What’s it all about?
From Brighton with Love is a package of support designed to help businesses through EU transition and give them the confidence to embark on international trade.
It includes a series of expert panel events, Your Questions Answered sessions, and Export Leaders peer network sessions. The programme focuses on topics including exporting and importing, supply chains, employment issues post-Brexit and more.
It is practical support, delivered by people who are already doing it well. You can ask the questions you want and build the resilience you need to grow your business going forward.
This new initiative is led by Brighton Chamber and supported by Brighton & Hove City Council with event partner Brighton & Hove Economic Partnership. Its aim is to provide Brighton area businesses with expertise that will see them through the EU Transition and beyond.
All sessions will be held virtually, are open to all, and are free to attend.
What’s the first panel event?
Taking Brighton business global - 15 December 2020, 10.00 - 11.30
Exporting your products or services can be a pivotal point in your business journey. Find out why, how to do it, and who can help you. There will be plenty of take-aways, practical examples of successes and failures, and inspiration and motivation to get you to think global.
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What are the Your Questions Answered sessions?
These sessions give you 60 minutes with an expert on a specialist topic. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and will come away in the knowledge that they have all the essential facts and understood the key issues that relate to their business. See below for details of the first session.
Your Questions Answered (virtual)
VAT rules post Brexit
On Wednesday 13 Jan, from 1 - 2 pm Brighton Chamber CEO Sarah Springford will be joined by Alex Wyatt, SimplyVAT.com’s Global Project Manager. Alex has been helping online businesses to expand globally since she joined the team in 2016. As the leader of SimplyVAT.com’s post-Brexit strategy, no one is better suited to guide you through the end of the transition period.
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How do you access a Free Trade Agreement?
On Thursday 18 Feb, from 1 - 2 pm, Brighton Chamber CEO Sarah Springford will be joined by Lesley Batchelor OBE, CEO of International Trade Experts Ltd, which runs the ExportBootCamp series of workshops.
How do I join the Export Leaders session?
An opportunity to join a group of people leading the drive for exports within their organisations and learn from and support each other. Sessions are facilitated by Export Champion, Pete Jenkins who will help you draw on the groups’ diverse export and business expertise and experience in a confidential environment. Each meeting will focus on real export challenges.
The launch session is on 19 January, 10.00 – 12.00. Groups will run fortnightly in Jan - March and monthly from April - June. These peer network sessions will run for six months.
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Look here for other useful resources
Brighton & Hove City Council website has a web page that’s updated regularly Brexit in Brighton & Hove with useful follow up support and resources.
Any questions email: daisy@brightonchamber.co.uk
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Supported by Brighton & Hove City Council with event partner Brighton & Hove Economic Partnership.
