This Valentine’s Day, join us to find out how you can get involved with the new Visit Canterbury platforms. Run by Canterbury BID in partnership with Visit Kent and Canterbury City Council, get an overview of content and seasonal campaign plans for the year ahead. Book your place
This session has been designed to help you to get a tight grip on the subject of Business Rates in Canterbury and will highlight the government’s current support packages for businesses. The session will be delivered by Sadie Furner of Civica, the company that operates a shared management of business services with Canterbury City Council and oversees the collection and administration of all Canterbury City Council’s Business Rates. Book your place
A Visit Kent Workshop, presented by Visit Kent and Dr Xavier Font Visit Kent will be joined by Dr Xavier Font, Professor of Sustainability Marketing at the University of Surrey to discuss the six steps that small businesses and destination managers can undertake to design and market sustainable experiences. Visit Kent team will also present their plans to support the reduction of seasonality (encouraging year round visits instead) through sustainable experiences. Book your place
This 1-hour virtual session will take you on a whistlestop tour of sustainability – what does it mean? Why should you care? How can it benefit your business? Save money, make money and protect our planet, as we delve into a best practice sustainable events guide and leave you with actionable takeaways to put into practice for your own events. Book your place
Social media engagement is an important metric to consider when building an online presence. While most want to increase the size of their audience, they often fail to increase their social media engagement as well. Join us whilst we explore how to grow your social media reach and how to increase social media engagement. Book your place
Getting the best possible photos of your retail space, your customer service and your products on display is always important for your website and social media work. You can show customers keen to experience high street retail what’s great about your business and what you offer. Learn camera skills, lighting, capturing people in your business and post production with photographer Alex Hare in this hands-on workshop. All you need is your mobile phone but if you have a ‘big’ camera bring this too! For mobile phone users, please download the free app Snapseed. Limited space, so book early to avoid disappointment. Book you place
We've had a huge response from Canterbury BID businesses looking to give their utility bills a thorough audit and save money. We employed savings and support experts Place Support Partnership (PSP) back in March to give BID businesses a unique FREE opportunity to have expert support in navigating how to get best value on services like electricity, gas, water, telecoms, merchant services, insurance and pest control. Read our leaflet on what to expect They are now RETURNING ON 18 & 19 May, so if you'd like your business to get a thorough utility audit for FREE, please call this number 0333 0156 289 to book. Hurry though we only have 2 slots left. Any questions pls email them here
The appearance of shopping areas and individual shopfronts is often an indication of the vitality and quality of a place. Well designed and historically interesting shopfronts can make a street a more attractive place to visit. Join Lizzy Johnson, Heritage and Design Manager for Canterbury City Council to discuss how the sustained and successful stewardship of buildings, streets and spaces is intertwined with the health of the retail economy.
Following the launch of our special Utility Cost Reduction Service in April, a whopping £125,000 has been identified so far in savings for Canterbury BID businesses who've signed up. Our guy Rishi from PSP money saving experts will be in the city all day on 19 September and can pop into to your business to chat about saving you money. There's absolutely no catch and it's FREE. Book a time slot on 19 Sept here or find out more here
Did you know in 2022, 32% of small businesses fell victim to cybercrime? This FREE presentation on Tuesday 26 September, 6-8pm will look at current cyber-attacks against businesses in the UK and provide you with practical advice and real case studies, so you can increase your cyber resilience and ensure your business is safer from cyber-attacks. To safeguard your business please book your place here
The Kent and Medway Business Summit returns on Friday 12 Jan 2024 in the stunning Sibson building on the Canterbury campus of the University of Kent. Click here for Kent Medway Business Summit Agenda 2024 Book early to secure your ticket here: https://bit.ly/KBS-Summit. Receive £10 off the ticket price if you purchase before the end of September. Click here to view a snapshot of 2023's summit success: https://bit.ly/KBS-YouTube
