thebestof Eastbourne

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David is such a good help, if ever I get stuck, I know I can call on him and if he can't help, he knows a man that can! He really is "the best of Eastbourne!"
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I am taking this opportunity to leave a (long overdue) review for the Best of Eastbourne and David Ruddle who runs it. David, you are always welcoming, open for new ideas, and share your knowledge. Your passion to help, share the know-how, connect and to innovate, support and promote the independent local businesses and charities is contagious. Your networking is informative, relaxing informal chat and attract great people in the local business community.
Many thanks David!
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Every new new business coming to Eastbourne deserves to know the advantages of the town.
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Highly recommend.
Amazingly prompt and friendly service and assistance. The uptake for our Networking Meetings promoted by David (thebestofEastbourne) increased dramatically. Thank you so much.
Action in rural Sussex
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Hi David, thanks for your recent recommendation. Job done same day so very satisfied.
Home Staging SOS
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It's been great working with David on our Networking Meetings. The uptake for the ones he promoted increased dramatically. Thank you.
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What a great business, i attended the ebtweetup meeting last week, and met some lovely people from the local area, we have been in business for 30 + years so was lovely to meet new faces and also speak to people that have been in business locally for a while too. wonderfully organised by David.
Thank you.
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Reply from David Ruddle:
Always nice to see you Helen, glad your business supports our members when you can :)
Thanks, David for inviting me to the marvellous networking meeting at Mugshots. Getting to have a relaxing informal chat with some wonderful people in the local business community in the lovely Mugshots cafe was brilliant.
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Reply from David Ruddle:
Great to see you there Tony, a tester to see if a morning networking event would encourage new visitors along. So glad we had a lovely turn out :)
Always great to work with David. Very proactive and the best insight into growing a local business. The Best!
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I'm new to Eastbourne and love using The Best of Eastbourne to help me decide which restaurants to go to and which local businesses to use.
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David is an incredibly helpful individual, who wants you to get the best out of your business. He's very patient and understanding with a thirst for getting the best results for you.
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Reply from David Ruddle:
Having worked with RSE for many years now I love seeing how the business has grown and has embarrassed business excellence :)
Probably one of the most innovative and helpful businesses around. Goes far and beyond what is normally expected.
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Thanks for being persistent with adding your events, happy that I was able to help get over the technical barrier.
A wonderful service. David has been very helpful to me as a one person small business
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Well I have to take this opportunity to leave a review for David Ruddle who runs the Best Of Eastbourne. You dedicate your time and passion to help the independent businesses take centre stage in all that they do and give them a far reach with a captive audience.
You’re always sensitive and upbeat, willing to discuss new ideas and evolve. It’s rare you meet a professional who is willing to go the extra mile every time and that’s you!
Your drive is really infectious and always pushes me to do more and keep innovating to grow my business and promote myself and services in ways I hadn’t thought of.
David is also very skilled in his marketing techniques and shows you ways to use the best of skills to drive your business forward and engage exsisting and new customers. David also knows the real meaning of networking and making connections which add value to each other for sustainable devoopment and real life opportunities. I don’t know how you find the time and patience for me let alone others so I thank you for all of your support thus far and wish you every success for 2019! You really are a one off and I have no doubt other independents in Eastbourne will back me up when I say we are so lucky to have you!
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Reply from David Ruddle:
I do love working with you and your business :) Such a great place and more people really should check you out so pleased to be part of your journey.
I had a privilege of meeting David and couldn’t recommend him enough. As soon as I walked through the door David offered me a nice hot drink and some lovely biscuits. He told me about what he does and how he could generate more business for us as a new company. He was easy to understand, very polite and funny. He made me feel at ease and very interested in everything he said. I left his house feeling motivated and excited to work alongside David to promote our new business. Hes got my 100% trust.
Petra
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Reply from David Ruddle:
Thanks Petra, great to have been able to share some insights with you. Good Luck with chasing your goals :)
David has been very helpful and the site is brilliant at helping to advertise events going on in Eastbourne. I have found the site very easy to use and it is very helpful for Eastbourne roller derby. Hightly recommend using this site.
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Reply from David Ruddle:
So glad to be able to help you on both fronts :)
David very knowledgeable and personable. We recommend his services!
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A great place for new business to meet and network with good local businesses , well worth reaching out to .
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I run a networking group for women in business and have just added my meetings to the site. What a great way to advertise and so simple too!
Love a bit of community sharing and caring. Thanks guys for your support!
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Reply from David Ruddle:
Thanks Jane, so pleased to be including even more Business Networking events for Eastbourne.
David is a great source of contact in the networking community. His commitment to local businesses, can only be rivalled with his likeable personality and he is a genuine pleasure to know. Nothing is too much trouble, if you need a question answered, or a door open, he's your man. Thoroughly recommend him!
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David, where would I have been without your help today?<br>Thank you so much 5 BIG ⭐'s for you!
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Just wanted to say that there were some brilliant ideas for kids during the school summer holidays on The Best Of Eastbourne which were not listed anywhere else, unusual things like an animation studio which had Open Days and is a charity, as well as being on our doorstep. Will definitely look here first in future & have told other parents to do the same :)
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Reply from David Ruddle:
We work hard to make sure event organisers know they can add their events to our website for promotion :) Glad you were able to benefit.
Always there when you need him. 5 stars are not enough.
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As a complete technophobe I love David’s easy to understand instructions to help me. He’s always smiling and happy to help. His knowledge helps you and your business move forward 🙂
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Great networking event, interesting guest speaker and great to connect with so many local business owners. Thank you David!!
Angela Elliott
Elliotts Millinery
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Reply from David Ruddle:
Glad you enjoyed the event, thank you for coming along :)
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