Enterprise Fair 2009 - Exhibition Stands NOW available
The Worthing First small business exhibition for 2009 will be taking place on Sauturday 25th April, The event will be entitled 'Enterprise Fair 2009' [More]
Worthing Seafront Roadworks - THE LATEST
THE road improvement scheme on the seafront is "progressing well" and two-way traffic is set to be restored this week. Delays expected til just before Christmas [More]
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Worthing Borough Council is committed to working in partnership with businesses and has supported the development of Worthing First, which has become a lead organisation to support...
Welcome to Worthing First - 725 members... and growing
Worthing First is an inclusive business partnership that enables its members across the private and public sectors to work together strategically in addressing the Town’s economic challenges, helping to establish Worthing as a successful centre for business.
The primary aim for Worthing First, and the working groups, is to collate business views and provide a central voice for the Worthing business community. Making Worthing a better place for business.
To join Worthing First click here or to find out more information about Worthing First click here
To the left, are the results of a recent poll to members, which shows opinions on the causes for the state of parking in Worthing today. These results highlight some interesting factors.
Worthing Business Awards 2008 - and the winner is
This years Worthing Business Awards 2008 are now over. Click HERE to see all 17 categories and their SHORTLISTED NOMINATIONS and WINNERS.
The video below are from last years Awards Ceremony which took place in October 2007.
This black tie event is a business community MUST a 'whos who' of Worthing business leaders... so don't delay, last years tickets sold out 3 weeks prior to the night.
In 2007, a full house turned out to celebrate and honour the sheer hard work, talent and determination of the very best businesses in Worthing. It wasn’t all about big business either. Winners were selected from a shortlist which included brand new micro businesses, charity organisations and new technology gurus - right through to restaurants and established retailers.
Worthing First lends a wing to the Worthing Birdman event
The Worthing Birdman event has come and gone. What a fantastic event for Worthing.
International Birdman 2009 will again be hosted in Worthing, it will run over the weekend of 22nd and 23rd August 2009.
We are again helping event organisers co-ordinate the event and sponsorship opportunities - if you would like to know more, please email birdman@worthingfirst.org.uk
All the latest Worthing Business news
You'll notice on the left hand side of this webpage, a menu box, entitled 'Worthing First News'
The news is updated regularly by Worthing First members, with interesting stories and press releases which come in to the office.
All the latest on anything which effects our members and our town. Below each news article, we'll list all you comments - so do keep checking back here, and if you'd like your opinion know, then email it in.
We have very happy to announce our first news subscriber. WF member, Stuart Spicer, from GSG Cargo Ltd. Stuart, through his companies website, has taken the initiative to include our news as a LIVE FEED (RSS feed) directly into his pressroom pages. Enabling his clients to read the Worthing First news we publish - immediately.
You too can keep upto date with Worthing First news, by clicking the small RSS icon in the news panel and following the instructions. Intergrating it into you site, won't be so easy ;) but get in touch if you'd like some advice.
Loading and unloading... That is the problem
Worthing First has issued guidance to the town's traders currently suffering from concerns over new parking enforcement.
A special flyer is now available to all businesses within the town who are suffering with unnecessary parking tickets during necessary loading and unloading. Available from 'The Parking Shop' on Chapel Road.
If you've had a ticket when you've been loading/unloading in the course of your business, then appeal it.
Here's a couple of useful template letters here. For commercial vehicles, click HERE. For regular vehicles, click HERE.
We have been working together with the towns other business organisations to improve the towns parking - click here to read more.
Worthing First - The Future.
Worthing First has a new structure, some new faces and some new fresh ideas and projects. The focus remains unchanged. Worthing First’s key aim is to gather the views from different sectors of the Worthing business community and provide a central voice.
As the only all-inclusive business partnership for Worthing, Worthing First currently has more than 300 members within a wide range of businesses, both in size and categories.
In the past three months, the group leaders have agreed to a new structure.
Worthing Borough Council & Worthing First moving forward.
"Over the past two years Worthing Borough Council and Worthing First have worked in partnership to develop a central voice for the local business community. Worthing First has established itself as a key business partnership, attracting over 200 members and representing the business community at local and regional business forums. Worthing Borough Council actively promotes business growth and continues to support Worthing First through administrative and financial support."
Clare Mangan. Head of Strategic Planning & Regeneration.
