BHCC - Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce

City Business Clinics (available monthly)

Declining sales, increasing costs, cash flow problems? - Then it's a good time to review your business!

There’s no doubt that today’s economic times are presenting huge challenges for businesses. They are also an opportunity for you to review the way your business works. To re-assess your value to key customers and make a difference to your profitability. It’s always better to do this sooner rather than later, but finding the time is not always possible.

It’s so easy to get caught up working in your business, not on your business.

Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce, Brighton & Hove City Council and Business Link have put together a series of city business clinics. These are designed to offer you a time and a place away from your business to talk over your business concerns, with an independent expert.

These free clinics have been designed to provide business owners with a face-to-face review with an experienced Business Link adviser. During the session, the adviser will share information and ideas to develop an action plan designed to help you move towards your business goals.

The most common effects of the economic downturn on small businesses are declining sales and customer numbers, increasing costs and cash flow problems.  A city business clinic can help you with financial management, sales and marketing as well as giving you the chance to discuss all aspects of your business, no matter what is causing concern at the moment. And if you need specialist help or support, the business adviser can help you find that too.

The clinics are being held at Kings House, Brighton & Hove City Council Offices. Each session will last an hour so that your time away from your business will be kept to a minimum. Four slots are available during that day.

These City Business Clinics are open to any business, limited or sole trader, that has been in operation for more than two years.

Places for these clinics are limited and booking is essential.

For more information and to book a slot for an independent look at your business, please call Business Link on 0845 6009006. Quote 'Brighton & Hove clinics'.

Business Link is a national business advisory service funded via the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA).

Business Lifebelt has been created by Brighton & Hove City Council to provide immediate and carefully targeted support to small and medium-sized businesses in the city. The package offers practical help and solutions to a range of businesses and sectors in the city, aiming to help them survive the economic downturn.

The following FREE clinics have been developed in partnership with the Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce and Business Link Sussex.