Business organisations
Getting in touch with other members of the local business community can help you grow and develop your business. Whether you meet people from other business sectors, or within your own industry, networking can provide advice, support and useful contacts.
Chambers of commerce
- Sussex Enterprise
- Chamber of Commerce for the whole of Sussex.
- Battle Chamber of Commerce
- Bexhill Chamber of Commerce and Tourism
- Eastbourne and District Chamber of Commerce
- Heathfield Chamber of Commerce
- Lewes Chamber of Commerce
- Newhaven Chamber of Commerce
- Peacehaven and District Chamber of Commerce
- Rye and District Chamber of Commerce
- Seaford Chamber of Commerce
- Uckfield Chamber of Commerce
Enterprise organisations
- 1066 Business Club
- Help and advice for anyone doing business in Hastings and the surrounding area.
- Enterprise hubs
- Support for new and growing businesses, through a network of new hubs developed by SEEDA.
- Federation of Small Businesses
- Lobbying and benefits group for small organisations.
- Newhaven Enterprise Gateway
- A range of services and support for entrepreneurs and young businesses in the Newhaven area.
- Ten Sixty Six Enterprise
- Enterprise agency for Hastings and Rother, and the Chamber of Commerce for Hastings and St Leonards.
- Wealden Business Help
- Advice and help for businesses in Wealden.
Mentoring for business
- 1066 Sussex Enterprise
- Free advice and support for businesses in the Hastings and Rother area.
- Wired Sussex
- Mentoring schemes for digital, media and technology companies.
Sector networking
- Arts & Business
- A not-for-profit organisation that promotes and facilitates networking between business and the arts.
- Business Link
- Sussex Enterprise lists local business sector networks including women in business and the Sussex food producers.
- First Friday Lewes
- Informal networking events for businesses in Lewes. They take place on the first Friday of every month.
- West Kent Networking
- A support and business contact network which includes East Sussex. Free membership.
