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Fleet BID Annual Business Report now available

Fleet BID Annual Business Report now available

The Fleet BID Annual Business report for 2017/18 has now been published and sent to businesses with the 2018-19 BID levy bills. This report can be downloaded here. The report looks at progress on projects and spends to date and some of the activities planned for the next 12 months. As always, the BID Directors and BID Manager are always keen to hear from you to make sure the BID delivers what businesses in the BID area need. If you have any ideas or would like to get involved, we would love to hear from you – please email info@fleet-bid.co.uk.
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Does CCTV in Fleet help detect and prevent crime and antisocial behaviour?

Does CCTV in Fleet help detect and prevent crime and antisocial behaviour?

Hart District Council are seeking views about CCTV in Fleet. Businesses and residents are being asked to complete a short survey The survey for businesses is here The survey for Shopwatch / FleetWatch members is here. The survey for pub landlords is here. The survey for residents can be found here. Questions in the survey include: Should the council use CCTV? Does CCTV have an impact in reducing crime and disorder? Does CCTV help the police to respond to criminal incidents? Are there enough CCTV cameras? Would anti social behaviour increase if CCTV cameras are removed? Hart and Rushmoor are undertaking a joint review
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GDPR Update

GDPR Update

On Tuesday 20th February businesses in Fleet attended Fleet BID’s GDPR Business Briefing presented by Paul Lethbridge from Chiasma Data. Copies of the slides can be downloaded here. Download the GDPR checklist here. Download the GDPR summary here. Download the Chiasma Data sheet here.
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Free Business Briefings for Fleet BID Businesses

Free Business Briefings for Fleet BID Businesses

As part of the BID’s business development service, our Top Tips Business Briefings give you invaluable expert advice from industry specialists. Highlighting issues to be aware of with the ever changing compliancy changes that may affect your business. This is a chance to take stock for FREE and receive tangible support and advice. Tuesday 20th February GDPR Business Briefing If you hold customer or employee data – whether that is electronically, on paper, have a customer loyalty scheme or CCTV, you need to know about changes to Data Protection legislation, GDPR which comes into force in May 2018. These briefings are FREE
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Free Mystery Shopper report for Fleet BID businesses – See your business through your customers’ eyes

Free Mystery Shopper report for Fleet BID businesses – See your business through your customers’ eyes

Fleet BID has teamed up with national company Shoppers Anonymous to offer a mystery shopper review and report worth over £120 completely FREE OF CHARGE to levy paying businesses. Whatever your business you could get business-changing feedback and identify opportunities to: Increase your turnover and profit Attract more customers Increase customer satisfaction ensuring customers come back again and again. There will also be lots of PR opportunities for the best businesses as we celebrate their achievements at the BID levy payer meeting in May. These visits will take place in Spring 2018 and are only available to 40 companies on
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Business Rates Relief: is your business eligible for Hart District Council’s scheme?

Business Rates Relief: is your business eligible for Hart District Council’s scheme?

Hart District Council have recently announced a scheme to provide a discount to businesses who have seen an increase in their business rates in the April 2017 revaluation. Businesses with a rateable value of under £100,000, who have two or fewer business premises, are in certain sectors are eligible for relief. Relief is available as follows: Rateable value up to £20,000: 15% relief Rateable value from £20,000 to £50,000: 10% relief Rateable value from £50,000 to £10,000: 5% relief Hart District Council have recently written to the businesses they believe are eligible. If you have received a letter and form,
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Benefits of the BID to the Waterfront Business Park and Service Businesses

Benefits of the BID to the Waterfront Business Park and Service Businesses

Business Improvement Districts around the country act as catalysts for businesses to come together and work collectively, delivering projects prioritised by those businesses. There are a number of BIDs focused on  Business Parks and Industrial Estates with a mix of businesses delivering projects to benefit them. For Fleet the benefits to businesses in the Waterfront Business Park and other service businesses include: Safety and Security BIDs have helped companies to enhance their safety and security through: Adding  to CCTV provision. Improving links with the local police. Extending security patrols to reduce anti social behaviour and crime. Assisting with Health and Safety training
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Benefits of the BID to service businesses

Benefits of the BID to service businesses

The main aims of the BID in Fleet are to: Promote Fleet as a destination to shop, work, relax and do business Increase footfall in Fleet and increase the length of time people stay in the town Deliver tangible improvements for all businesses. If you are a business in Fleet providing services to other businesses the BID Business Plan includes a number of activities designed to benefit you. How will your business benefit? The following list of activities is not exhaustive but are the ones which have been identified as of particular benefit to service businesses: Supporting staff recruitment and
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Thieves Beware – FleetWatch scheme launched

Thieves Beware – FleetWatch scheme launched

Thieves beware!  Anyone thinking of committing a crime in Fleet – watch out!  Fleet businesses are partnering with Hampshire Constabulary to stop shop lifters and other criminals coming to the town.  How are they going to do this?  By forming FleetWatch. All FleetWatch businesses will be linked by radio to the Police, and to each other, so that they can immediately share details of any incidents in the town.  As a bonus, they will also have access to an online “mugshot” gallery of active offenders targeting the town – not pretty viewing! Emma Molyneux, Chair of the Fleet Business Forum
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