Wiltshire entrepreneurs Yola O ’ Hara and David Lattimer have teamed up to create a new style of online expo , with the aim of attracting business people from across the UK and beyond .

The event will take place on Thursday 25th February 2021 , and the cost of a stand is £ 150 + VAT . Attendance for visitors will be free of charge .

Yola , who is Managing Director of social business consultancy , Visually Explained , said , “ Holding expos online is an interesting , location independent concept , so we decided to run one . Our plan is for the 5554 Virtual Expo to be simple , cost-effective and based on a very user-friendly platform .

“ We decided to strip out many of the features that sometimes over complicate face-to-face expos like back-to-back speakers , speed networking and so on , and focus on the central point : exhibitors

meeting visitors , doing business with one another and making connections .”

David , who runs Redro , which provides maintenance management software , said , “ We ’ ve attended some larger online expos for our own business , which have worked well , but we wanted to create a simpler , more cost-effective event which is better suited to SMEs .”

The platform Yola and David have opted for is easy to use for exhibitors , as well as for visitors who attend the event . Each exhibitor has a ‘ stand ,’ and visitors can come along to the stand and chat with businesses , just as they would in a face-to-face event .

Visitors can also book meetings , so no more standing around and waiting until someone is free . Similarly , exhibitors can see who is at the event , and send messages and arrange meet-ups . Each stand has scope for brand exposure , including

marketing material , information about offers and services , banners and videos – in fact , far more space than a physical stand offers .

Yola added , “ We ’ re likely to bring in businesses from far-flung places in the UK and possibly from other countries too , so there will be a lot of opportunity for meeting new people , whether you are an exhibitor or a visitor .”

Once the event finishes on the 25th February it will stay online for 30 days .

To register visit : www . accelevents . com / e / 5554 and for more information email : david . lattimer @ redro . uk

“ there will be a lot of opportunity for meeting new people , whether you are an exhibitor or a visitor ”

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