Yesterday, Brentwood Chamber of Commerce were invited to have a stand at the Brentwood Borough Council Business Briefing, at Old Brentwoods Club.

It was was great to see some familiar faces and also meet some new people from the businesses of Brentwood.

Brentwood Council had arranged the event to provide the opportunity to inform local businesses on resources available to them as well as future plans for Brentwood.

Cllr David Kendall kicked off proceedings followed by Craig Baston who talked about the launch of the new Smart Start programme available to Brentwood Businesses including grants and advice. https://www.backingessexbusiness.co.uk/smart-start-brentwood

Emma Goodings updated the group on upcoming projects in and around Brentwood that local businesses could potentially get involved with

Adopted Local Plan | Brentwood Council

Finally Patrick Maynard explained all about what Backing Essex Business offers local Businesses. A ton of resources are available for free: Backing Essex Business | Essex Business Support