David Cameron has urged other Councils to follow Castle Point in paying their bills within 20 days, to help small business. Here the Council leader Cllr Pamela Challis explains how they are seeking to foster the enterprise culture.
As a Council we are working hard to facilitate business growth and economic development in the Borough both through our local Business Forum and the Thames Gateway SE Partnership. We have been voted the most business-friendly Council by the South East Essex Federation of Small Businesses which recognised the Council’s commitment and noted the following successes:
We also ensure our own service provision considers the needs of the
business community. For example, in addition to paying invoices within
20 days we are working to improve the small business economy through a transformational regeneration programme which includes a number of initiatives:
In the context of a challenging national economic climate, Castle Point
is rising to this by reaching out and developing business support to
help the local economy of the Borough and to help improve its sustainability.