BUSINESS
New round of crowdfunding
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Award-winning English wine specialist Chapel Down in Tenterden have commissioned Tunbridge Wells-based ifour for a second time to assist with developing their investor pitch offer before embarking on a new round of crowdfunding for their Curious Drinks brand. To this day the Chapel Down initiative is still
the world’s most successful crowdfunding raising a whopping £3.95 million in just 24 days, which set a world record for the largest and fastest crowdfund ever to take place.
Hoping for similar success is their brand Curious Drinks, who are looking to secure at least £1 million in funding to assist with the creation of a new state-of-the-art brewery and visitor attraction in Ashford, Kent. Graeme Hall, Founder and Creative Director
Horder Healthcare wins East Sussex Business of the Year
Horder Healthcare, the charity that runs The Horder Centre in Crowborough and The McIndoe Centre in East Grinstead, has won East Sussex Business of the Year. The prestigious award was given to Alison
Green, Strategic Development Manager at The Horder Centre, and Jane Vince, Centre Operations Manager at The McIndoe Centre, at the BEST4BIZ conference, organised by the
Alliance of Chambers in East Sussex (ACES), on behalf of East Sussex County Council, to celebrate excellence among local organisations in the county.
at ifour, said: “As crowdfunding is becoming an increasingly popular way for start-up businesses and more mature fi rms to raise money, we are keen to work with these organisations to help them frame their offer in a creative and engaging way to enable them the most success with their campaigns.”
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• Tuesday, 1st December, Lunch Networking with Business, Salomons, Broomhill Road, Tunbridge Wells TN3 0TG, 12pm to 2pm. Members £20; non-members £25. Email events@kentinvictachamber.
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• Wednesday, 9th December, The After Hours Club, Royal Wells Hotel, Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells TN4 8BE, 6pm to 7.30pm. No booking required. A popular and highly
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commercial property Shane Raggett of Broadlands Commercial Property Agents reports strong activity in the commercial property market across all sectors. Demand continues to be strong for offi ce/industrial/ warehouse and retail space despite short supply particularly for good-quality offi ce space. Rental levels for prime offi ce space in Tunbridge Wells have gone from £18.50 per sq ft to £23 per sq ft. Broadlands have recently carried out a letting of 5,000sq ft of offi ces at Oakhurst House, Mount Ephraim, with 20 car parking spaces to a local insurance fraud company for £23 per sq ft pa. Now that developers will be able to demolish
offi ces without planning permission and replace them with homes under changes to Permitted Development Rights good quality offi ce space will be at a premium. One offi ce building that will not be turned into residential is 1 Meadow Road, which Broadlands will be offering once a complete refurbishment has been undertaken (pictured below). It is 16,000sq ft with 65 parking spaces.
• Call Shane at Broadlands Commercial Property Agents on 01892 774106.
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