The latest edition of the Future Skills Sussex LSIP newsletter (October 2025), sharing key updates on progress, new insight, and upcoming activity.

Volunteers are needed to help smash a 20-tonne food donation record this November, as FareShare Sussex & Surrey launches its latest Tesco Food Collection to support those facing hunger.

As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week the British Library have created an action-packed day of inspiring talks and practical sessions.

HRMC have developed a pre-recorded webinar addressing key tax questions that new small businesses often have when starting out—this is based on insights from their external stakeholders.

For a business trying to build a brand, it is important for them to show up in front of the customers who are looking for them.

Flexible work continues to shape the professional landscape across the UK, which now hosts 4,048 coworking spaces nationwide — one of the most extensive networks in the world, according to CoworkingCafe's latest State of the Coworking Industry Report.

Active Travel England (ATE) have announced The Active Travel Innovation Fund for grants of up to £100,000 to help organisations and small businesses deliver projects that enable more people to walk, wheel or cycle.

Funding from Newhaven Enterprise Zone (NEZ) is helping Newhaven Port explore the potential for a new site dedicated to renewable energy production, warehousing and lorry parking – creating new local employment opportunities.

A project designed to boost visitor numbers at Brighton Toy and Model Museum is progressing well, says Sussex contractor Pilbeam Construction.

Sussex is set to benefit from thousands of new homes following a ‘landmark agreement between government, regulators and industry’ which will pave the way for new development following a four-year pause in place to protect habitats in the Arun Valley, West Sussex

New series of events to connect local businesses with world-leading experts in quantum computing and advanced AI.

Portslade-based lighting design studio, Spark & Bell, has scooped a trio of awards that celebrate its purpose-led approach to design, including Brighton & Hove’s Green Business of the Year.

Join the Business Pre-Employment Forum aimed at supporting employers at JobCentre Plus.

A Brighton based enterprise has been recognised for excellence in volunteering and pro bono support for social value across the community.

According to Music Venue Trust’s 2024 Annual Report, 125 grassroots venues shut down in the last year alone. That’s an average of two closures a week. On Sat 1 November, Brighton pushes back.

The first Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for East Sussex and Brighton & Hove has now been drafted and is out for a 6-week public consultation.

There is a Skills Bootcamp Fair at the Youth Employment Hub next week, on Tuesday the 21st October, 2pm-4pm.

RWE, a world leader in offshore wind, and UK-based nature-inclusive2 design pioneer ARC marine have achieved a global first at Rampion Offshore Wind Farm with the installation of specially eco-engineered Reef cubes® as undersea protection for turbine foundations.

Active Travel England has launched the Active Travel Innovation Fund, a new £1 million revenue fund designed to support innovative interventions that encourage walking, wheeling, and cycling across England.

90% Government funded.

Rampion Wind Farm’s Community Benefit Fund has awarded £2.1 million in grants to 237 Sussex community projects since it opened in 2017, according to its 2024 Impact Report, published by the Sussex Community Foundation.

Eco Extravaganza is a free, family-friendly event all about making your home and garden greener, warmer and more sustainable.

Brighton-based social entrepreneur and enterprise educator Clare Griffiths has launched The Thrive Collective

The UK Government has launched a major review of the Licensing Act 2003, aiming to modernise and streamline the licensing system for alcohol, entertainment, and late-night refreshment

The British Business Bank’s fifth Nations and Regions Tracker, published today, reports that the South East’s share of smaller businesses using external finance decreased by 3 percentage points in 2024, compared to a 1 percentage point decline UK-wide.

In the last month, work has continued to:

This key milestone for the project means Rampion 2 is now set to play an important role in securing the UK’s energy supplies from our abundant wind resource.

Brighton Summit is the city’s greatest annual meeting of minds. It’s an away day, an ideation workshop and a networking event all rolled in to one.