1. Welcome to Eastbourne Derek Godfrey SELEP East Sussex - Vice Chair Eastbourne & District Chamber of Commerce Exec Board Director with Portfolio for Economic Development

2. Eastbourne – Perception Award-winning seaside town Beachy Head Tourism Old people The odd conference

3. True 4.9 million visitors Worth £346 million to local business economy Second fastest growing UK seaside resort Sunniest place in the UK

4. Demographics Average age = national average age High numbers of young people Working age population of 54,000 43% employed public sector High proportion work force qualified to Level 4+ (GVA) growth 2000-2010 higher than regional & national averages

5. Eastbourne - position in East Sussex and SELEP Largest ‘single town’ economy in East Sussex Eastbourne seen as the economic driver for East Sussex Identified as strategic growth location by LEP

6. Eastbourne has a clutch of highly successful businesses Gardners Books Veritek Global Teva Pharmaceuticals HMD Kontro & Alfa Laval Pumps West End Studios

7. Excellent work life balance Geographical proximity Skills and first class education facilities Growing Enterprise culture Eastbourne has components to facilitate successful business

8. Investment in Eastbourne business

9. Investment to improve our commercial property offer Support of Government Better roads Eastbourne will deal with the rest! Eastbourne ideally placed to grow business. We just need:

10. This is where we are: will you join us?

11. Eastbourne is open for business