by Tracey Carter | J Oct, 2025 | Business Surrey, Economy Growth, Local Business, Local news, Spelthorne Business, Surrey Business News
Two new unitary councils will be created in Surrey in April 2027 after ministers confirmed Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) plans. The move will create a simpler and more efficient system for delivering services across the county. Local government minister...
by Tracey Carter | J Oct, 2025 | Business Surrey, Local Business, Local news, Skills & Employment, Spelthorne Business
Surrey jobseekers can find jobs, learn new skills and access employment support in a single, simple and accessible way via Surrey County Council’s new STEP Surrey gateway services portal. Latest figures show that more than one in six people of working age in Surrey...
by Tracey Carter | J Oct, 2025 | Business Surrey, Economy Growth, Funding, Funding, Grants, Local Business, Spelthorne Business, Start up support
Funding to drive growth across Surrey is now available to businesses and organisations across Surrey. We have pooled a range of public and investment streams, such as UK Shared Prosperity Funding from government, into one Economic Growth Fund. The idea is to...
by Tracey Carter | J Sep, 2025 | Business Surrey, Skills & Employment, Spelthorne Business
Business news, Skills and workforce Connect to Work, a major new government programme to break down barriers to employment for thousands of people, will soon launch in Surrey. And employers of all sizes and sectors are encouraged to get involved. Government says there...
by Tracey Carter | J Aug, 2025 | Business Surrey, Economy Growth, Local Business, Spelthorne Business, Start up support
Budding entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses across Surrey are set to receive a major boost with the launch of the Start-Up Surrey programme. This is a dynamic new initiative funded by Surrey County Council’s Business Surrey service and delivered by leading...
by Tracey Carter | J Aug, 2025 | Business Surrey, Local Business, Spelthorne Business
Companies House ID verification rollout will impact millions more people from mid-November. It’s all part of a crackdown on misuse of the UK companies register. Government says companies of all sizes will benefit from more accurate and trustworthy register data. Plus,...
