KENT BASED TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS SEES REVENUES UP BY OVER 50%
chilliapple, the web and app development agency in Edenbridge, is bucking the trend. Despite the pandemic and the challenges this has brought to the county, the company has experienced a dramatic uplift in demand for its services. COVID-19 has meant…
FORMER INTERNATIONAL AGENCY DIRECTOR SETS UP CONSULTANCY IN BROMLEY
Briggy Anderson, who formally headed up the consumer division at an international comms agency, has set up her own consultancy in Bromley. The newly founded agency, Phoenix Rose PR and Communications, offers public relations and communications for brands and businesses…
INDEPENDENT HOSPITALITY BUSINESS REOPENS TWO LOCATIONS WITH HSBC UK SUPPORT
Framptons, an independent café, bar and kitchen company, reopened two of its locations last month, following a six-figure loan from HSBC UK through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Framptons has three locations across the south of England –…
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BROMLEY ACCOUNTANCY FIRM SECURES FIRST PERMANENT PREMISES
Kent-based accountancy firm, Adiva Accountants, has acquired its first permanent premises in Bromley after securing six-figure funding from NatWest. Previously located on Bromley High Street, the company has used a £456,000 funding package from the bank to purchase a 76…
MAIDSTONE MARKET SETS OUT ITS STALL AFTER THRIVING RETURN
If you’re in the market for a bargain, head down to Lockmeadow every Tuesday and Saturday. A month after it reopened, following the coronavirus closure, the historic market has more than set out its stall for the future. With a…
KENT FIRM LEADS UK PARCEL INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM TO DELIVER COVID 19 TEST COLLECTION SUPPORT
Some of the leading players in the UK parcel industry have pooled their resources and expertise to manage the nationwide collection and delivery of Covid-19 home testing kits into testing laboratories. The test collection programme feeds into a study coordinated…
AMAZON AND ENTERPRISE NATION LAUNCH SMALL BUSINESS ACCELERATOR
Amazon and Enterprise Nation, the small business support network, are launching the Amazon Small Business Accelerator, a major support package for more than 200,000 small businesses and startups across the UK. Joe Jaques, Commercial Director at Jaques London, the oldest…
KENT AGENCIES ARE LEADING THE WAY WITH POST LOCKDOWN WORKING PRACTICES
At the start of 2020, hardly any of us could have anticipated how much our lives would change throughout the year. The rapid spread of coronavirus has seen countries around the world implement major changes to slow the spread of…
SUCCESSFUL FUNDING ROUND FOR KENT TECH BUSINESS
Award winning mobile app Localise, recently announced the raise of half a million pounds in seed capital from private investors, during the most uncertain time in recent UK history. The funding during the COVID-19 pandemic, underpins the nation’s overwhelming desire…
SOLUTION FOR RETAIL FOOTFALL & CAPACITY MANAGEMENT LAUNCHED BY KENT DEVELOPER
A new system has been launched aimed at helping retail locations of all sizes manage their capacity following the lifting of Coronavirus lockdown restrictions in the UK. Requiring nothing more than the app being installed onto an iOS or Android…
HOSPITALITY OWNER HELPS FOOD AND DRINK OWNERS GET ONLINE
A young entrepreneur from Bromley put his own business on hold to offer almost 40 hours of free help to hospitality businesses at risk of closure. Mark Smith, 22, of www.doubleupsocial.com knew he had to do something to help when…
KENT-BASED ART COMPANY SECURES GROWTH DURING COVID-19 FOLLOWING HSBC UK SUPPORT
Art4 Publishing House, an art and printing company based in Deal, Kent, has secured a five-figure funding package from HSBC UK through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to expand its facilities and support the business throughout the coronavirus…
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REFLECT DIGITAL PARTNERS WITH FREE PARTNERS TO PROVIDE MARKETING SERVICES TO INSURANCE SECTOR
Kent-based Reflect Digital, the search agency with an obsession for human behaviour and neuro-marketing has partnered with the London-based brand and communications agency, Free Partners (Free) in order to provide comprehensive marketing services for the insurance sector. It comes at…
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BRITS CAFFEINE CRAVING INCREASES DURING LOCKDOWN
Despite many struggles for businesses around the world, the one thing that’s almost certain is a lust for caffeine. One tea and coffee supplier has seen their business sales reach new heights during the UK’s lockdown period. The Kent and…
EY ACQUIRES KENT FIRM BREAKTHROUGH FUNDING
EY has today announced the acquisition of Breakthrough Funding Ltd, the Kent-based Research & Development (R&D) independent tax consultancy which specialises in supporting companies accessing R&D tax relief through the Small to Medium Size (SME) scheme. This bold deal, which…
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KENT BROTHERS FRESH START WITH DRIVING INSTRUCTOR START-UP
· Two brothers from Maidstone shaking up the driving instructor industry in Kent · Over 100 Kent driving instructors registered · Backed by London based tech-venture studio After passing the necessary tests to become a driving instructor, 29 year old co-founder from…
Wine Tours Of Kent Double Win At Kent Women Business Awards
Abi Ireland, who started her company Wine Tours of Kent one year ago taking a leap of faith, to turn her passion into a business has won two Kent Women in Business Awards. This glamorous black-tie event was held at…
CANTERBURY BASED AUTHOR SHORTLISTED FOR BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS
The highly anticipated Shortlist for the Business Book Awards 2020 has been announced for top business books published over the past year. Authors, publishers and business figures gathered at a buzzing shortlist reveal party to celebrate the incredible breadth, diversity…
KENT BUSINESS LAUNCHES NEW RECRUITMENT FOCUSSED WEBSITE
Hythe business, Millennium Consulting, ended the decade with a bang by launching a new recruitment focussed website www.millenniumresourcing.com. Focussing on data, business intelligence, rules engine and EPR recruitment, the website aims to improve the candidate experience when searching for a…
KENT DIGITAL MEETUP ASHFORD CELEBRATES THEIR 1ST BIRTHDAY
It’s been almost a year since Six Two, a web design agency in Ashford, started hosting Kent Digital Meetup Ashford in the iconic Picturehouse cinema in Ashford town centre. The free meetup is aimed at people who work in digital…
