Businesses that are due to renew their licence for outside tables and chairs will have their licence extended until the end of August by Kent Highways. This goodwill gesture comes as the government switches the responsibility for street furniture licensing from Kent County Council to district and borough councils. Those who need to renew in…
Businesses will be given an additional three months to file accounts with Companies House to help companies avoid penalties as they deal with the impact of COVID-19. See here for more information. Kent County Council, in collaboration with all the local authorities in Kent, will launch a dedicated business support line for coronavirus-related issues, delivered…
Kent’s accessibility, combined with its relative affordability, is driving demand from a range of business occupiers who are now seeing it as a viable alternative to other parts of the South East, according to the 2019 Kent Property Market Report. The growing strength of demand is placing the county firmly on the radar for investors…
The Give an Hour campaign is reaching out to businesses to give an hour of their time to introduce young people to the world of work. This initiative is delivered as part of the Enterprise Adviser Network (EAN), which is funded nationally by The Careers & Enterprise Company and locally by The West Kent Partnership,…
The winners of the county’s most prestigious business awards were unveiled last night (21st June) during a gala event in Detling. The Kent Excellence in Business Awards (KEiBAs) were staged at the Maidstone Exhibition Hall following a record 369 entries across its 16 categories. Organised by Kent County Council and the KM Media Group, publishers…
A KCC scheme to help businesses invest in technology to help battle climate change has been recognised at an awards ceremony. The Low Carbon Across the South East (LoCASE) Project was selected as runner-up by the President of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) Awards. The three-year LoCASE project has,…
Great staff morale and a top notch profile are part of the prize package for companies which enter the most prestigious business awards in Kent. That was the message from past winners to more than 150 people gathered at the Canterbury Cathedral Lodge for the launch of KEiBA 2018. The event kicked off the entry…
Kent County Council is calling on employers to help young people into work by giving them interview experience or offering them an apprenticeship – or both. The council’s Made in Kent apprentice programme launched its 1,000 Interviews project at Oakwood House in Maidstone on Tuesday (November 7) with the aim of giving 1,000 young people…
Kent County Council has secured funding to help support local life science companies with small business grants. The authority is making the grants available via its ‘Boost4Health’ project to help the businesses develop new health products and access European markets. KCC is offering three small grant schemes: • Up to €3,000 for market insight activities…
Kent County Council has announced another £5 million in loans to support businesses in the county, boosting economic growth and job creation. The success of KCC’s Regional Growth Fund has already supported 242 companies in the county with £55 million of loans that have created more than 2,212 jobs, safeguarded a further 1,663 and has been…
Over 40 Kent and Medway businesses have achieved prestigious awards aimed at improving the health of their workforce. The Kent Healthy Business Award, and the Medway equivalent programme, Medway Healthy Workplace Award, are based on the National Health and Wellbeing Charter. Their focus is to improve the county’s environment and help companies to boost productivity…
Kent International Business (KIB), a programme which encourages Kent businesses to export to overseas markets, has been named a winner at this year’s Enterprising Britain Awards. The winners were announced today (Saturday) by Small Business Minister Margot James. She said: “We have 900,000 more small businesses than in 2010 and they have an important role…