Purley-BID

2022 in Purley Part 2 Business Support

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2022 was yet another hugely successful year for the Purley Business Improvement District (BID) supporting the business district and in turn, making Purley a better place for residents, visitors and businesses.

Purley BID generally delivers its projects to 3 core areas of benefit that are approved by the Purley BID Board. These being 1) Access and Safety 2) Business Support 3) #DestinationPurley

Below is a high level bullet point list of some of the projects that the Purley BID Delivered with relation to:

Business Support

  • 5 Purley BID Board Meetings with Purley Businesses and partners
  • Strong Business WhatsApp group
  • InPurley App, loads of new members and offers, great take up
  • Business networking at Bombaylicious
  • Support for businesses applying for business recovery grants and other
  • Offering free membership to Purley Businesses for the Federation of Small Business
  • Offering free membership to Purley Businesses to the Chamber of Commerce
  • Business of the Month awards to The Pear Tree, O’Farol, Keith Harris Carpets and Kitchens,  GENT Barbers, ECIT Accountants, The Barber shop, 4 Locos
  • Negotiated 10% off car security installations and 20% off print costs for Purley Businesses
  • Hundreds of business engagement manager visits to businesses
  • Purley Panel Created
  • Purley Collaboration created
  • 2-minute Update videos, although never made it under 2 minutes
  • Lobbying on Cost of the living campaign with Croydon BID
  • Management of accounts
  • BID Management, Council, TFL, Councillors, GLA, members, accounts, enquiries
  • Welcome to new businesses Iro Sushi, Khalpeys, Shop Asia, Garden Scents, Coughlans moved, 2 new dentists coming, Sabores da Terra refurb, Kravez, Casa Buna
  • The ever changing face of Purley saw a few businesses move on, including Lloyds, Bagels and Waffles, Get Fired, Dan Thai and we organised Weatherspoon’s petition.