100 to showcase Business North West event

MORE than 100 exhibitors will be showcasing their wares at the Business North West 2012 event.

A number of  keynote speakers will also be sharing the secrets of their success at the forum for small and medium-sized businesses at Manchester Central on April 17 and 18.

Exhibitors include government agencies, technology companies and professional service providers. They include: Bibby Financial Services; Britannia Hotels; BT Business; BUPA; Companies House; Federation of Small Businesses; HMRC; the Intellectual Property Office and
Sage.
 
Chris Bagley, Development Manager for the Federation of Small Businesses, commented: “Business North West is a not-to-be-missed B2B event with interesting speakers, valuable seminars and a wide range of exhibitors.  We look forward to being a part of it again in 2012.”
 
New for 2012 is the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Mentoring Networking session, in which visitors can meet potential marketing mentors and learn from their experience. The popular Angels’ Den Business Funding Clinics has also returned for another year.
 
With an additional keynote theatre this year, busy business professionals have even more opportunities to hear from some of the leading names in business and entrepreneurship and learn how to turn their business ideas into successful brands.

Keynote speakers include Jo Fairley,co-founder of Green & Black’s; Andrew Barke, senior industry head at Google; and James Averdieck, founder of luxury dessert brand, Gü.
 
Matt Benyon, managing director of easyFairs UK & Ireland, which runs Business North West, said: “With just a few weeks to go, we are all very excited about this year’s event. We have more speakers than ever before and many new features to help our visitors grow their business.

“There are only a few exhibitor spaces left, so we are already thinking about making the event even bigger for 2013.”