Tamworth & Lichfield
14th Quarterly Issue
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Welcome Sadly this is the last hard copy issue of the Business Brief. Austerity measures at both Tamworth and Lichfield Council due to the economic climate coupled with the recently announced postage increases means it can no longer be sustained in this format. We will therefore be moving to an electronic version for the next edition which automatically reduces our distribution costs substantially. One of the issues we have been grappling with over the last few months besides cost is the number of businesses we can contact electronically. Currently the hard copy circulation is around 7500 but by moving to an electronic distribution method it will reduce by over 50% due to the lack of email addresses.
It is therefore important if we are to bridge that gap of some 3000 businesses that you notify Matt Fletcher, Senior Economic Development Officer of your email address either by telephone 01827 709 382 or email matthew-fletcher@tamworth.gov.uk if you wish to receive the next issue. I thank you for your support over the last 4 years and 14 editions, for your news, sponsorship and advertising. Without you the printed version of the Business Brief would not have been the success it is. We look forward to a new era of the Business Brief in its new electronic format - so don’t miss out on local business news and make sure we have your email address!!
Peter Farmer (Chair of the Business and Economic Partnership)
By Demand Pop-Up Show to Return in September 2012 “We picked up a number of valuable leads potentially worth over £40,000 from visitors and other exhibitors.” Chris Blunt - The Bus Stop Group (BrokenStones/Blossom Digital) The thriving local business community in Tamworth and Lichfield came together to promote local business at the Pop-Up Show on 17th April 2012 at Drayton Manor. The idea of a low-cost no-frills business exhibition was put forward to BEP Chair, Peter Farmer, by a Tamworth business. He explained “The suggestion was to put on a show that any business could afford to exhibit at and, because a great number of businesses already have their own pop-up stand, what they needed was a place to come together to do business. We were charged with providing the right environment and as the show was sold out, we believe we achieved that goal.”
In a survey of exhibitors after the event over 90% of them said they would exhibit at a future show. The next low-cost no-frills Pop-Up Show will take place in September 2012. To register your interest in a stand at £70 plus VAT please contact Matt Fletcher at Tamworth Borough Council email matthew-fletcher@tamworth.gov.uk or call 01827 709 382. See pages 6 and 7 to see who exhibited. "I took Design Pit Ltd along to its first day long exhibition and found it to be very successful as we have now secured four jobs as a direct result of the Show.” Gareth Robertson, Creative Director - Design Pit
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