Regeneration Plan - Business Support
Businesses are vital to the future of Hastings and Bexhill - they provide jobs and create opportunities for other firms. As well as developing business centres and quality offices to help local companies and keep larger businesses in the area, Sea Space and its partners provide a wide range of business services. The following are here to help local firms as well as people with good ideas who want to start a business:
Sea Space Networks provide information to the local business community, with a focus on the key sectors of manufacturing, environmental and digital media. Regular training and networking events are held on business driven topics - see our business events page for details.
Business Link - the national government advisory service - offers support to starting, new and established businesses and advice on how to deal with business issues, challenges or opportunities. Business Link courses are available in Hastings.
The DTI's Manufacturing Advisory Service gives guidance to manufacturing companies including ways to improve productivity and increase profits.
The Product Development Centre is based at the Innovation Centre, offering training and expertise in rapid product development and consultancy. The PDC can help reduce the time it takes to get a product to market and develop a project from concept to manufacture.
South East Business Innovation and Growth Teams (IGTs) provide tailored coaching, mentoring and networking opportunities to businesses of all sizes, with a focus on high growth, innovative companies.
