Basildon for Business

14/07/2026

Save the date! ✍️

Basildon Skills Show is coming back!

Save the date! ✍️

Basildon Skills Show is coming back!

📆 Wednesday 7th October 2026
🕘 9am-5pm
📍 Basildon Sporting Village

This showcase allows young people to get inspired, and for employers and training providers to recruit new talent!

👉 9am-2:15pm – students from local secondary schools are bussed to the Skills Show

👉 3pm-5pm – the Skills Show opens to the public as an all-ages careers fair, the biggest in the region, with attendees ranging from college students considering their next steps to adult jobseekers looking for work or to upskill!

Keep your eye on our page for more details to come 👀

03/07/2026

Food Warehouse is coming to 's Hilary Retail Park!

Shoppers say they are 'pleased' with the proposals which will 'offer more choice'

23/06/2026

Great news for cinemagoers in

Vue cinema in Basildon town centre has launched its biggest screen yet.

16/06/2026

A very welcome addition to Basildon's F&B Offers. Well done Paris.

A mother has proudly launched a spud business in south Essex promising to be ‘cheaper and healthier than McDonalds'

28/05/2026

Congratulations Fastwarm and Ground Control Ltd!

Basildon-based company Fastwarm have been named among the top 10 small businesses to work for across the UK by The Times.

07/05/2026

A very welcome addition to the evening economy in .

Over £26,000 worth of prize money was given away during the ‘absolutely electric’ relaunch of Buzz Bingo in Basildon

01/05/2026

If you have not decided what to do this Sunday, make sure you check Billericay's annual Soapbox Derby on 3rd May 2026.

Soapbox Derby

20/04/2026

https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26022621.basildon-sporting-village-officially-opens-new-golfpod/

GolfPod has officially welcomed its first users at Basildon Sporting Village following a soft launch on Tuesday, April 14.

17/04/2026

Ambitiousgrowthhub has launched the new Enhanced Mentoring Programme, alongside the existing Growth Hub support. Both programmes will now be delivered by Smarter Society. The support is available to businesses across Essex.

As part of the Enhanced Mentoring Programme, businesses can access:
- Up to 12 hours of 1:1 support from experienced mentors
- Clear, practical guidance to help increase sales
- Access to a community of like-minded, Ambitious Essex businesses

Application is now open. For further details about business support please visit: https://lnkd.in/eTG88DXG

02/04/2026

Job alert!