Trading Tough: How Brighton Businesses Are Thriving in a Challenging Climate
Trading Tough: How Brighton Businesses Are Thriving in a Challenging Climate takes place on Wed, 23 Sept 2026 at 9:00 (GMT+1) at Projects Nile House in Brighton, United Kingdom, and runs until 10:30. Entry is free; the listing is on Luma.
About this event
Costs are up. Customers are spending less. Every business in the city is feeling it. But some are still growing, and they're doing it by making genuinely different choices about where to invest, what to cut back on, and how to look after the people who keep coming back. This is an honest conversation with five Brighton owners and operators about what trading actually feels like right now, and what's working.
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What we'll get into Rising costs – wages, rent, overheads – and how they're being absorbed Changing customer behaviour, and what people are still happy to pay for Where they're cutting back, and where they're still investing Why brand, loyalty and experience matter more when money is tight What the last couple of years have taught them Why Brighton is still a brilliant place to build something The panel Amber Sterck – Director, Oeuf and Bayon Bakery Nathan Moseby – Director, The Joker, The Geese, Easy Tiger, and Patio Tim Wallsgrove – COO, The Flour Pot Bakery Laurence Stevens – Founder and Director, Wonky Coffee and The Salt Shed Marley Dizney – aka Marley In Brighton, local content creator and host of the Support Local Supper Club Hosted by Kelly Donovan, New Business Growth Manager at Allpress Espresso. How the morning runs 8:45 – Doors, coffee and pastries 9:00 – Panel discussion 9:30 – Audience Q&A 9:45 – Close Filter coffee and an assortment of pastries are on us. Come with questions, the Q&A is the best bit. Free to attend, but space is limited, so register to save your seat. In partnership with Allpress Espresso, hosted at Projects Nile House A note on filming: we'll have a videographer capturing footage during the panel. If you'd rather not appear, let a member of the team know when you arrive and we'll make sure you're out of shot.
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Details
- When
- Wed, 23 Sept 2026 · 9:00 (GMT+1) · until 10:30
- Where
- Projects Nile House
- Address
- Projects Nile House, Nile House, Nile St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1HW, UK
- Price
- Free
- Genre
- Fundraisers & Tours
- Weather
- 65°F · OvercastForecast at 9:00 (GMT+1)
Questions
- When is Trading Tough: How Brighton Businesses Are Thriving in a Challenging Climate?
- Wed, 23 Sept 2026 at 9:00 GMT+1.
- How much are tickets for Trading Tough: How Brighton Businesses Are Thriving in a Challenging Climate?
- Entry is free.
- Where is Trading Tough: How Brighton Businesses Are Thriving in a Challenging Climate?
- Projects Nile House, Projects Nile House, Nile House, Nile St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1HW, UK, Brighton, United Kingdom.
- Where can I buy tickets for Trading Tough: How Brighton Businesses Are Thriving in a Challenging Climate?
- Tickets are sold on Luma. This page links straight to that listing; no tickets are sold here.
- What time does Trading Tough: How Brighton Businesses Are Thriving in a Challenging Climate end?
- It runs until 10:30.
