welcome to eastbourne derek godfrey selep east sussex - vice chair eastbourne & district chamber...

Welcome to Eastbourne

Derek Godfrey SELEP East Sussex - Vice Chair

Eastbourne & District Chamber of Commerce Exec Board Director with Portfolio for Economic Development

Eastbourne – Perception

• Award-winning seaside town• Beachy Head• Tourism• Old people• The odd conference

True

• 4.9 million visitors• Worth £346 million to

local business economy• Second fastest growing

UK seaside resort• Sunniest place in the UK

Demographics• Average age = national average age• High numbers of young people• Working age population of 54,000• 43% employed public sector• High proportion work force qualified to Level 4+• (GVA) growth 2000-2010

higher than regional & national

averages

Eastbourne - position in East Sussex and SELEP

• Largest ‘single town’ economy in East Sussex

• Eastbourne seen as the economic driver for East Sussex

• Identified as strategic growth location by LEP

Eastbourne Eastbourne has a clutch of highly has a clutch of highly successful businessessuccessful businesses

GardnersBooks

VeritekGlobal

Teva Pharmaceuticals

HMD Kontro

& Alfa

Laval Pumps

West End

Studios

• Excellent work life balance• Geographical proximity• Skills and first class

education facilities• Growing Enterprise culture

Eastbourne has components to facilitate successful business

Investment in Eastbourne business

• Investment to improve our commercial property offer

• Support of Government• Better roads• Eastbourne will deal with the rest!

Eastbourne ideally placed to grow business. We just need:

This is where we are:

will you join us?

Eastbourne

is open for business