Represent

Championing your interests is at the heart of everything we do at Croydon BID. Together, we can embrace challenges, unlock opportunities, and foster a community that triumphs as one collective voice.

Representing our members forms the very foundation on which we operate at Croydon BID. Only by understanding the needs of our business community can we deliver for our town centre.

Regular communications, information, intelligence, updates are insights are essential to any business. We use a variety of platforms to ensure you have the information you need, when you need it.

We focus on building strong relationships with policymakers and influencers to ensure that the business community’s views are well-represented at the highest levels.

As an independent and neutral body, we are dedicated to engaging with all partners and stakeholders, especially our members, to achieve the best outcomes.

Key initiatives include:

From insightful discussions to invaluable networking opportunities and training workshops, our events and forums are designed to help you and your business thrive in Croydon.

Monitoring & Insights

Understanding our town centre is important for any business.

We are creating a series of data, insights, and monitoring applications to provide robust updates to our members.

This includes footfall data for the town centre.

Representation & Lobbying

We are the voice for businesses in Croydon town centre.

We are constantly working to influence policy locally, regionally, and nationally to support our business members.

Campaigns include Raise the Bar, Business SOS, Bounce Back Better and Business Booster.

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emails sent to businesses in 2024-2025, including quarterly updates, monthly safety ebulletins, and individual briefing notes 
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event and workshop bookings throughout 2024-2025, bringing our business community together 
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meetings with businesses in 2024-2025 including both formal and informal interactions
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individual business promotions delivered in 2024-2025, including competitions, website guides, social media campaigns, and professional videography

Croydon BID continues to show exceptional leadership and a courageous determination in pursuing our needs as a sector and as a business. They are essential to the response but in equal measure, the recovery. We have no doubt that the challenges will persist and that we will need that all important representation and support so that businesses like us have a strong voice we can rely on.