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The Unique Business Expo Show of the year, for the new entrepreneur and established growing local businesses.

To book a stand, please register your interest TODAY remembering to state:
- your firms name
- email address
- contact name
- contact telephone

We will get back to you shortly and discuss the opportunities available.

Late stand bookings are still being accepted - don't delay booking today.

Stands included after this deadline date will not be included in The Event Directory and miss out on substantial marketing opportunities

There will be limitations to types of business sectors being offered stands and exclusivity in some minor sectors.

Book today – register by email here >>>

Your Stand Supplied on the day

We will be supplying professional exhibition boards that you may display your marketing materials on that may look similar to the image featured above.

There are three boards, one positioned at the back of the stand, and two positioned at each side.

The landscape back board is 2metres long by 1 metre depth and the side boards are turned ‘portrait’  o be 2 metres high and 1 metre long and are generally navy in colour or grey. This will give your firm some privacy from the next door firm and will give you a display area of approximately 6 square metres.

Posters can be attached by purchasing ‘velcro’ ‘rough type’ double-sided stickies in advance.

Your own professional stands

If you already have your own stands, and would like to use these in preference, then just let us know and the size(s) of those stands when booking the stand.

Audio Visuals

If you intend on playing audio visuals, then please let us know at time of booking.

PowerPoints

If you require powerpoint(s) then please let us know at time of booking.

Wireless

Wireless is available during the day

Stand Presentation

If you require updated or new graphics works undertaken including brochures, leaflets, business cards, event posters    or even new website then contact  HBA members ‘370’ team Jan and Steve on 07890 390468  or email jan@threeseventy.co.uk and  Dave at  Mailboxes for print, exhibition pop-up stands and more  on 01273  706030  or email info@mbebrighton.co.uk

Press Point   

Members of the press will be able to pick up your firms Press Releases at the event.

Please bring these to the Press Point before 10am on the day of the event.

Tell your Friends about the event

Once you have booked your stand, we will send you flyers to send out to your business colleagues who may like to take a stand or even visit the event and your family and friends too .

Top-Up Flyers are available – please just email info@eventshba.co.uk when required.  

Photography

There will be photography available on the day by Simona, our professional in-house photographer for HBA.  If you would like your firms stand professional photographed at very reasonable and specially reduced rates for this event, then please contact her on on  07958 776767 or e-mail: simona@demichelisphotography

Juice Radio

Steve Constable at Juice Radio 107fm Brighton is offering exhibitors some great  discounted offers  too -   Call Steve on 01273 386107 or email stevec@juicebrighton.com

Networking Evening

A network evening has been arranged for all those businesses taking part in the event at The Claremont Hotel, Second Avenue, Hove, 6pm – 8pm with free drinks and canapes for those attending. Invitations will be circulated prior to 17 September, 2008. 

Floor Plan

A floor plan of the event will be made available nearer to the time of the event.  

Flyers and Posters 

Flyers and posters can be downloaded from the marketing campaign website page. All exhibitors will be provided with flyers for their firms use in sending to prospective clients.   Please simply email us for more if you require further supplies.

Access

The unloading bay will be open at 7am 20th September 2008 and it is strongly suggested to come early to avoid congestion that may be expected by 8am. The loading bay will close at 9.30am not allowing any  exhibtiors to unload and Stands have to be dressed by 9.45am ready for the event opening at 10am

There will be café facilities opening at 8am serving refreshments for those earlybirds.

Dress Code

Casual

Late Bookings

HBA do have the right to refuse companies booking and also have the right to request full payment at time of booking from 1st August 2008 onwards.  No company will be granted any refund of booking fees,  after 13th September 2008.
 

Never Exhibited before?

Some helpful tips on exhibiting.

Exhibitions represent a market place in one place and time – bringing together suppliers and buyers and are a very versatile marketing medium.

So here’s some very simple tips to help you achieve the best for your firm on the Event day.

1) Prepare in advance to include your stand presentation - posters, pop-up stands, graphics and leaflets, flyers, brochures, business cards. These are essential items to attract your prospective customers to your stand and provide them with information to take away.

For immediate branding and graphic needs email jan@threeseventy.co.uk

For pop-up stands, large posters and stationery sundries email info@mbebrighton.co.uk

2) Work with the organiser with news about your firm, any new advertising and promotional activities being
undertaken.

Send your company news to info@starcommunications.org to be included, wherever possible, in Press Releases to local and Sussex press leading up to the event.

3) Consider sponsor packages – best packages are those tailored made between the organiser and exhibitor. Talk to the organiser.

4) Prepare any new product launches in advance - Practice demonstrations or sales pitch prior to the event
to friends and colleagues and let them tell you where you could improve performance.

5) Make sure you have provided the event promoters with full details about your firm, including telephone, email and website addresses so that reciprocal links can be made on the event website.
Put the event on your firms’ website and on your firms’ emails footer, too.

6) Send out the flyers supplied to you by the orginisation; give out at networking opportunities and follow up with a call or email to those firms before the event hoping to see them there.

7) Mail out to your customers wherever possible prior to the event and tell them what you’re up to. Successful firms are those that do. Mail out to those who you would like to become your customers and invite them to your stand.

8) Train staff that may be attending on the stand with you, to as much product knowledge as possible. Pick
staff that are happy to attend such an event, generally with an outgoing, pleasant personality.

9) People have come to the event for a purpose. They are interested in products and services. Make sure
you find out who they are and what they are seeking and spend the appropriate time with each visitor; qualifying your investment talking to the right people.

10) Sell from the front of the stand whenever possible, making sure you always greet all your visitors; smiles, eye contact and open questions. Be innovative, and involve your customers on your stand.

12) Set goals and targets which will help you achieve your investment return from taking a stand. Record and monitor your firms’ sales leads during the day, so that every visitor can receive a timely, follow up call or email or mail shot, afterwards.
Not all customers want a follow-up so make sure you have a suitable method of recording their interests.

13) Time is precious! The visitor has a lot of stands to see and seminars to listen to, so make sure every moment counts.

"Having previously attended similar events around Sussex and benefited from them, I had no hesitation in booking our stand at the first HBA Business Start-up and New Business event on 20 September 2008"

Chris Hudson, Sussex Innovation Centre, SINC, Brighton

Our standard Eventer package includes

● 1.4 metre (approximately) table covered with a white cloth, two chairs, name for your stand, to present your firm at the venue with backboards for advertising your firms details wherever possible as shown on opposite page (Wireless available at no extra cost)
● Entry into the Online Events Directory pages, including name and contact details with a back link and approximately 25 words about your firm remaining online until 30 December 2008.
● Free firms’ listing on www.citylocal.co.uk/brighton business website displayed up to 20 September 2008.
● Enjoy a years’ membership with Hove Business Association, and benefit from both social and business events and support for those businesses based in the City area.
● Enjoy part of the extensive professional marketing campaign organised by the Association, detailed fully on the ‘Marketing Campaign’ page - and post event too.
● Enjoy participating in competitions offered by Hove Business Association with substantial FREE business prizes on offer.
Enjoy the opportunity of being part of the event being filmed by top film company
Enjoy the opportunity of a professional photographer offering business corporate images at enhanced prices for your firm to purchase
● Free Entry to the Eventers Networking Party at The Claremont Hotel, 17 September 2008, 6-8pm; Free drinks and canapés served and the opportunity to meet and network with other Eventers prior to the Saturday Event.
● Additionally enjoy other members discounts being offered for those exhibiting. (Details will shortly be released)

Don’t forget to check out our additional packages for
sponsoring other parts of the event too >>>

Booking Terms and Conditions >>>

Online Payment Facility For Stands

To pay for your stand, please use our simple, secure payment provider ‘paypal’ who will accept most major credit and debit cards. Simply click on ‘Paypal’ and this will take you through an easy payment process and provide an online receipt.                      

Payment for those who are not members of HBA or BHCC Members -    please note - If you live or trade in Hove and Portslade areas  then we will automatically provide you with a membership in this price  of £360 for 1 September 2008 - 1 September 2009 inclusive period.

If you are a member of BHCC Brighton and Hove Chamber of Commerce - then Hove Business Association are delighted to offer you a £30 discount when booking your stand on this occasion.  Please feel free to use the  £ 330  credit card/ debit card transaction button.

If you are not a BHCC member, then please consider having a look at their website to join today.  Just click here >>>> www.businessinbrighton.org.uk

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