Below is a snippet of some of the latest news stories hitting the headlines locally in Essex.
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In the early days of running a business and hiring staff, manual timesheets, or a more informal way of tracking who is working and when, was all you needed to get the job done and make sure everyone was paid properly and at work on time.
Freeport East, one of the UK’s Industrial Strategy Zones, is offering free, dedicated support designed to help ambitious businesses and investors establish and grow their footprint in one of the UK’s most dynamic economic regions.
To truly leverage an exhibition as a viable means to build new relationships and generate revenue opportunities, you need to treat it as a specific component of your overall sales strategy (and not merely as a one-time marketing experience).
Ellisons has announced the promotion of Marion Knocker, a highly regarded residential property lawyer, to the Partnership, effective 1 May 2026.
Extraordinary results start with how you lead.
If you strip leadership back to its essence – beyond the job titles, the organisational charts, the KPIs, and the noise, you are left with one simple, profound purpose:
To enable ordinary human beings to achieve extraordinary things.
The Write Impression (TWI), based at Evolve Business Park in Colchester, has been shortlisted at the UK Green Business Awards 2026 in the Marketing/Advertising Campaign of the Year category for #TenGreenBottles, its sustainability campaign for The Gin Guild.
Neil Fright, CEO of Tendring-based Carbon Numbers, has been appointed as Chair of the East of England region for the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). The appointment will see Neil take on a leadership role supporting professionals across the region.
Sybron, a leading supplier of cleaning, hygiene and catering products to some of the largest names in UK hospitality, has announced its relocation into a new Head Office and distribution centre at ICON Harlow.
Forward Corporate Finance has announced two new promotions within their team.
When you build a company from the ground up, you’re also often building a team of employees who can back you up and help push your business forward. People can make a huge difference to the success of your company, and a good team is easily worth its weight in gold.
Are you interested in expanding your company?
Then it might be worth fully exploring your options to outsource. Through outsourcing, you can guarantee that you are able to expand your business in a way that is both efficient as well as effective.
Upgrading the workplace bathrooms is often overlooked when looking at business improvement efforts yet upgrading them can have a substantial positive effect on employee morale, hygiene standards, and customer perception.
