048 BUSINESS NEWS
Canterbury emerges as best place in the region for start-ups
C
ity bosses in Canterbury have welcomed a new study that has found the area is the top location within the South East for
starting a business. The study, carried out by domain registration company Nominet also places the city as 16th highest in the whole country in its survey, which evaluated where the best opportunities were for gaining online interest in their trade. Its fi ndings also hailed Canterbury as sixth best for starting a car valet business
or a bakery. Cleaners, cafes, grocers and accountancy fi rms were also found to do well in the city, featuring in the top 20. Canterbury City Council’s Head of Business and Regeneration, Caroline Hicks, said: “This is brilliant news for Canterbury and the surrounding area. The research shows our economy is strong and that there is plenty of demand, both online and offl ine, for local products and services.” The council works closely with the business community in the area and runs its Startmybiz and Growmybiz in order to support a diverse range of businesses.
New store in the city for Closs & Hamblin
Closs & Hamblin has opened its new store in the city in St Margaret’s Street. Sporting its new dark blue livery it will be trading under the name of Closs & Hamblin (C&H). Canterbury is the fourth of the
company’s nine stores to adopt the names of the original founders of the business. Harold Closs and Cyril Hamblin founded the business 84 years ago and is today still run by the Hamblin family, now into the fourth generation. It will continue to sell the core product ranges that were in the former Canterbury store in Rose Lane – the strapline Home and Haberdashery encapsulates the two key areas of the business. On the second fl oor, as when
Waterstones was there, there will be a 60-seater coffee shop called The Haberdasher’s Kitchen.
DIARY DATES Networking Events
• Friday 9th June (and following weeks), 8.30am. A free short course in customer service organised by Kent Invicta Chamber, venue in Ashford to be confi rmed. For information, visit
www.kentinvictachamber.co.uk
• Wednesday 14th & 28th June, 6.30am- 8.30am, Canterbury Business over Breakfast Club, Howfi eld Manor, Howfi eld Lane, Chartham Hatch CT4 7HQ. This local networking group meets bi-weekly. Cost £12. Visit
www.bobclubs.com
• Wednesday 21st June, 9.30am- 11.30am, MumsUnltd Canterbury. A chance for working mothers who have a business or are thinking of starting one up to exchange ideas. Cost £12.50. Espression Arts Cafe, Palace Street, Canterbury CT1 2DZ. Visit
www.mumsunltd.co.uk
• Each Thursday morning, 7am-8.30am, Whitstable Business Club, The Beach Cafe, Beach Walk, Whitstable CT5 2BP. This group has been devised as an informal
weekly networking session to exchange ideas and swap potential leads. Visit www.
whitstablebusinessclub.co.uk
• Each Friday morning, 6.30am- 8.30am, BNI Canterbury networking group, Howfi eld Manor, Howfi eld Lane, Chartham Hatch CT4 7HQ. Having started up nearly 20 years ago, these informal sessions offer a chance to meet like- minded businesses from within the area. Visit
www.bnikent.co.uk
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Neill Barston
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