SWANLEY BUSINESS EXPO 2022

This event provides a great opportunity to showcase local businesses at the Alexandra Suite in central Swanley, just a few minutes walk from the railway station.The exhibition, business talks and general networking will continue through until 2.00 pm and a light lunch will be available.

We hope you will join this unique opportunity to showcase the best of Swanley and help us to build a strong and vibrant business community.

BREAKFAST NETWORKING SPONSORED BY THACKRAY WILLIAMS SOLICITORS from 8.30am

Our regular Swanley networking meeting will take place prior to the Expo. If you would like to join us at the networking, please select the breakfast networking ticket which also gives you entry to the exhibition. If you do NOT wish to attend the networking just register for an Exhibition Only Ticket.

Our Guest Speaker will be Sam Duong from Ming Foods, a hugely successful business based in Swanley.

SHOW PROGRAMME

8.30 am Breakfast Networking

10.00 am Show Open Cllr Lesley Dyball, Mayor of Swanley

Panel Discussion – ‘The Future of Swanley’

Ryan Hayman, CEO Swanley Town Council
Cllr Michael Horwood, Deputy Mayor of Swanley and Leader of Swanley Town Council
Natalie Sebastian, Special Projects, Evolves Estates owners of Swanley Square
Mark Perkins – Local Business and representative for Swanley Town Partnership
Richard Cavanagh – Meeting Point, New Co-working Space opening in January 2023

Due to open at the start of February 2023, Meeting Point is a new business work hub based at 27 to 37 High Street, Swanley.  Meeting Point will offer a ‘gym-style’ membership of flexible workspace, incorporating a mix of desk hire, private offices, meeting rooms and collaborative working areas, as well as onsite support for small and start-up businesses. It is intended to benefit business start-ups and self-employed persons looking to establish a base and larger businesses seeking regional hubs for homeworking staff to meet regularly.

FREE SEMINARS 

We are excited to announce that the first of the new ‘Business Boosters’ Seminar Series on business and personal coaching will run alongside the Expo.

11.00 am – Is coaching for you – are you worth it? Can you afford to not be in the know? with Paul Austin, The Great Coaching Company and Denise Holland

This talk will slay the myths and mystique surrounding business and personal coaching. Our coaching members, specialists in their own fields, will lay on the line the benefits to business of coaching and mentoring for both personal and business gain.

12.00 pm – How to grow your Business and make it more profitable with Mark Roblett from UK Business Mentoring

If you are an established business looking to take your business into its next phase, then this seminar is certainly for you. Entrepreneur and Business mentor Mark will present a practical and easy-to-understand pathway for your business. Packed full of case studies and examples of how big businesses are successfully using these strategies. There will be free templates and a copy of the presentation available to all attendees and will also include a one-to-one complimentary mentoring session will Mark himself.

1.00 pm – LUNCH & LEARN Social Media ‘Power Hour’ with Zoe Cairns, ZC Social Media 

Zoe will share recent updates on all social media platforms and answer your social media questions over lunch.

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