B Corp Status Commits to Sustainability and purpose

B Corp Status Commits to Sustainability and purpose

Following the successful launch of amplifi, a community-led initiative which aims to help raise awareness of sustainability among local businesses, Victoria Usher of GingerMay and Tom Chown of Digitom tell Eileen Leahy about their commitment to the organisation and to being a B Corp accredited business… Over the past few years the B Corp sustainability…

Making a collective and credible difference

Making a collective and credible difference

Tunbridge Wells based organisation amplifi facilitates the town’s businesses to work together to be more sustainable. It has gone from strength to strength since its launch in January. Tunbridge Wells is the first borough in the UK to have introduced a sector-led sustainability initiative of this scale and kind. Last month, the Tunbridge Wells Business…

Making Connections

Making Connections

Networking is an essential element for anyone running a business. Not only does it help to establish and grow relationships it ultimately ensures your company and its ethics are heard by others. Eileen Leahy spoke to four local networking groups to find out why it’s good to talk… Darren Austin, TunbridgeWells BNI What is the…

Views from the top

Views from the top

We asked a number of our key local business leaders and entrepreneurs for their thoughts on how the upcoming election result will impact their sectors – and the wider economy. Here’s what they had to say on a variety of important subjects… A ‘wish list’ for change Danielle Friend & Jane Hodge from Create Balance…

Who gets your vote?

Who gets your vote?

Tunbridge Wells Business Magazine asked local parliamentary candidates of the three main parties to share their ‘mini manifesto’ ahead of the General Election on July 4. We received responses from both the Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party but not the Conservatives. Here we present the visions of both Mike Martin of the Lib Dems and Hugo…

Goal Power

Goal Power

Dee Airey is a professional photographer and visibility strategist who helps entrepreneurs raise their profile courtesy of high-quality photography and action plans for change and growth. She is also a talented wedding and family portrait photographer and published author with a studio on The Pantiles. Here Dee tells Eileen Leahy why the past year has…

A toast to our local vibrant vinyards

A toast to our local vibrant vinyards

It’s not just Kent’s plethora of vineyards – the county’s a hotspot for wine production with 1,033ha under vine, around 26% of the country’s total plantings, according to WineGB’s 2023 industry report – making the headlines today, says Tunbridge Wells Business Magazine’s Drinks Editor James Viner. There are also outstanding beer, cider and spirits producers…

Spring into action

Spring into action

Deborah Richards of Maddisons Residential reveals one of the most asked questions she receives from people at this time of year: should I buy in spring? Here the successful property entrepreneur whose business is located on The Pantiles, reveals her very interesting answer… There was a time when the spring months were the perfect time…