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YORKSHIRE BUSINESS MARKET 2009 – another great success! The 2009 Yorkshire Business Market was a complete sell-out with the 25% increase in display space this year all taken up to to squeeze in 203 Exhibitors. A similar increase in visitors saw almost 2,000 business people arrive from all over Yorkshire and beyond, due to more extensive direct mail, PR, press supplements and ticket inserts.
At 12 noon, the Official Opening Ceremony was undertaken by Councillor John Fox, Mayor of Harrogate and Phil Willis MP for Harrogate & Knaresborough. Councillor John Fox, Mayor of Harrogate welcomed Exhibitors and Visitors and congratulated the Harrogate Chamber of Trade & Commerce for organising yet another excellent Business Market. He said: “With the talk in the media of doom and gloom, it is refreshing to work with a group of people who actually want to continue to develop their business and realise that to achieve this they have to work with others. Networking is the name of the game, whether it is identifying new clients or new businesses, the Business Market offers you great opportunities”.
“The great success about today and the great success about what the Chamber has done is that this is a business community that is actually looking ahead. It is not just simply putting up the shutters, it is not just simply managing things today; this is a fantastic business community. We work in the most amazing business environment and indeed physical environment. The fact that we have over 200 exhibitors today indicates that not only is Harrogate and Yorkshire open for business, but we have the most brilliant future to look forward to.”
If somebody very kindly organises a highly cost-effective event for you, where you simply pay for your stand and get all these people turning up for nothing, that really is something that can help us all feed that lifeblood of business in this difficult economy.”
FREE ASK THE EXPERTS CLINIC The scope of this year’s Business Market was also expanded with a new “Ask the Experts Clinic” offering confidential one-to-one discussions with any business owner or manager facing problems or considering new ideas or potential new businesses. The Experts Clinic was staffed by several advisers from Business Link, MAS, Train to Gain and UKTI plus specialists from the Yorkshire Branches of the professional institutes for Accounting, Business Consultancy, Management, Marketing, Patents & Trade Marks, Personnel Development, Trusts & Estates, Venture Capital, etc. BEST STAND PRIZES
Best Small Stand: Harrogate Holiday Cottages Commended: Absolute Contract Interiors; Buddy Design; HBC Business Rates Best Medium Stand: hr180 Commended: Berwins Solicitors; Platinum Group; Synergy Automotive Best Large Stand: Cedar Court Hotel Commended: Aspect Design & Marketing; McCormicks Solicitors; The Jespers Office The winners were each presented with a Best Stand Certificates plus a large iced Celebration Cake specially decorated for the Yorkshire Business Market by Betty’s & Taylor’s. Click here to see pictures of the winning and running up stands. EXHIBITOR FEEDBACK ANALYSIS Over half of the exhibitors completed Feedback Forms with many glowing testimonials to the success of the event. Analysis of Forms received to date shows that the event met or exceeded the expectations of over 92% of the exhibitors responding. 93% wish to take part in a similar event in 2009 and the overwhelming majority of respondents (95%) would like it to be on the same day and month. 28% of respondents would like more space next year – and nobody one wants less space! The venue proved very popular with 96% of respondents satisfied with the Pavilion’s facilities and service. Likewise the event promotion, organisation and administration satisfied 94% of respondents. So the Chamber has booked the Pavilions of Harrogate again for Monday 26th April 2010. FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE 2010 Brian
L Dunsby, Chief Executive or Maggie Hall, Chamber Administrator – Tel:
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Organised by Yorkshire Business Market Ltd PO Box 8, Harrogate, HG2 8XB Tel: 01423 879208 Fax: 01423 870025 E-mail: info@yorkshirebusinessmarket.org Website: www.yorkshirebusinessmarket.org |