After a rigorous judging process, the winners of the Runnymede Business Awards 2023 were revealed at an awards ceremony at the Fairmont Windsor Park Hotel last month. Runnymede’s top businesses came together for a celebration of their achievements which saw MGN Events awarded the prestigious prize of Business of the Year 2023. Find out the winners for the seven individual award categories here.

At the Runnymede Business Awards ceremony last month, the Leader of Runnymede Borough Council, Cllr. Tom Gracey, announced a new Business Growth and Innovation Service is to be launched in the Borough. The service will provide free mentoring, advice, and financial assistance to help small and micro businesses in Runnymede succeed and grow. The scheme, funded through the Shared Prosperity Fund, will be launching later this year with further information being circulated in the coming months.

The Elmbridge and Runnymede Youth Hub has reached another major milestone this month with the 100th business pledging to support local young people with everything from job roles, placements and work experience.

The Hub, which launched in October 2021, was developed in partnership with Brooklands College and is funded by both councils and the Department for Work and Pensions. It has now helped over 280 18-24 year olds with access to work experience, mentoring, CV guidance, interview technique advice and wellbeing support.

Click below if you are interested in finding out more about the Youth Hub or would like to get your business involved.

The River Thames Scheme (RTS) has produced a new animation that explains how the project will protect properties and businesses in the region from flooding upgrades. The scheme covers an area from Egham to Teddington and includes a new flood channel, built in two sections, that will reduce the risk of flooding to homes, businesses and infrastructure. The project is being delivered in partnership between the Environment Agency and Surrey County Council. Runnymede Borough Council is also a contributor to the programme and plays a significant role in its delivery. You can watch the video here.

Runnymede Borough Council's climate change survey is now open and we’re asking as many people as possible to take part.

We’re inviting Runnymede’s businesses and organisations to answer questions which explore views on climate change and approaches around energy and water use, transport and travel, and purchasing.

Responses will provide valuable insight into some of the difficulties and/or opportunities businesses and organisations face in acting on climate change, and how we could provide support through our climate change action plan.

The survey will be live until 16 July and only takes 5-10 minutes to complete. Please take part if you can, so we can understand how we can work with you to tackle climate change.

Installation of retrofit measures – including low energy heating systems, solar and insulation – is key in reducing emissions from Surrey’s buildings, which currently make up around half of all Surrey’s carbon emissions.

Join this online summit to learn more about the plans to meet the skills, supply chain, and financial challenges surrounding retrofit programmes and discover how local businesses and residents can navigate and benefit from the low carbon transition of our homes and buildings.

Online

Tuesday 13 June - Thursday 15 June

⏰ 8:45am – 12:00pm

In collaboration with Natwest, Surrey Chambers are running this online session on access to business funding. The session will cover traditional bank funding for cash flow (overdrafts or Invoice finance), funding for business purchases (such as owner occupied freehold / leasehold purchases), real estate finance (commercial or residential investment), asset purchases, and trade finance. The session will provide an overview of funding opportunities provided followed by a Q&A session.

Online

Wednesday 14 June

⏰ 9:00am – 10:30am

Surrey Chambers and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are hosting a free breakfast event to discuss the ways in which DWP can help both your employees and your business. Come along to hear the benefits and challenges of how SMEs can benefit from having a clear in-work progression pathway.

Guildford Pavillion, GU1 4RP

Wednesday 28 June

⏰ 8am – 10:00am

Meet other Surrey businesses and expand your network at the FSB’s next virtual Connect Networking Event. This month's guest speaker, Alison Petty, is a Mindset Coach who specialises in Resilience and Transformational Coaching.

Friday 16 June

⏰ 12:00pm - 1:00pm

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