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= Sussex Business Times (SBT) = Sussex Business Times (SBT) is a free monthly magazine which reports from the frontline of business in Sussex. SBT gets inside the business issues that matter; informing, inspiring, encouraging and entertaining the business community with news, features, case studies and advice. This publication has been in print for nearly 40 years and is now a well-established title and valuable communication tool for anyone with an interest in the business world - from budding entrepreneurs to seasoned CEOs. Sussex Business Times is published by Life Media Group.

Sussex Business Times provides a platform for local businesses to share news and express views. It invites discussion about contemporary issues and aims to strengthen and energise the business community in Sussex. Each month, Sussex Business Times publishes a wide range of content including relevant news, financial advice, interviews and local reviews. With this, SBT focuses on four main aims: to give Sussex business people a voice, to keep readers in-the-know about local issues, to spark discussion and to foster a strong community spirit.

Once it has gone to print, SBT is delivered to approximately 26,000 business professionals and those interested in local business across Sussex. This figure includes 22,000 which go to online subscribers, 500 which go to local sporting and leisure facilities (including golf clubs, stadiums and hotels), 9,000 which to go Waitrose supermarket stores and 4,000 which get delivered directly to the desks of directors and business owners.

The main readership for Sussex Business Times consists of professionals aged 30 years and over, working across a variety of sectors. There is a strong entrepreneurial spirit within this community, which is why SBT readers tend to be highly curious and receptive of new ideas and technologies. The SBT audience are business-minded and thirsty for information about and beyond their own industries.

Sussex Business Group (SBG) is a central community for all businesses in Sussex, UK. This group was established in 2014 as an extension of the highly successful Sussex Business Times magazine. For the past 40 years, SBT has provided a valuable source of news for businesses across the country.

Sussex Business Times - Contributors
Since launching in 1975, Sussex Business Times has been produced by a small but growing team with a wealth of experience covering a wide range of sectors including publishing, music, events, sales, design and journalism. By working together, this team ensure that Sussex Business Times is constantly improving and meeting the demands of it's intended audience. The SBT team includes:

Lee Mansfield - Managing Director/Publisher: Lee has led the Sussex Business Group team for over twenty years, managing all of the titles produced at the Life Media Group headquarters while running a number of other businesses. Lee is always looking for the next opportunity to improve the magazines, make new business connections and stay abreast of everything happening in the local business community.

Simon Skinner - Motoring and Features Editor: After many years of working within the music business in one guise or another, he shifted across to the equally cut-throat world of publishing ten years ago and is now editor of the popular film and photography title Hungry Eye. Simon fits well into the role of Motoring and Features Editor in the SBT magazines and whether it be restaurants, hotels or cars, Simon can always be relied on to tell the truth when it comes to quality.

Mason Ponti - Commercial Manager: Mason has been in the media industry for twelve years, seven of which was spent at Johnston Press working on the Eastbourne Herald, Hastings Observer and the Sussex Express. He also managed the Business Matters publication (the UK's largest business magazine for the entrepreneur, start-up and medium-enterprise (SME). More recently, Mason has worked for a leading magazine in the Convenience Food and Drink industry and had dealings with Blue Chip accounts such as Muller, Budweiser, Aunt Bessies, Haribo plus many more. He has recently joined Life Media Group's Sussex Business Times team.

Harriet Weston - Production Manager: Harriet combines excellent organisation skills with a keen eye for design to ensure every magazine in Life Media Group’s portfolio is designed and finished to a premium standard. Whether it is designing an advert for clients, or drawing up a production schedule for the whole team, there is rarely anything Harriet cannot turn her hand to.

Elliot Mansfield, Lou Dobson and Geoff Diamond - Sales

Jenny Ardagh - Deputy Editor

Tom Allen - Features Editor

James Marchant - PR Accounts Manager

Amy Watson - Production Designer

Amelia Wellings - Financial Controller

Linda Grace - Subscriptions Manager

Sussex Business Times - Distribution
SBT is distributed to a number of different locations, including: In the following areas:
 * Waitrose stores
 * All Chambers of Commerce
 * Private hospitals
 * Private dentists
 * NHS waiting rooms
 * Checkaprofessional (to members)
 * Universities and colleges
 * Local council
 * Health clubs
 * Golf clubs
 * 5* hotels
 * Business centres
 * Car dealers

Worthing, Fontwell, Bognor Regis, Selsey, Chichester, Midhurst, Pulbrough, Steyning, Polegate, Hailsham, Uckfield, Crowborough, Heathfield, Battle, Hastings, Bexhill, Eastbourne, Seaford, Newhaven, Peacehaven, Brighton, Hove, Lewes, East Grinstead, Crawley, Horsham, Haywards Heath and Gatwick.

Sussex Business Times Social Media
Twitter - @sussexbusiness

Facebook - Sussex Business Times

Website - www.sussexbusinessgroup.co.uk