Designing and building an attractive website with great functionality is just the first stage in creating a successful website.

Once your site is live you’ll want to run a coordinated blog / email marketing campaign to make the most of your site. One of the most important elements of this is search engine optimisation. This seminar presented by Purpose Media will give an overview of key areas with real facts, case studies and examples to give you an insight into the correct way to make your website work for you, help open up new marketing opportunities and improve their business’ search performance.

Do you want your website to work for you? is part of Mansfield & Ashfield Biz eX.

Extra Details

Venue: The Festival Hall

Address: Hodgkinson Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, NG17 7DJ

Start Time: 12.30

End Time: 13.30

Cost: Free

The one to one meetings will bring buyers and suppliers together. One of the key objectives is to make it easier for businesses to find out how local authorities buy their goods and services. This should enable businesses to focus their sales efforts in the most cost effective manner.

The organisations being represented by buyers are:
Ashfield District Council, Bassetlaw District Council, Bolsover District Council, Broxtowe Borough Council, Gedling Borough Council, Mansfield District Council, Newark & Sherwood District Council, Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Rushcliffe Borough Council, Nottinghamshire Police Authority, Ashfield Homes, Nottingham City Homes.

To obtain your one to one appointments with these buyers, please complete the booking form on the righthand side of this page stating in the Extra Details section the 2 buyers you wish to meet and the product/services you wish to discuss.

Extra Details

Venue: The Festival Hall

Address: Hodgkinson Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, NG17 7DJ

Start Time: 14.00

End Time: 17.00

Cost: Free

This unique event welcomes visitors from across the East Midlands and provides all the latest information needed to start a new business or develop an existing established business.

Being an exhibitor at Biz eX provides a unique platform to communicate with potential and current clients, allowing your business to demonstrate its products and services. You’ll be surrounded by other exhibiting companies to exchange ideas with and have access to all the latest business techniques and experts who can provide you with advice for driving your business forward to achieve growth and development. The event unites all sectors of business and brings the buyers, sellers and products together at the same time and in the same place.

For everything you ever wanted to know about starting or growing a business and with direct access to over 300 potential customers in one day, Biz eX is the event to be at.

What is the Cost to Exhibit?

The standard exhibitor package is normally £411.25 inclusive of VAT. However to help support businesses in the current economic climate we are pleased to have secured funding to reduce the cost of exhibiting.

The packages available are as follows:

Exhibitor Package 1: £250.00 + VAT = £293.75
Your organisation name linked to a high profile local event
Choice of exhibition stand space
Opportunity to place promotional items in welcome pack for all attendees
An attendee database made available post event (subject to data protection law)
One 5×2 advertisement featuring your company logo, services you offer and contact details in a Special Chad Business Supplement the week prior to the event
Tea/coffee throughout the event and food vouchers for lunch – two persons per stand

Exhibitor Package 2: £150.00 + VAT = £176.25
Available to companies situated outside the Mansfield & Ashfield area
Your organisation name linked to a high profile local event
Space for an exhibition stand
Opportunity to place promotional items in welcome pack for all attendees
Tea/coffee throughout the event and food vouchers for lunch – two persons per stand

Exhibitor Package 3: £75.00 + VAT = £88.13
Available to companies situated within the Mansfield & Ashfield area and any not for profit business support organisations
Your organisation name linked to a high profile local event
Space for an exhibition stand
Opportunity to place promotional items in welcome pack for all attendees
Tea/coffee throughout the event and food vouchers for lunch – two persons per stand

The event is organised by NBV and sponsored by Mansfield District Council, Ashfield District Council, Stopford Associates, Hopkins Solicitors, Lloyds TSB, Imprint, Chad, Business Link, The Hive, Mansfield 103.2, LEO, Forever Young Photography, Vision Apprentices

Extra Details

Venue: The Festival Hall

Address: Hodgkinson Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, NG17 7DJ

Start Time: 10.00

End Time: 17.00

Cost: Packages starting at £88.13

You will be shown how to gain a clear view of your business strengths and weaknesses enabling you to build a better and stronger business.

The massively important areas of sales management and regular client contact will help you to maximise the potential from all clients. The message of the day is simple:

“Identify your market place, know how to get to it, listen to your clients’ views and act on ways of making your business more appealing and so become the company of choice.”

Simple steps to successful sales is part of Mansfield & Ashfield Biz eX.

Extra Details

Venue: The Festival Hall

Address: Hodgkinson Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, NG17 7DJ

Start Time: 12.30

End Time: 13.30

Cost: Free

What is Business Exchange?
To help local businesses start, survive and thrive, NBV and local partner organisations are working together to organise the fourth Mansfield & Ashfield Business Exchange. This unique event welcomes visitors from across the East Midlands and provides all the latest information needed to start a new business or develop an existing established business.

Free Business Advice
There will be experts available throughout the day that can give you advice on how to get your start up idea off the ground, or give you advice to get your business to the next level. They will point you to the organisations that can help you and give you one to one advice about starting, growing or just surviving! This is a great opportunity to have a 20 minute FREE session with a Solicitor, Accountant, Bank, Business Start up and Development Adviser.

Appointments for one to one business expert sessions can only be made on your arrival at the event and will be on a first come first served basis.

Free Seminars

What is Franchising?

A look at what franchising is, its benefits and pitfalls.

Simple steps to successful sales

In this seminar, we will explore the simple steps to successful sales and how to gain, manage and retain clients. You will be shown how to gain a clear view of your business strengths and weaknesses enabling you to build a better and stronger business.

The massively important areas of sales management and regular client contact will help you to maximise the potential from all clients. The message of the day is simple:

“Identify your market place, know how to get to it, listen to your clients’ views and act on ways of making your business more appealing and so become the company of choice.”

Successful Websites & Marketing
Are you thinking about creating a website or do you have an established website but want to understand the opportunities and techniques available.This seminar will give an overview of key areas with real facts, case studies and examples to give you an insight into the correct way to make your website work for you and help you open up new marketing opportunities.

Meet the Buyer

Meet the Buyer is an opportunity to have a 10 minute one to one meeting with a maximum of 2 buyers.

The one to one meetings will bring buyers and suppliers together. One of the key objectives is to make it easier for businesses to find out how local authorities buy their goods and services. This should enable businesses to focus their sales efforts in the most cost effective manner.

To obtain your one to one appointments, please complete the booking form on the righthand side of this page stating in the Extra Details section the 2 buyers you wish to meet and the product/services you wish to discuss.

The organisations being represented by buyers are:
Ashfield District Council, Bassetlaw District Council, Bolsover District Council, Broxtowe Borough Council, Gedling Borough Council, Mansfield District Council, Newark & Sherwood District Council, Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Rushcliffe Borough Council, Nottinghamshire Police Authority, Ashfield Homes.

Day’s Format
10.00am Open to the public
10.15am – 4.30pm One to one business expert sessions
10.30am – 11.30pm Seminar – What is franchising?
12.00pm – 1pm Seminar – Simple steps to successful sales
12.00pm – 1pm Seminar – Successful websites & marketing
2.00pm – 4.45pm Meet the Buyer one to one appointments
5pm Close

The event is organised by NBV and sponsored by Mansfield District Council, Ashfield District Council – Stopford Associates – Hopkins Solicitors, Lloyds TSB, Imprint, Chad, Business Link, The Hive, Mansfield 103.2, LEO, Forever Young Photography, Vision Apprentices

Extra Details

Venue: The Festival Hall

Address: Hodgkinson Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, NG17 7DJ

Start Time: 10:00

End Time: 17:00

Cost: Free

Franchises come in a number of guises but what they all offer is the beauty of being your own boss, with the support of a central team.

In this seminar we will look at:

The 10 things you should know about choosing a franchise

Steve Felmingham of the Franchising Development Centre will tell you about the most important aspects of choosing a franchise, including:

• Understanding the terminology
• Why buy a franchise rather than starting your own business from scratch?
• How to identify a “good” franchise
• What does a franchise cost?
• Why should I pay a fee to the franchisor every month?
• The financial implications
• The legal implications
• Why won’t some franchisors accept me?
• How to make yourself more attractive (to franchisors!)
• Will I be successful?

Why banks like franchising and what financial assistance is available
Presented by Richard Holden, Head of Franchising, Lloyds TSB Commercial.

“So you want to buy a franchise? 10 Tips to help you navigate the legal minefield” Presented by Rob Siderfin of Hopkins Solicitors.

Slimming World a career that lets you fly!

Claire Zikic, District Manager for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire will be telling you through her personal experiences about the benefits of becoming a Slimming World Consultant. She will explain the process of obtaining the necessary Slimming World Licenses of accessing their excellent training and receiving all the promotional materials required to become a part time self employed Consultant.

Extra Details

Venue: The Festival Hall

Address: Hodgkinson Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, NG17 7DJ

Start Time: 10.30

End Time: 12.00

Cost: Free