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An Expo welcome ACTON Above: Ealing Council leader, Julian Bell (second left) officially opening last Thursday’s Acton Business Expo which was held at the Acton Town Hall.

The event was commissioned and funded by the Council as a way of promoting businesses in the Acton part of the borough.

Contactus editor/publisher Carlene Bender staged the event on behalf of the Council.

Ealing Central and Acton MP, Dr Rupa Huq (far left), followed Julian’s welcome and outlined some of what’s to come for business in Acton.

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Issue 21: all about the Expo

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INSIDE A popular feature of the Expo was the Dragons’ Den style “If I Were an Angel Investor” business experts panel, made up of (l-r) Andrea Laffey (Ealing Council), Andrew Dakers (West London Business) and Carol Sam (Ealing Council); and chaired

by Yuri Bender of the Financial Times.

• p2: Q&A – Keith Dowling of Post and Packing Acton • p3: community – more photos from Acton Business Expo • p4: business – speed networking at the Expo

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ACTON BUSINESS EXPO SPECIAL Did you know exactly what you were getting in to when you picked a shop spot on the “up-and-coming” Churchfield Road? Among all those independent shops and eateries, how does Post and Packing fit in?

It sounds clichéd but I really did get that “feeling” that eluded me during all the other properties I saw.

I knew immediately that it was right.

All the elements of a destination street are there and will hopefully be realised in the forthcoming Council plans.

New age postman The Post and Packing shop on Churchfield Road, Acton, provides a range of postal services for both individuals and businesses. Branch owner Keith Dowling explains how this work figures into a career path that also includes nursing.

Keith at the Expo with Cathy from P&P head office

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How does a nurse from Ireland end up running a Post and Packing franchise in Acton?

Tell us a bit about your story.

I’ve lived here 18 years now and worked in retail most of my life.

Nursing is a more recent thing but an opportunity came up to be a partner in this business.

Nursing is incredibly rewarding but not financially and I need to secure my future.

I fully intend to go back to nursing part-time when the business is more established.

Q&A

You exhibited at the Acton Business Expo on Thursday – being so near the entrance meant that you had a lot of people stopping to talk to you.

Plus I saw you getting involved in the discussions and speed networking. What was the Expo like for you?

As an Expo virgin, I coped pretty well! I’m not a natural born networker (they are rare, I know!) but almost immediately I made connections.

It exceeded my expectations and hats off to Contactus for organising. Job well done. postandpackinguk.com/acton @PandPActon – Carlene Bender

“I fully intend to go back to nursing part-time when the P&P business is more established...”

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ACTON BUSINESS EXPO SPECIAL

Ealing Council’s Carol Sam (l) with Laura Forsyth of The Village Trading Store

Everyone’s favourite gelato shop: Simin Hassani (l) of Fragola, with Liga Stepanova

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Alex Pemberton of Affluent Portraits presenting to the “Dragons”

Ealing Tweetup 24 May

www.twitter.com/EalingHour Come along to the #EalingHour #EalingTweetup: Tue 24 May 2016, 7-10pm, Tribeca Studios, Ealing Broadway W5 2PJ @EalingHour @MGreer_PR

Home care for the elderly

Burlington Motors used the Expo event to mark their 60 years in business

Proud to be in Acton ACTON CENTRE Plenty of business connections were made last Thursday at the Acton Business Expo. See our Flickr online album for more than 200 more photos and captions from the day: tinyurl.com/ActonBizExpo-Flickr

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careconcern.org.uk Care Concern is a leading independent homecare company providing dignified client-led care services to the elderly in Ealing and Chiswick. @CareConcern

Acton biz Facebook group

facebook.com/groups/ BusinessesinActonW3 To promote local business news, offers and events in Acton. *Little sister to the Businesses in Ealing group.

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Go with speed ACTON Director of the North Acton Co Work Hub, Alex Molokwu (above, far right), conducts the speed networking session at the Acton Business Expo.

Twenty-odd business-owners took advantage of the hour-long session, to make some quick-fire connections.

Just before the networking began, Alex gave a short talk about his own journey as a businessman. @hellocoworkhub

Athena love ACTON Members of the women-only networking group, The Athena Network, turned out in their numbers to support the Expo. @AthenaWLondon

Ealing Connect next meeting ealingconnect.co.uk Join the newest networking group to launch in Ealing. Next meeting Wed 25 May 1pm2.45pm. Connect - Collaborate - Network @EalingConnect

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