We are committed to supporting local businesses and their employees to thrive. We work with business leaders and stakeholders to achieve inclusive and sustainable economic success.

Our events and business engagement programme will offer support, advice and highlight available grant funding. It will also promote ways for businesses to get involved with local communities and contribute to decision making and policy. Look for more information here soon and contact us if you want to find out more.

Wellbeing webinars

We hosted a series of free wellbeing webinars to support local businesses. Sessions covered self-care and resilience, financial wellbeing and more.

The webinars were delivered by Nick Elston. He shared hints and tips to support attendees, and reflections on how adversity can create positive change.

• 22 May: Resilience 101 and defining and working towards personal success through periods of change
• 26 June: Grief and loss – related to loss of loved ones but also to a loss of a way of life during challenging times
• 24 July: Self-care and wellbeing – sharing personal and professional development tools to help reclaim ‘choice’
• Monday 21 August: Better conversations around mental health – identifying the difference between mental health and mental illness
• Monday 11 September: Financial wellbeing and the link between your money and your mental health