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Better Business Show and Workshops 2017

  • 02 February 2017
  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing BN11 1HQ

Registration

  • The whole day is FREE to attend

**PLEASE NOTE**
Online registration is now closed, you can still register on arrival at the Assembly Hall and all information for the day
can be found here


FREE parking at Teville Gate Multi Storey Car Park, download parking voucher here


Better Business Show
Thursday 2nd February 2017 10am - 4pm Assembly Hall, Stoke Abbott Road,
Worthing BN11 1HQ 

Register now for this packed day

All visitors who have pre-registered will be entered into a prize draw to win a BMW/Mini for a weekend

This event is a ‘must’ in the 2017 business
calendar for  ALL businesses in Worthing & Adur, both large and small

  • B2B Exhibition – with over 60 stands, meet, network and introduce your business
  • Support – FREE Business Support for start up and growing businesses including information about grants and finance
  • Growth – Opportunities to meet buying teams from Adur & Worthing Council and some of our areas larger companies 
  • Advice – This year’s Expert Zone will feature drop in sessions on finance, legal, branding, PR and more
  • Connect – Network over a light lunch, a place to meet and mingle at the Sussex Food Court
  • Promote – Meet, network and share experiences at the B2B Exhibition with both new and established businesses
  • Inspire This year’s keynote speakers are a truly inspirational trio with a Gillian Fielding a secret Millionaire, Shaa Wasmund award winning businesswoman now MBE and Darren Gearing an international deluxe hotelier from TV show ‘Hotel in the Clouds’
  • Google Digital Garage top tips on how to make your business more visible online with two exciting workshops from Google
For a full intinerary and exhibitor list please click here

Keynote Speakers



Gillian Fielding

Chamber Patron, financial entrepreneur and Secret Millionaire will talk about how she started from humble roots in London's East End


Darren Gearing
An international deluxe hotelier working for the Shangri-La hotel at the Shard and featuring in the TV show 'A Hotel in the Clouds' Darren now has entrepreneurial interests locally including the Beach House and Corner House pubs

Shaa Wasmund
Recently named as one of the top 20 most influential Entrepreneurs in the UK and currently runs several businesses which were all profitable from day one


  Supported by                                                 Main Sponsor

                                              

Show Schedule 


 We recommend that you arrive in plenty of time as places are limited

10.45am Google – Tell Your Story online
The first step towards making the most of the internet is to show off the best of your business online. Make your website shine, on computers and mobile devices, develop rich content, and learn about the importance of measuring success with analytics.
11.45am Keynote Speaker –Shaa Wasmund
Shaa Wasmund
award winning businesswoman now MBE will be sharing how she's had her most successful and happiest 2 years in business yet including how to make money from the skills, expertise and knowledge that you already have, growing your lists with zero marketing budget and much more.
1.15pm Google – Reach New Customers Online. Take the next step and make your business more visible online so that new customers can find you. Understand the cornerstones of digital marketing, and learn how to use online marketing tools to reach prospective customers.
2.15pm Keynote Speaker – Darren Gearing
Darren Gearing an international deluxe hotelier from TV show ‘Hotel in the Clouds’ will be sharing his time spent working for a Asian group out of Hong Kong, then relocating back to the UK and opening the Hotel at the Shard. How did the transition process work changing from working in a corporate environment to now working for ones self.
3.15pm Keynote Speaker – Gill Fielding
Gill FieldingPatron of Worthing and Adur Chamber of Commerce and Channel 4's Secret Millionaire. Gill will talk about businesses needing to adapt in relationship to the changes in the local demographics along with the impacts of brexit and the current economic climate.



The Expert Zone will run every half  hour and will be in Zone 3 on the stage.
The Experts will share their tips for 15 minutes with Q&A afterwards
.
These are
drop in sessions only and not bookable

 10.30am ‘Start Up’s’ Session with Enterprise First

Enterprise First help support small businesses in the early years of trading providing advice, training, and access to finance through Virgin Start Up Loans and mentoring. We deliver the government funded, “Start & Grow” programme.

 11.00am

Be Grant Ready with Business Navigator Team 

Amanda will talk about the forthcoming Business Growth Grant & LEADER grant, currently open. She’ll impart some valuable tips on how to apply, and what to consider to win grant funding.

 11.30am

Jenny Lynden – Creating a Healthy & Happy Workplace

How to promote productivity and a happy and healthy workplace for people with trades backgrounds, management experience, senior leaders and entrepreneurs via a webinar programme.


 12.00pm

Crowd Funding with Tony Hedger, A&T Business Associates

Peer to Peer and Crowdfunding are fast becoming the most popular way to finance a business. How do they work, what are the advantages and disadvantages, of using them both as a business and an individual.

 12.30pm

Social Media with Kelly O’Haire, Ask for the Moon

Kelly has over 10 years experience working in social media and digital. She will be discussing the top trends for social media in 2017 and offering some practical tips that you can take away and actually use in practise.

 1.00pm

Legal Entity with Business Navigator Team

Kerry will deliver this seminar with Ryan Davies. They’ll talk about the types of legal status you can choose. whilst outlining some of the pros & cons for each of the more popular legal entities.

 1.30pm

Marketing with Sheryl Tipton, Tipton Marketing 

How do you plan your 2017 marketing so that you reach your target audience, stay ahead of your competition and know where and how to promote yourself? Come and find out more! www.tiptonmarketing.co.uk.

 2.00pm

Adur & Worthing Council Procurement Team 

The Procurement team will talk about registering for and accessing the contracts finder and tenders on the council website, the procurement process, tendering tips and compliance

 2.30pm

SEO with Shake it Up Creative 

Learn about the core elements of Local SEO; being seen within ‘nearby’ results, what to do if you work from home and how local SEO links with your customer service plan.

 3.00pm Websites - Ant Tyler, Adur Design

Ant is a professional web designer and will take you through a journey of the modern business website covering the latest technologies and top tips including your audience, user experience, navigation and mobile responsive designs.

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