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JOIN THE BUSINESS GROWTH NETWORK WHERE DIGITAL MEETS FACE2FACE MARK LINTON FOUNDER OF THE BUSINESS GROWTH SHOW THE UK’S LARGEST GROWTH EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE FOR LAST 10 YEARS BRINGS YOU THE BUSINESS GROWTH NETWORK – THE NETWORK THAT ALLOWS YOU TO CHOOSE WHAT’S RIGHT FOR YOUR BUSINESS BEFORE BECOMING A PAID MEMBER.

I am excited about my shows reaching our 10th year anniversary. Over the years both, I and my team in the Business Growth Show have been helping startups, entrepreneurs, directors, decision makers and business owners across the country network and meet with the right people to help them grow.

Since then we have seen many changes in the UK’s economy and with the recession and now growth. We have supported businesses through both difficult and good times.

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BREAKFAST 7AM – 9AM

Welcome to the National Growth Exhibition & Conference. The team and I have worked hard over the last few months to ensure a smooth running and successful event for all. My name is Mark Linton and I have been running these events since 2005, meaning over the last 10 plus years we have helped thousands of businesses to grow, build relationships and meet the targets they wanted to achieve.

MORNING BREAK 9AM – 11AM (meetings designed to fit around school drop offs)

LUNCH 12PM – 2PM

The show is run by local businesses for local businesses under a national brand. Both I and my team of event directors are excited about bringing our shows back across the country to help small, medium to large organisations grow and to help you make the right connections.

We are planning a lot for the coming 12 months and we are happy you have chosen to be part of it.

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03 Welcome 04 Itinerary 06 Timetable 08 Floor Plan 10 Exhibitors 20 Keynote Speakers 34 About The Business Growth Show

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CONTENTS

ITINERARY 09.30 09.30 - 16.00 09.30 - 16.00 10.00 - 16.00 10.00 - 11.15 11.15 - 12.30 11.30 - 12.45 12.30 - 12.50 13.00 - 14.15 14.15 - 15.00 14.30 - 15.45 16.00

Exhibition Opens – VIP Access (10.00 All Access) Facebook Live Business Connections Board Business Advice Clinics Digital, Technology & Social Panel Speed Networking (Session 1) Women In Business & Discussion Panel Lunch & Networking Growth, Sales & Marketing Panel Speed Networking (Session 2) Pitch For Funding Panel Exhibition Closes

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TIMETABLE DIGITAL, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIAL PANEL

PITCH FOR FUNDING PANEL

10.00 - 11.15

Ian Preston – IJP Consultancy LinkedIn

14.30 - 15.45

Cliff Dennett – Innovation Engine

Rachael Taplin – Blue Boo Media PR

Eddy Ankrett – Entrepreneur and Investor

Ben Kench – The Business Channel TV TV Channels

Robert Heed – Growth House

Nathan Littleton – Future Visions Email Marketing

Jamil Shabir – Bootcamp Media

Jitesh Lakhani – Systematics Video Marketing

Samantha Rollins – Trinity Accountants

Tony Restell – Social Hire Social Media

Lewis Stringer – British Business Bank

WOMEN IN BUSINESS & DISCUSSION PANEL

EXHIBITION HALL

11.30 - 12.45

Claire Russell – Clare Russell

09.30 - 10.00

VIP Access

Sarah Preece – Professional Callminders

10.00 - 16.00

All Access

Michelle Marques & Yvonne Bignall – Aspire For Stop Shitting

Bev Sankey – Arbonne

SPEED NETWORKING - Sponsored by The Business Growth Network

Debi Noone – Outsourced Virtual Office GDPR and Your Business

11.15 - 12.30

Session 1 with the Sergeant Major

John Palmer – Storm Media UK VA Awards

14.15 - 15.00

Session 2 with the Sergeant Major

GROWTH, SALES & MARKETING PANEL

BUSINESS CONNECTIONS BOARD

13.00 - 14.15

Steven Timberlake – Sales Radar

09.30 - 16.00

What You Can Do Today to Convert More Sales

Abid Khan – Riverside Insurance

FACEBOOK LIVE

From The Boxing Ring To The Boardroom

09.30 - 16.00

Elsa Caleb – Federation of Small Businesses

Starting Up In Business

BUSINESS ADVICE CLINICS

Jeremy Leslie–Smith – The Pensions Regulator

10.00 - 16.00

Automatic Enrolment (pensions)

Warren Cass – Champions of Small Businesses

Influence in a Changing World

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Hosted by SalesRadar IO

Pounce Interviews by Kirk Pickstone from Duggystone

121 Advice for businesses looking to grow

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FLOOR PLAN

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EXHIBITORS P1

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0121 707 0550 safaraz@pathwaygroup.co.uk www.pathwaygroup.co.uk

P2

www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk

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020 8438 0616 support@thebusinesschanneltv.tv www.thebusinesschanneltv.co.uk

020 3772 1340 info@british-business-bank.co.uk www.british-business-bank.co.uk

G4

01284 701 648 freedom@actioncoach.com www.actioncoach.com

0800 111 6144 www.fbcmb.co.uk

info@assetadvantage.co.uk www.assetadvantage.co.uk

01536 428 528 info@outsourcedvirtualoffice.com www.outsourcedvirtualoffice.com

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01474 833 322 info@abacommercial.com www.abacommercial.com

020 3131 3250 www.leadforensics.com

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020 3286 6740 www.social-hire.com

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G1

020 3772 1340 info@british-business-bank.co.uk www.british-business-bank.co.uk

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Aspire For

info@lumi.pl www.lumi.pl

0800 860 6765 support@systematics.info www.systematics.info

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020 8624 0817 beauty@elisemarqueslondon.com www.elisemarqueslondon.com

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EXHIBITORS G6

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01905 755 320 sales@professionalcallminders.co.uk www.professionalcallminders.co.uk

G7

0800 097 6543 enquiries@networktelecom.co.uk www.networktelecom.co.uk

0333 400 2014 info@ebbx.com www.bbxuk.com

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support@blueboo.co.uk

S4

www.riverdaleinsurance.co.uk

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0121 565 5733 sales@illusionprint.co.uk www.illusionprint.co.uk

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S1

0800 440 2359 contact@tdrb.co.uk www.tdrb.co.uk

0121 326 3505 memberservices@costco.co.uk www.costco.co.uk

0845 606 5906 www.callhandlingsolutions.com

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20 800 46 800 info@webvizion.co.uk www.webvizion.co.uk

0121 455 0777 enquiries@eggshellsolutions.co.uk www.eggshellsolutions.com

0121 272 2030 welcome@offsiteservers.com www.offsiteservers.com

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01922 213 333 support@birchills.net www.birchills.net

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01926 671 049 hello@meltdesign.co.uk www.meltdesign.co.uk

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020 3189 1914 maria@fotosbyfaith.co.uk www.fotosbyfaith.co.uk

0808 2020 888 customerservices@fsb.org.uk www.fsb.org.uk

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EXHIBITORS S7

steve@intuitivemailer.com www.intuitivemailer.com

0121 331 5000 www.bcu.ac.uk

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020 3633 0513 enquiries@richvisions.co.uk www.richvisions.co.uk

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0845 153 0040 www.thebusinessgrowthshow.co.uk

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Carbon Crystal 07949 590 972 sales@carboncrystal.co.uk www.carboncrystal.co.uk

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tuitive

01902 544 646 info@socialframes.co.uk www.socialframes.co.uk

07709 619 477 office@socialcommand.co.uk www.socialcommand.co.uk

Internet marketing & web design agency

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0121 630 2350 howdy@bootcampmedia.co.uk www.bootcampmedia.co.uk

01212 274 860 info@clicklettingsandsales.co.uk www.clicklettingsandsales.co.uk

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0121 285 0098 www.mygeex.co.uk

0800 021 0100 www.spirecom.com

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Email and Text Marketing

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steve@intuitivemailer.com www.intuitivemailer.com

01789 601 691 www.funnelsqualified.com

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07535 223 859

mailer.com

www.intuitivemailer.com

0121 558 9977 kamal@bcaba.network www.bcaba.network

07789 718476 info@just2saygifts.co.uk www.justtosaygifts.co.uk

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EXHIBITORS S25

info@trinity-accountants.co.uk www.trinity-accountants.co.uk

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www.pathwaygroup.co.uk

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00121 260 6000 www.innovation-engine.co.uk

01926 864 200 enquiries@agentbase.com www.agentbase.com

01793 251 115 Hello@ChampionsOfSmallBusiness.co.uk

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www.kickingupastorm.com

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01926 511 610 admin2@placement-uk.com www.placement-uk.com

www.arbonne.com

0771 097 44 66 office@kiklab.com www.kiklab.com

0121 232 4677 info@nvmatchmakers.co.uk

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0116 216 6470 www.igs.co.uk

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jeni_bennett@yahoo.com www.savagebeautyacademy.com

www.thebfdhawards.co.uk

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0121 240 2894 www.unrealorchids.co.uk

B1

info@atmosvr.co.uk www.atmosvr.co.uk

01733 865 431 www.coaching2transform.com

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EXHIBITORS B2

BUSINESS CONNECTIONS BOARD

0844 544 9580 info@arkadeproperty.co.uk

B3 KCO 01527 919 980 hello@salesradar.io www.salesradar.io

FACEBOOK LIVE

COFFEE STATION

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07860 553 920 kirkpickstone@duggystone.com www.duggystone.com

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Cliff Dennett – Innovation Engine Cliff is Head Of Business Development for the UK’s largest campus focused on digital businesses (Innovation Birmingham), which includes; three start-up incubators, delivering new lead development, sales, strategic relationships, corporate sponsorships and leadership.

As well as driving revenue growth and closing commercial deals, Cliff also coaches many of the start-up tenants and is a regular judge and speaker at international pitching competitions.

His career has spanned sales, innovation, operations & strategy, holding senior positions in organizations including Orange, EDS and AT&T and consulting for companies like Morgan Stanley, LEGO and Transport For London.

Rachael Taplin – Blueboo Media As a well-known businesswoman and entrepreneur, Rachael’s determination is commended and she has been recognised as one of the top 50 UK Inspirational Women in the UK. She now dedicates her time to helping entrepreneurs and business owners to be inspired to use PR and secure publicity for themselves whilst also connecting them direct to the UK media, journalists and influencers. Rachael has achieved her own media exposure within regional and national press, on radio and TV and can teach you how to become a media expert and secure thousands of pounds worth of publicity for next to nothing. Rachael can share how from one press release she featured on over 70 radio stations and was also featured in one the UK’s largest daily newspapers. She will be sharing the principles you can apply to gain media exposure for your business.

Debi Noone – Outsourced Virtual Office

Ben Kench – The Business Channel TV

My personal experience spans from many years of working in business support services under many different guises, from general administration, HR, accounts and training.

Ben Kench is an amazing keynote and inspirational speaker he has written for Selling for Dummies, ran businesses and is a business coach. He goes on to say:

As the managing director of Outsourced Virtual Office, my passion is to help my clients to truly remain in control by helping fix all of the business admin dross that businesses really don’t have time to deal with!

I run sessions to familiarise myself with the business and its administrative operations, identify any problems or needs there might be, and offer solutions, tips, and ensure that the back office is managed and operating as efficiently as it can.

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“9 in 10 small business owners confide privately that they are NOT making enough money and are NOT satisfied with their lot. All too often, they simply don’t know what to do. They can’t see how it could be any better. So they soldier on, full of energy and clinging to hope – until one day, both burn out.”

He has set up The Business Channel TV which is going to revolutionize the way businesses do business online forever.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Jitesh Lakhani – Videotier

Abid Khan – Riverdale Insurance

We add interactive transparent layers within videos. This allows the video to be personalised for the viewer. VideoTier can add shopping carts, pop-ups, workflows, dynamic links, call to actions, etc, into the video to maximise the use of the video and to increase the client engagement.

Co-Founder of National Commercial Insurance business, ‘Riverdale Insurance’, I have been working in the insurance industry, for sixteen years.

This allow you to use the video as a proper marketing tool, but to also analyse and see how the video works for you. It makes videos more than a marketing tool, but converts it to a dynamic sales tool as well.

Chutney and Chat is an award-winning forum, part of the ‘Pathway Group’ community.

Since its debut launch in December 2015, the forum has now become a valuable platform for almost 1000 members; all of whom are business owners and professionals based nationwide.

Visit our new interactive video software, which we can use to make your video interactive and customisable for your business. Find it at: www.videotier.com

Lewis Stringer – The British Business Bank Lewis Stringer joined the British Business Bank as a senior relationship manager, supporting the delivery of the £250m Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) in the East and South-East Midlands. MEIF will provide debt funding and equity investment from £25k to £2m to early stage and high growth SMEs from Autumn 2017.

Lewis has a 20-year career in economic development, specialising in access to finance and the design and management of grant, loan and equity funds nationally, regionally and locally.

This includes working in the Debt Team at Capital for Enterprise and with the region’s Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) on the development of the ‘fund-offunds’ structure.

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Tony Restell – Social Hire Tony Restell is the Founder of Social-Hire.com and works with SMEs around the world to generate tangible business results from social media marketing. He was recently ranked by Brand24 as the 40th most influential marketer worldwide, with a social media reach of 15 million people. He’s also a guest speaker at business schools across Europe.

Tom Mallens is a speaker, trainer and founder of the Social Sales Academy; a training company devoted to helping ambitious salespeople master social media and use it to attract a regular stream of profitable leads, appointments and face-to-face meetings. Since 2011, he has worked with everyone from start-up micro businesses through to large multi-national companies like Suzuki, Saint-Gobain (owners of the Jewson brand of builders merchants) and Cranfield University School of Management.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Nathan Littleton – Future Visions

Samantha Rollins – Trinity Accountants

Nathan is a marketer, professional speaker and author who specialises in helping businesses to grow by attracting and winning more customers.

Specialising in small and medium sized businesses in the service sector and pride themselves on being a modern, friendly and approachable firm of accountants.

Having started his first business at the age of just 12, he has become one of the UK’s best and brightest young business figures, with more experience than most people twice his age. More than a decade on, he’s worked with thousands of businesses across the UK and around the world to transform their online marketing and help them to generate better results.

Whether you are just starting out in business or have been established for many years, Trinity’s team of highly qualified experts are here to help.

His proven track record has led to him working with businesses ranging from small accountancy firms to international franchises.

Claire Russell – Claire Russell

Sarah Preece – Professional Callminders

As a Network Marketing Professional, Claire now uses the skills developed during her career, to mentor people to develop their own home-based business that will allow them to supplement their main income; or replace their day job.

In April 2005, Sarah set about answering calls for local businesses who needed some extra help. Things were still pretty rural, the equipment was basic and friends were drafted in to help as the call volumes increased and more clients came on board. It wasn’t perfect but it was a start.

Claire works with people from different backgrounds and with wildly different aspirations, including to earn an additional £500 per month or a six figure income.

From this beginning, Sarah has grown, adapted and shaped the business that has evolved today. A lot of things have changed, the environment is more urban and the technology is totally ‘wow’.

However, this business is all about people and this fantastic group of team players applies themselves with a ‘can do’ spirit and a shared bond to deliver outstanding customer service.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Bev Sankey – Arbonne

Elsa Caleb – Federation of Small Businesses

After a 25 year career as a designer and business owner in the accessories industry working with stores such as Boots, Harrods, Next and Monsoon, Bev was then introduced to Arbonne in September 2011.

Elsa Caleb, the start-up business advice team manager at LHS Solicitors will discuss the benefits that LHS provide to those considering starting a business.

Bev became a consultant with Arbonne after being introduced to the RE9 range of Swiss formulated Anti–Aging Skincare, recognising the benefits after 24 hours of application.

Staffed by qualified business professionals they provide useful tips such as how start-ups can use their time and resources effectively whilst conducting market research to identify their target market; regulatory information that enables the provision of policies that are specific to the sector.

Bev shares her reasons for making the decision to change her career after 28 years at the age of 50 to embark on growing her 21st Century internet-driven & global Arbonne business.

Steven Timberlake – Sales Radar

Robert Heed – Growth House

Sales Radar was created as a result of being asked repeatedly by clients in of our software businesses to come up with a way of keeping tabs on sales that was more effective than simply using spreadsheets.

Robert is a serial Entrepreneur having spent all his working life starting and developing businesses in various industries in the SME sector.

The result was Sales Radar – an easy to use, cost effective tool that allows businesses of all shapes and sizes to easily manage their sales process in one place with a clearly defined dashboard to show what actions are required to close sales.

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Having started and developed businesses, he has developed business strategies, raised finance, written and presented business plans and been involved with mergers and acquisitions.

He has raised funding for many growth businesses, enabling people to achieve their dreams and aspirations.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Jeremy Leslie-Smith – The Pensions Regulator

Ian Preston – IJP Consultancy

Before joining the regulator, Jeremy worked within the financial services industry for 22 years and has extensive experience dealing with companies in both the private and public sector.

Ian is a leading Keynote Business Speaker, Trainer & Business Coach.

He is now part of the industry liaison team at The Pensions Regulator, in which he has been responsible for engaging with many of the UK’s largest employers to help hem understand the new ‘automatic enrolment’ duties.

Since 2013, Jeremy’s primary responsibility has been to oversee the preparation of the financial services industry for automatic enrolment.

Michelle Margaret Marques & Yvonne Bignall – Aspire For #TogetherweareStronger Aspire For is a unique concept in women’s events produced for aspiring women by women with a real passion for growth and development. It’s purpose is to serve the needs of women in business and inspire a new era of female greatness. Our belief is that magic happens when females come together and harness their true potential. Connect, collaborate, leverage – that’s what we do best!

He has spent the last 30+ years in Sales & Marketing and has taken a particular interest in the art, science and psychology of selling, which he has shared by leading, training & coaching many teams and individuals over the years.

Ian recognised that LinkedIn was a massively underutilised marketing tool and now spends a lot of his time working with individuals and businesses to help them use LinkedIn more effectively to find, connect and engage with their ideal clients.

Jamil Shabir – Bootcamp Media Jamil is passionate about helping businesses grow and understanding about all things digital.

He runs Bootcamp Media with his team in Birmingham and has been helping is clients grow for over 5 years.

He is sitting the pitch your business panel to give something back to his fellow entrepreneurs.

We are passionate about women dropping their old worn out stories and replacing them with big audacious goals and dreams to create the life they truly desire.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Warren Cass – Champions of Small Businesses Warren Cass is one of those rare speakers that inspires, entertains and informs.

An entrepreneur with 25 years of running his own businesses, he has experienced huge success and tasted the bitter pill of failure. All of these lessons and stories are shared when he speaks... Always from the heart!

Warren’s passion for business shows, especially when he talks about relationships, influence & marketing. All of his talks contains ‘real life’ examples so his audiences can relate to the ideas that he shares and wherever possible he gets them involved with the content.

Mark Linton – The Business Growth Show & Intuitive Marketing Agency Mark Linton is the compere for the show today.

He has been helping businesses grow for over 10 years and as well as The Business Growth Show he has Intuitive Marketing Agency which helps businesses with their digital needs.

He has also launched The Business Growth Network to connect his 50,000 database with each other both online and face to face with his network.

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