#BuildingBusinessConnections
The 2024 Sussex Tech Week This major new event will take place at the Brighton Dome on June 3rd - 5th 2024. A first for the region, the event will attract over 2000 digital and tech companies per day in this first event of a five-year plan to harness the power of our incredible tech companies with an aim of bringing the sector together, for the benefit of all. The tech sector in Sussex is valued at £1 billion and this five-year plan will increase that to £5 billion by year three.
There is no UK sector not heavily reliant on technology and that reliance is increasing enormously every year and the Sussex Tech Week has arrived to consolidate, organise and support every tech firm in Sussex. Wired Sussex is a not-forprofit organisation and is the voice of the Tech, Digital and Media sectors across Sussex, along with the Brighton Fuse Box, a collaborative R&D space supporting digital entrepreneurs, tech visionaries and creative technologists with bold ideas. The Dome Concert Hall will be running the main stage with events, speeches, discussion panels, new product launches, government strategy sessions and much more, the beautifully restored Corn Exchange will house a major exhibition featuring
national and international companies, the Founders Room will be home to the Tech Angel Investment Network with over £10 million of investment funds available, and the Studio Theatre will be running the second stage. Sussex Tech Week is a partnership between Wired Sussex, Platinum Media Group, the Brighton Dome and the Digital Catapult with many more partners to be announced on December 1st. A range of exciting sponsorship, support and exhibition packages are available and for more information, please contact INFO@PLATINUMMEDIAGROUP.CO.UK to be involved in the most exciting tech and digital event ever to take place in Sussex.
business needs to be established for more than 2 years, trading and have recovery and growth potential. You can also access Growth Champions network of expert consultants across all fields. We can fully fund a day of specialist support from this network. Following a diagnostic review our Business Account Managers will be able to facilitate an introduction to an appropriate Growth Champion to meet your needs who will: • Identify obstacles • Set priorities • Create strategies & tactics for growth
• Signpost to relevant, local initiatives & organisations for support Let your contacts know so they can access the Government money that has been allocated to the Region. To register for funded business support, advice and guidance please ask them to register at www.c2cbusiness.org.uk/contact-us and then one of the team will be in touch. We’d be happy to discuss further and we look forward to working with you. jeremy.taylor@c2cbusiness.org.uk malcolm.brabon@c2cbusiness.org.uk
Funded business support As you may be aware, funding for the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership will cease in March 2024. But the Growth Hub & Growth Champion services are still available & free of charge for qualifying businesses throughout the Gatwick Diamond, providing business advice, support and strategic leadership to help small and medium sized enterprises drive sustainable business success. Malcolm Brabon & Jeremy Taylor have recently been appointed as Interim Business Account Managers and, along with the rest of the Growth Hub Team and the Growth Champions, they would welcome the opportunity to help gdb members with their growth ambitions. We can help by identifying barriers to your growth and direct you to solutions from the very wide range of support available including funding, support programmes or specialists. To benefit from this funding the
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