Are you worried about the increase in energy bills? Businesses can access grants from £1,000 to £20,000 to improve energy efficiency.

Doing something as simple as replacing regular light bulbs with smart low energy bulbs could save you up to 25% of your energy costs.

The New Ashgate Gallery were awarded a LOCASE grant of £2,600 to upgrade lighting from halogen to LED. The director of the gallery Dr Outi Remes explained the benefits. We could not have made this investment without this support, but it has made a huge difference in displays, sales and our electricity use.

LOCASE grants will pay up to 40% of the costs of your investment.

Don`t miss out on the grants.

More than £150,000 of external grant money has helped improve high streets, towns and villages across Runnymede during the last year.

Cllr Tom Gracey Leader of Runnymede Borough Council, said:

"By supporting businesses and investing in our town centres and high streets, we’ve been able to enhance our environment and make a contribution to improving our economy, supporting local people in the process".

Surrey Chamber of Commerce want to find out more about how businesses are doing in Runnymede. How are you being affected by the current economic climate and the rise in the cost of living? Are you experiencing recruitment difficulties? Can you spare a couple of minutes to complete a short survey which will help the Chamber, the council and our partners to improve support for businesses?

People from all walks of life are coming together in September to host events across the UK to show that they care about the environment and tackling climate change.

Communities are joining together with national organisations and institutions, celebrities, businesses, and the media to show their support for a safer climate and nature recovery.

Join your community at the Great Big Green Week, 24 Sept – 2 October.

Make sure you help others in your area find out about your event, by making it part of the ‘Runnymede Local Green Week’ when you register.

A new Everyman Cinema is due to open its doors in Egham later this month, bringing further business and 45 new jobs to the recently launched Magna Square, the Council’s £90m development.

Magna Square was delivered as part of the Runnymede Borough Council and Places for People’s regeneration partnership and has recently been shortlisted for the British Homes Awards Regeneration Scheme of the Year.

Come along and find out about the new 2023 Runnymede Business awards. Meet other local businesses and expand your network.

Thursday 29 September

⏰ 5pm - 6:30pm

Find out how you can protect your business from becoming a victim of fraud and cyber attacks.

Wednesday 5 October

⏰ 12pm - 2pm

Are you attracting enough business? Successful businesses don’t just “do some marketing” and hope for the best. They have the right marketing strategy and crucially, they have “the Attraction Factor.”

This two hour interactive event will provide an insight into the key strategic marketing elements every business leader needs to implement.

Tuesday 11 October

⏰ 2.30pm - 5:30pm

Join us on social media, where we will be posting regular updates on our Twitter and Instagram accounts. Our LinkedIn account has now moved to:

Runnymede Borough Council LinkedIn

Using social media has become an important tool for success this year, we've seen some really inventive ideas and ways of engaging with customers.

Come and say hello and follow us! We are happy to share your posts and profiles.