job done just as well for less. Companies selling branded goods are under threat in the brave new world of a mobile internet, where product quality is conveyed through user reviews rather than brand names. Can they continue to thrive? We think they can, but they’ll need to make a big effort to be agile and innovative. These branded gentry – the big, global brands – have tended to be successful investments over the long term, enjoying fairly stable and predictable returns. The strength and durability of their brands was seen as giving them a high degree of pricing power and control over their own destiny. Their predictable earnings and growing dividends earned many a coveted status as so-called dividend aristocrats, and a firm place at the core of many diversified portfolios around the world. So what happens to them is particularly important for investors.

As the millennial generation grows in importance, their emphasis on values, cost-consciousness and experience over possessions is influencing wider consumer behaviours. And not only are consumer tastes shifting in significant ways, but smaller niche companies have been good at spotting these changes before less nimble established brands.

A new brand of vigilance While there are a number of challenges for established brands to acknowledge and overcome, we think talk of the ‘death of brands’ is greatly exaggerated. Some will undoubtedly fall by the wayside, as they always do, but others are already successfully adapting and more will follow suit. For investors the key will be to identify the brands that can adapt to this ‘brand new world’ and to avoid the ones that can’t or won’t. We continue to keep a close eye on this changing consumer landscape to spot these threats and opportunities. Greg Mahon, Regional Director at Rathbones Chichester For more Rathbones knowledge and insight, visit rathbones.com, or to hear more about our services, call Greg Mahon locally on 01243 775 373.


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