The Isle Of Wight Chamber Of Commerce’s B2B Enterprise Expo is back at Cowes Yacht Haven’s Events Centre. The event begins today (1st July) and runs until Thursday (3rd July).
Zoe Stroud, Group Marketing Manager said: “It’s our second year and we’ve extended the Expo to run for three days. It’s aimed at anyone in business, large or small. It’s free to attend and you can meet a huge array of other businesses, whether that’s banks, stationery suppliers or recruitment agencies.”
There are seminars running throughout the day and the Wightfibre networking café will offer the chance to do business networking over a cup of tea. The B2B is being marketed off-Island too, so there’s the chance to meet up with mainland businesses.
“The Chamber Of Commerce is taking the initiative here. We know that Island businesses don’t always want to attend mainland events. We want to bring Island businesses together,” said Zoe Stroud.
The B2B Business Expo will also coincide with the launch of the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce’s brand new annual Business Directory for the Island.
The 56 page directory, sponsored by Crossprint, is a comprehensive guide to running a business. It includes a range of editorial content, much of it written and put together by Chamber members, specifically tailored to assist Island businesses.
Kevin Smith, Chief Executive of the Isle of Wight Chamber says: “The Isle of Wight’s business community is central to the economic success of the Island. The Business Directory demonstrates the diversity of our business community and I would like the directory to be used to promote the wide variety of business sectors that exist. I would also encourage Island businesses who are listed in the directory to buy from each other, helping to support and grow our economy, as well as helping to create new and extend existing island supply chains.”
This annual directory features a full list of IW Chamber of Commerce members and will be distributed to key business locations on the Island and the mainland.
