GREAT news …… Adur and Worthing
Council has awarded Worthing and Adur
Chamber of Commerce £70,000 towards
the provision of an Innovation Hub at
Northbrook College.
The plans for the Innovation Hub were
formally presented at a breakfast launch
to VIP’s and local business owners
recently, and the project team that have
been involved outlined their vision for
the new facility.
This new facility will be focused
around a vibrant, modern, digitally
enabled, hi-tech working environment
comprising one, two and three-person
office space, co-working areas, hot
desk areas and meeting rooms. The
innovation hub has been designed to
provide practical high spec working
space for start-up and early growth
businesses. There was enthusiasm for
the project from the council from the
start. Businesses based in the hub will
benefit from business support, peer to
peer mentoring, business training and
networking, alongside support from the
Chamber and Northbrook College.
The project will be formally monitored
and is being viewed as a pilot with the
prospects of an extended offer in the
near future should it be prove to be
successful.
James Appleton, Head of Economic
Growth for the Council commented
“This is clearly an exciting project and
it will be important for the Council to
continue to support the project and hope
that this award of funding will be the
first step towards the delivery of a first
class Innovation Centre which helps to
support fledgling businesses”.
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