EalingBizExpo 2023 Expo Guide

Expo director, Carlene Bender

Contactus Ealing

Making the most of Expo 2023

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elcome to Ealing Business Expo 2023 – this is the 9th edition of this show, and still the biggest business event in the London borough of Ealing. Everyone is welcome to join in over the two Expo days to boost the local business community in Ealing, West London and beyond.

Venue map: University of West London

Weston Hall: exhibition area

Heartspace: tea, coffee

Freddie’s Bar: speed networking

Soapbox Sessions pop-up talks; Meeting Rooms 1 and 2 [HT.GF.005 and HT.GF.006]: Business talks and panel discussions

Online exhibitors

From Tue 7 March, view these at: ealingbizexpo.co.uk/ealing2023

- Contactus Ealing

- University of West London

- Ealing Council

- Makesworth Accountants

- LED Factory

- Britain Loves Baking

- Barclays Business

- Barclays Eagle Labs

- Branduin Business Support

- Plan To Grow

- FSB

- Ealing Wildlife Group

- Minute Business Videos*

- R Consultancy*

Google “The Park W5” entrance

(University car park and UWL Sports Centre)

Enter by these doors

Savoy Suite (Pillars Restaurant): Regional Business ReceptionNETWORKINGAREA ENTRANCE

• Freddie’s Bar

NORTH

•Exhibition space

•Meeting Rooms 1 and 2

• Pop-up talks

•Refreshments

• Networking

HEARTSPACECATERING

SAVOYSUITE

Getting to the Expo:

- walk or cycle

- take the no.65 bus, get off at Warwick Road stop

- UWL Bus Shuttle (free - show the driver your Eventbrite ticket)

- park in Ealing Broadway and walk to W5 5RF

- enter via “The Park” entrance on the north side of campus

- follow the signs to Weston Hall

A big and special thank you to University of West London for all the support with planning and organising this event, and most of all for providing the amazing venue, Weston Hall, for our in-person day on Wed 8 March. This ‘Expo Guide’ will help you work out what’s going on where: maps p2-3; the event agenda on p4-5; panel line-ups on p7; and the Exhibitor listings on p8-11.Oil pastel drawing of University of West London at St Mary’s Road by Carlene Bender

DAY 1

Check our website for latest news about the programme schedule: www.ealingbizexpo.co.uk/ealing2023

Ealing Business Expo 2023 –

TUESDAY 7th MARCH 2023

Social media Networking Discussions / Activities

Welcome to Day 1 – Contactus Ealing

Messages from headline sponsors –University of West London, Ealing Council, Makesworth Accountants, LED Factory, Britain Loves Baking

“What can Ealing-based businesses look forward to in 2023?” – group discussion chaired by Carlene Bender, Contactus (Ealing Business Expo)

Business Talk 1 “What to do when you feel like giving up on your business” from Angela Warwick, FreshMinds for Business, Claude Littner Business School, University of West London

Business Talk 2 “This is the place to talk about startups” from Russell McDonald, Barclays Eagle Labs

Show N’ Tell Quick demos from online exhibitors and other attendees: one minute per business

“Come Together” – final chat, feedback and closing remarks for the day. Also the prize draw for Ealing Business Expo merch

See you tomorrow...IN PERSON!

EXPO SPECIAL THANK YOUs

The sponsors and exhibitors have contributed so much to making the Ealing Business Expo 2023 the best it could be, and we would like to highlight a few individuals and their respective teams for their “Expo special” behind-the-scenes support:

• John Charlton at UWL

• Indy Bhamra at Barclays

• Yuri Bender at the FT; and Vitaly and Vasyl

What’s happening when

WEDNESDAY

DAY 2

9:45

10:00-11:00

8th MARCH 2023

Social media Networking Discussions / Activities

Expo 2023: part 2

10:00-11:40

11:40-12:00

(Heartspace) (Meeting Rooms 1 & 2)

UWL Regional Business Reception (Pillars Restaurantfully booked)

Speed Networking 1 (Freddie’s Bar)

#whereinEaling

Welcome to Day 2 – early admission; visit the exhibition stands (Weston Hall)

(10:00-11:40) “The Soapbox Sessions” 10 x 10min pop-up talks (Heartspace)

12:00noon

(12:00) EXPO FULLY OPENS (Weston Hall)

Messages from headline sponsors: University of West London, Ealing Council, Makesworth Accountants, LED Factory, Britain Loves Baking

“Urgent Business: Going Green” – panel discussion led by Tom Levitt, Claude Littner Business School, University of West London

13:00-13:20

13:20-13:40

13:45-14:00

14:00-14:45

14:40-15:00

15:00-15:30

15:00-16:00

15:30-15:50

16:00

Social media time Exhibition closes End of Day 2 (Weston Hall)

Paint N’ Network with @SansArt (Heartspace)

[Visit the exhibition stands]

Business Talk 1 “This is the place to talk about startups” from Russell McDonald, Barclays Business Talk 2 “Protecting your intellectual property” from Gifty Gakpetor, IP Together

Seminar “Funded internships – would these work for your business?” with UWL Placement and Employment Services

Seminar “Funding Sprint” with UWL Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

“International Women’s Day – Ealing women in leadership – How do you #EmbraceEquity”

– panel discussion led by Carlene Bender, Contactus (Ealing Business Expo)

Round Table Discussion “Start up and SME business support in Ealing” with Ealing Council

Speed Networking 2 (Freddie’s Bar)

#deeperconnections

“Come Together” – event closing, with live music (and cake..?) – END OF EXPO 2023

Stay tuned over on our social media @ealingbizexpo for latest updates about who’ll be joining us at Ealing Business Expo 2023 – we’ll be live on Zoom for the pre-Expo session on Tuesday 7 March, and then meeting up face-to-face at UWL on Wednesday 8 March.

See two-day event agenda p4-5

TUESDAY 10:00-12:00

• One group discussion

• Two business talks

• One unmissable ‘Show N’ Tell’ session (which runs 11:00am to 11:50am)

Agenda line-up

WEDNESDAY 10:00-16:00

• “Urgent Business: Going Green” panel discussion chaired by Tom Levitt, Claude Littner Business School, UWL

• “Ealing Women in Leadership” International Women’s Day panel, with Dipna Anand (celebrity chef), Dr Amelia Au-Yeung (dean, UWL) and Denitsa Minkova (financial adviser) (3pm)

• Business Talks with: Gifty Gakpetor (IP Together); and Nicky McKenna (WSI Digital Advisors)

• Seminars: “Funded internships” with UWL Placement and Employment Services; “Funding Sprint” with UWL Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

• Ealing Council Round Table Discussion: “Start up and SME business support in Ealing” (3pm)

Angela Warwick, FreshMinds, UWL

Russell McDonald, Barclays Eagle Labs

Sangeeta @SansArt, ‘Paint N’ Network’

Tom Levitt, UWL, chairs the “Going Green” panel

Dr Amelia Au-Yeung, UWL, #IWD panellist

Dipna Anand, chef, author, on the #IWD panel

Gifty Gakpetor, IP Together, business talk

Nicky McKenna, WSI Digital Advisors

John Charlton, UWL Funding Sprint

Denitsa Minkova, #IWD panellist

Meet the exhibitors

Note: more exhibitors may have been added since going to print. See the final list at: ealingbizexpo.co.uk/exhibitors

Support local

Over the pages of this ‘Expo Guide’, take note of the exhibitors, sponsors and advertisers – it is because of their investment that the Ealing Business Expo 2023 event is even possible. If you find that you need any of the products or services offered by these businesses, do look into trying them first.

Ealing Business Expo local business show ealingbizexpo.co.uk

Ealing Council local government ealing.gov.uk @EalingCouncil

Contactus Ealing advertising & marketing contactusealing.co.uk

Barclays Business business banking barclays.co.uk/business-banking @BarclaysBizChat @barclaysuk @BarclaysBusinessUK

Barclays Eagle Labs business banking barclays.co.uk/business-banking @BarclaysBizChat @barclaysuk @BarclaysBusinessUK

LED Factory event lighting ledfactoryuk.com

Britain Loves Baking baking boxes britainlovesbaking.com

Accountants

University of West London local university uwl.ac.uk

Berkeley Homes construction berkeleygroup.co.uk @BerkeleyGroupUK @berkeley_group

The Green Quarter regeneration project thegreenquartercommunity.co.uk @tgqwestlondon (Part of @berkeley_group)

Ealing Wildlife Group local conservation ealingwildlifegroup.com

Stand number (see Exhibition Plan on page 2)

Make It Ealing business improvement district makeitealing.co.uk @makeitealing

FSB – Federation of Small Businesses small business support fsb.org.uk @fsb_policy @fsb_uk

Sekhon Johal & Co chartered certified accountants sekhonjohal.net

House of Colour image consultant linktr.ee/yourauthenticstylist

Truly Health Club health advice and support trulyhealthclub.com

Sadia Barlow Photography photographer sadiabarlowphotography.co.uk @sadiabarlowphotography @sadiabarlowphotography

Theo Ruby Marketing digital marketing consultant theoruby.com

@TheoMarketing @theo_marketing

Edworkation recruitment consultant edworkation.co.uk

@edworkation @edworkation

Think Jeannie Marketing marketing consultant jeannieshapiro.com @jeanne_jeannie @ThinkJeannie @jeannieshapiro

Anytime Fitness gym/physical fitness centre anytimefitness.co.uk

Acton Arts CIC cinema and event space linktr.ee/actoncinema @actonecinema @actone_cinema

KD Wills Ltd wills, trusts, probate etc kamal-dhaliwal.co.uk/ contact-us @kdwills_

Denitsa Minkova Wealth Management financial adviser denitsaminkovawm.co.uk @denitsaminkovawealth

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#EalingBizExpo

Please do share your experiences at the Ealing Business Expo – include the hashtag #EalingBizExpo in your social media posts (everybody loves posts with photos/videos) so we can join in the conversation.

Pure cocoa butter from Grenada

Check out our 2023-2024 online exhibitors

Scan the QR code to visit: ealingbizexpo.co.uk/exhibitors

If you would like to join these listings as an “afterglow” exhibitor (i.e. after Tue 7 March), send email to info@contactusealing.co.uk

Round Table Discussion

Start up and SME business support in Ealing

Ealing Business Expo

Wed 8 March 2023

3:00-4:00pm

The event takes place at University of West London, St Mary’s Road, Ealing W5 5RF

Ealing Council organises sector-based business forums to better understand the support needs, build relationships with businesses in various sectors and to deliver relevant business support programmes. The first sector forum was held in November 2022, with a focus on the built-environment and construction sector. Sector forums are planned from March 2023, including: Creative & Media, Wholesale & Logistics, and Manufacturing. To register your interest in the sector forums please write to: regeneration@ealing.gov.uk

Ealing Town Hall

Photo: Carlene Bender

Words that describe Ealing Business Expo 2023

Talk to us about:

• Co-working and office space

• Business mentoring and coaching

• Dedicated growth programmes

• Industry specialisms

• Investor connections

• Events and workshops

• Learning and insights

Visit labs.barclays or scan the QR code to find out more

shop

Go visit the Ealing Business Expo shop: search for ‘Carlene2020’ on Redbubble.com or scan the QR code above to head straight to the page. Lots of different merchandise products to choose from.

Roughly 20% from each sale comes to us, all of which is being donated to our special exhibitor this year, the Ealing Wildlife Group.

Build a local following

Here are some reasons why it makes sense to create a loyal local support base to launch and grow from:

• for trust and credibility, and to do better business (e.g. same-day delivery, fresher produce, follow-up services for repeat customers)

• to let people know you’re here: “if customers don’t know you exist, how will they buy from you?”

• because Google says 97% of customers search online for a local business

• an average customer will use up to three sources to look up a business

• word of mouth is everyone’s favourite marketing tool, but it takes a long time to work

• businesses’ pet frustration: customers who say “I didn’t even know you were here”

Five tips to help local customers find you

1. Use the word ‘Ealing’ in posts and profiles

2. Add London or West London too if necessary

3. Include 0208 phone number if you have one

4. Strategise with other local businesses

5. Sponsor something at a neighbourhood event (Reprinted from Expo Guide 2020)

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Best wishes to ContactusEaling for a successful Ealing Business Expo 2023!

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The University of West London

Our mission is to be an industry partner of choice, supporting business needs through access to our talented and diverse students, and quality research and enterprise.

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