Kirsten Henly is joined by Matt Jaffa from the <a href="https://www.fsb.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Federation of Small Business</a> and Matthew Carlton, Founder of Kingston-based <a href="https://www.shineworkplacewellbeing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shine Workplace Wellbeing</a> to to discuss how businesses should be approaching workplace wellbeing and employee mental health during the pandemic.&nbsp; Our Voices for Kingston series has been launched in response to the Covid-19 crisis. Our aim is to support Kingston First members by providing updates and insight from local leaders and partners, as well as valuable knowledge sharing to help Kingston's business community come together at this difficult time.&nbsp; Kingston First members can register for future webinars <a href="https://www.kingstonfirst.co.uk/training-and-workshops/ " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on our website</a>.

Voices for Kingston: Mental Health and Well-being in the Workplace

In this Voices for Kingston session, we teamed up with Kingston Chamber of Commerce and spoke to several commercial and property law specialists on issues such as building changes to accommodate social distancing, lease and rent obligations and changes, empty property and service charges. We were pleased to be joined by Ed Cracknell, Senior Associate at Russell Cooke, David Hards, and Claire Darby, Partner at Pearson Hards Solicitors, alongside James Hale, from serviced office accommodation providers City Skyline and Forbes Low from Kingston Chamber of Commerce. Our Voices for Kingston series has been launched in response to the Covid-19 crisis. Our aim is to support Kingston First members by providing updates and insight from local leaders and partners, as well as valuable knowledge sharing to help Kingston's business community come together at this difficult time. Kingston First members can register for future webinars on our website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kingstonfirst.co.uk/training-and-workshops/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.kingstonfirst.co.uk/training-and-workshops/</a> Russell Cooke:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.russell-cooke.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.russell-cooke.co.uk/</a>Pearson Hards:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pearsonhards.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.pearsonhards.co.uk/</a>City Skyline:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cityskyline.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cityskyline.co.uk/</a>Kingston Chamber of Commerce:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kingstonchamber.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.kingstonchamber.co.uk/</a>

Voices of Kingston: Commercial Law changes during Coronavirus

For our third Voices of Kingston webinar, we welcome three Kingston businesses owners to discuss making the most of marketing your business through the crisis. Kirsten Henly is joined by Sarah Chapman from creative and strategy marketing specialists <a href="https://www.chapmanconsulting.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chapman Consulting</a>, Richard Kirk from creative agency <a href=" https://www.becurious.uk.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Be Curious</a> and Candice Cunliffe from full service marketing and advertising agency <a href="https://f6agency.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">F6</a>. Our Voices for Kingston series has been launched in response to the Covid-19 crisis. Our aim is to support Kingston First members by providing updates and insight from local leaders and partners, as well as valuable knowledge sharing to help Kingston's business community come together at this difficult time.&nbsp; Kingston First members can register for future webinars on our website: https://www.kingstonfirst.co.uk/training-and-workshops/&nbsp;

Voices for Kingston: making the most of marketing your business through crisis

Raj Tandon, Business Advisor at the <a href="https://www.growthhub.london/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">London Growth Hub</a>, joins, Kirsten Henly to discuss the latest in Government support, including applying for CBILS and the Bounce Back Loans, working on your business strategy and post-Covid-19 recovery.Our Voices for Kingston series has been launched in response to the Covid-19 crisis. Our aim is to support Kingston First members by providing updates and insight from local leaders and partners, as well as valuable knowledge sharing to help Kingston's business community come together at this difficult time.Kingston First members can register for future webinars <a href="kingstonfirst.co.uk/training-and-workshops/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on our website</a>.

Voices for Kingston: Raj Tandon from London Growth Hub

Sir Ed Davey in conversation with Kingston First's Chief Executive Kirsten Henly about the support measures available for Kingston's businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic.Thank you to everyone who joined us and asked questions at our Voices for Kingston webinar. Sir Ed will be joining us for a second webinar on 15 May. <a href="http://www.kingstonfirst.co.uk/portfolio-item/online-business-surgery-with-sir-ed-davey-mp-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here</a> to find out more and register to attend the webinar.

Voices for Kingston: Sir Ed Davey MP

Supporting Kingston's businesses through the Covid-19 crisis

Kingston First is the Business Improvement District for Kingston town centre. We're dedicated to making Kingston the best it can be, for both businesses and visitors. Our Voices for Kingston series has been launched in response to the Covid-19 crisis. Our aim is to support Kingston First members by providing updates and insight from local leaders and partners, as well as valuable knowledge sharing to help Kingston's business community come together at this difficult time.&nbsp; We'll be covering a range of topics from accessing the new Government support schemes to marketing through the crisis, with speakers including Sir Ed Davey, MP for Kingston and Surbiton to local business owners.&nbsp;Voices for Kingston is run as a webinar series, so if you'd like to join live or ask a question, <a href="https://www.kingstonfirst.co.uk/local-and-national-covid-19-updates/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">visit our website</a> for more details.

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