Black and Minority Ethnic Community Partnership

Genre: Business Development
Web: www.bmecp.org.uk
Phone: 0300 303 1171
Our Mission is to ‘Facilitate the development of a strong and sustainable BME voluntary and community sector by creating an effective and unified voice, addressing the causes of social exclusion, and promoting a cohesive community.’

Brighton & Hove City Council

Genre: Business Development
Web: www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/business
Phone: 01273 290011
Local Authority with several functions that are relevent to businesses, including economic development, planning, licensing, business rates and environmental health.

Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce

Genre: Business Development
Web: www.businessinbrighton.org.uk
Phone: 01273 719097
Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce is a membership organisation that is building a big business community in Brighton & Hove and the surrounding area. It supports local business people with a dynamic and varied events calendar and opportunities to raise their profile through the many marketing opportunities on the Chamber’s website and social media. The Chamber is the voice of the City's business people, and it's a voice that really helps its members build a successful businesses. As well as helping local businesses grow and prosper, we represent our members on the larger political and economic stage too, working closely with local agencies, including the Council, on issues like business legislation, building programmes and regional transport.We have a team of full-time staff and volunteer experts who design and co-ordinate our strategy for supporting members.They are busy, successful practitioners in their own right, and they are the creative force and brains behind our brand, technology, events and training. With a healthy mix of gender, business size and sector experience, together we bring you a Chamber that really means something to your business. Brighton & Hove Chamber is one of the most varied, vibrant and progressive Chambers in the UK.

Brighton and Hove Community and Voluntary Sector Forum (CVSF)

Genre: Business Development
Web: www.cvsectorforum.org.uk
Phone: 01273 810230
CVSF helps community groups and voluntary organisations to work together to influence local policies and plans. CVSF is a member-led organisation, and has over 500 community groups and voluntary organisations in its membership. CVSF brings its members together to network and identify key issues and proirities for community groups, voluntary organsiations and the city's communities. CVSF then elects representatives from within its membership who represent CVSF members views to partners in the city. CVSF is keen to work with the business sector in Brighon and Hove to connect community groups and voluntary organisations with local businesses and to build relationships which will benefit the city's communities. CVSF can faciliate conversations between local businesses and community groups and voluntary organisations and can act as a gateway into the community and voluntary sector for the business sector.