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The business impact of Covid
Torbay businesses have revealed the real impact of Covid both in financial and people terms. A special survey carried out by TDA and promoted by the Torbay Business Forum and the three town chambers of commerce across the Bay was carried out. Responses came from...
Restart Grants
Eligible businesses can now apply for their RESTART GRANT from Torbay Council. This applies to shops, personal care businesses (e.g. hair dressers, nail salons), hospitality, tourism and leisure businesses. It's worth £6k - £18k so an important boost to the spring's...
TBCN Zoom – 18th May
The next open meeting of the TBCN will take place on Tuesday 18th May from 4pm. This is a live panel event with representatives from the three Torbay Chambers and the Torbay Business Forum. This meeting is open to all. It features discussion of local business topics,...
Register by 12 April for free rapid lateral flow coronavirus tests for your employees
The deadline for businesses signing up to workplace testing has been extended to 12 April. The national offer of Workplace Testing has been expanded to allow employers to order free test kits direct from the government to pass to their workforce so that employees can...
TBCN Zoom – 20th April
The next open meeting of the TBCN will take place on Tuesday 20th April from 4pm. This is a live panel event with representatives from the three Torbay Chambers and the Torbay Business Forum. This meeting is open to all. It features discussion of local business...
Welcome back to Brixham
Our new Welcome Boards are here and we are letting the images do all the talking. These boards will be going up around Torbay in high foot fall area's and coupled with our large map boards and 10,000 paper maps we are ready to welcome everyone to #beautifulbrixham. A...
AGM Report and Accounts – 2021
Well, what a year that was! We have lived, and still are living, thorough historic times due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We have all had to deal with situations and problems that none of us have faced in our life time and I hope will never have to face again. I would...
English Riviera BID 2
Later this spring the English Riviera BID will be up for renewal, for a further 5 years. The BID will provide funding of over £3m over the next 5 years to be spend on Destination Marketing, promoting the English Riviera around the country (and abroad) as a perfect...
Virtual AGM via Zoom – 30th March
Our usual Chamber activities have been heavily disrupted by the pandemic, and we are all looking forward to the chance to get together in person again. We are aiming to resume networking opportunities with our first face-to-face Chamber meeting in the late summer. In...
Virtual High Street Guide
Torbay Council are pleased to reveal a new virtual High Street Guide that provides live connectivity from local businesses, as part of the Reopening High Streets Safely project. The High Street Guide enables shoppers to see businesses near them and view their social...
TBCN Zoom – 16 March
The next open meeting of the TBCN will take place on Tuesday 16th March from 4pm. This is a live panel event with representatives from the three Torbay Chambers and the Torbay Business Forum. This meeting is open to all. It features discussion of local business...
NCTA – Impact of Covid-19 on Tourism Businesses
The NCTA have been surveying businesses around the coast to help assess and understand the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on coastal tourism businesses in England. The survey will be repeated in different waves throughout 2021, the results of which will be published...