Archive for the ‘Kent Business News’ category
One In Ten Small Business Owners Put Their Own Homes On The Line To Continue Trading
New research from borro, the UK’s leading personal asset lender, shows that over the last year more than one in ten (12%) small business owners in the UK have had to put their own homes on the line as a guarantee for a loan to continue doing business in 2011. The survey of 300 owners [...]
Kent mum listed as one of the U.K’s top 100 mumpreneurs
Sarah Dening has been listed as one of the UK’s Top 100 Mumpreneurs as chosen by Mumpreneur UK. Since it’s launch on 1st July 2010, Sarah has single headedly managed the business of Shop On Your Doorstep. The online store continues to grow to offer more products from more designers. In conjunction with this, Sarah [...]
Furry Happy New Year at Eurotunnel Le Shuttle!
2012 got off to a furry happy start on 3rd January as a staggering 926 pets, more than ever before, travelled to and from the Continent on Eurotunnel Le Shuttle. As the Christmas break drew to a close, the pets and their owners, from all corners of the world, smashed the previous record of 762, [...]
Dover District Council comment on Sea France News.
The Leader of Dover District Council has expressed concern at news that SeaFrance is to shed 127 jobs in East Kent following news yesterday that the ferry firm was liquidated by a French court and told to cease activity. Cllr Paul Watkins, Leader of Dover District Council said: “We are very concerned at the impact [...]
£3.5 Million European Funding To Boost Coastal Business
The Kent coast and its many tourism, leisure and hospitality businesses are to benefit from a £3,523,606 European fund to boost regeneration and provide training and marketing support to SMEs. The cash for the three-year Seaconomics programme, supported by the European Development Fund, is the result of a successful bid by the county’s tourism champions [...]
Manston helps put Cirque du Soleil show on the road
Manston, Kent’s international airport, has played its part in bringing world-renowned Cirque du Soleil to the UK for its latest national tour, and at the same time welcomed one of the world’s largest airlines. In a first for the Ramsgate airport a Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter touched down on a special charter flight from [...]
Bluewater Prepares for Last Minute Rush on Christmas Eve!
Bluewater is anticipating a very busy Christmas Eve this Saturday, as retailers predict guests will be buying last minute Christmas gifts and collecting pre-ordered turkeys, wine, and Champagne. In addition, retailers are expecting gifts such as perfume, jewellery, in particular watches and rings, and toys to be extremely popular. David Wilkinson, Head of Marketing, commented: [...]
Go “green” this Christmas
Residents are being asked to reduce their Christmas rubbish this year by going ‘green’ and recycling. Once the festive season is over, residents in Tonbridge and Malling can compost their real Christmas trees by placing them in or next to their green-lidded bin. Christmas trees placed in the green-lidded bin should have all decorations removed [...]
Vertex Law Helps Client’s Growth
Vertex Law has assisted Aston Scott Group plc, one of the largest independent insurance broking and risk management groups in the UK, to further boost its presence in the South East with the acquisition of two separate portfolios of business in Surrey and Hampshire. The company’s recent purchase was for the business of the Caterham [...]
East Malling Research aids HIV research
Medical scientists on a quest to provide low cost-drugs to restrict the spread of HIV across the world are working with plant specialists at East Malling Research (EMR) in Kent to find a solution. The horticultural researchers are now successfully growing genetically modifiedtobacco plants which are exuding a potentially lifesaving drug through their roots. It [...]
