The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire May Edition | Page 14

THE BUSINESS SHOW: SWINDON
Swindon Initiative said: “We are absolutely
delighted that we have secured Rob Law to
speak at this year’s show, this undoubtedly
brings the show to a new level and will offer
tangible business benefits and give great
business insight to our visitors .”

The South West’s leading
business exhibition returns
for the fourth year running on
Thursday 15 May hosted by
Business West and sponsored
by Excalibur. The show takes
place at STEAM, Swindon and
will run from 9am-4pm and is
free to attend.
With an expected attendance
of over 800 powerful and
influential businesses, the
show remains the highlight of
the business calendar and the
networking event of the year.
Here we reveal what to expect
from the show.

Keynote Presentation
Rob Law MBE - Magmatic Limited
Time: 12:30-13:15
This year’s keynote speaker is the founder
and director of Magmatic Limited, the brand
behind the much-loved children’s brand
Trunki. Rob will speak about the setbacks
and learnings of his start-up story, how
leaders can get the best out of a team and
the benefits of reshoring - bringing
manufacturing back home.
The company is a template of success for
young British business, imagineering mouldbreaking design-led products that compete on
quality and value, not just price.
Almost 8 years after officially launching to
the retail community, Trunki is a market leader
and has received 76 industry and consumer
accolades, most recently winning the much
coveted National Business Award – The
Santander Small to Medium-Sized Business
of the Year. Two million units have now been
sold, with distribution secured in more than 97
countries. Rob Law is a popular and engaging
personality, not least for his ‘dragon slaying’
tips and fresh take on business.
Ian Larrard, Director of Business West’s

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The Exhibitors
Here is a list of the exhibitors that have
confirmed their attendance at the show.
Stand Company
1
Complete I.T.
3
Monahans Chartered Accountants
6
Change Leaf Consulting
9
Young Enterprise
10 SEQOL
13
Soaring Worldwide
14
In Any Event UK
15
Nexus Business Centre
18
The Business Exchange
19
Hotfoils Printing
20
Basepoint Centre Ltd
21
Chiseldon House
22
Attivo Financial Planning
23
Vox PR and Marketing
24
Copy Color Limited
25
Morris Owen Accounting
26
Swindon College
27
Pebley Beach
28
DPDS Consulting Group
29
UWE Bristol
30
Jack FM
31
Bluefish Financial Services Ltd
32
Business West
33
Business West
34
Outsource UK Ltd
35
Swindon Advertiser & Wiltshire News
36
Business Health Ltd
38
PES Consulting
39
Wyvern Theatre
40 Excalibur
41
Total Swindon
42
Deacon & Son Ltd
43
Avagio IT Services
44
Bailbrook House Hotel
45
Swindon Skills &

Employment Partnership
46
inSwindon BID Company Ltd
47
Accord Office
48
Forward Swindon
50
Women’s Business Club

Pop Up Stands

P1 SoundSketch Ltd
P2 CSM Logistics
P3 The Four Peas
P4 The Darkroom UK Ltd
P5 European Student Placement Agency
P6 The Bristol Hotel
P7 Swindon & District Samaritans
P8 Ultimate Finance Group plc
P9 Sales Coaching
P10 FlexableIT Ltd.
P11 H L Training Services
P12 Business in the Community
P13 Headquarters 43 (Wessex) Brigade
P14 Swindon Carers Centre
P15 J Edward Sellars
P16 Baker Tilly Tax and Accounting Limited
P17 Talent Express
P18 Ganges
P19 Green Inc (EU) Ltd
P20 Swindon Travel Choices
P21 Frankly Recruitment
P22 Bluefin Insurance Services Ltd
P23 Outset Swindon
P24 The Pear Tree at Purton
P25 Sedgemoor Publicity
P26 Big Apple Solutions
P27 PBC Consultancy
P28 T H White Security & Fire
P29 Advanced Imaging Systems Ltd
P30 Wrest Park Ltd t/a Bowman House

Business Centre
P31 Zerographics/Murodigital
P32 Abbey Meads Occupational

Health Services
P33 Campbell Page
P34 Lydiard House Conference Centre
P35 The National Self Build &

Renovation Centre
P36 Recognition Express West

The Future of Export
- Exporting in the Digital Age
Time: 11:30-12:15
Join us to discover why the birth of the digital
age has changed how we communicate with
our customers and the resulting impact on
exporting in the 21st century. By 2020, 52%
of the world population will be middle class
– 1.4 billion more than in 2010. This seminar
will explore how this demographic transition
affects global markets and how you can tap
into these new trade opportunities in growth
economies. If you sell products or services to
international customers or want to grow your
business overseas, you won’t want to miss
this event.
Using technology to grow
- What’s available to you?
Time: 14:30-15:15
Delivered by our sponsors Excalibur
Communications Ltd with speakers from
Vodafone and Microsoft this seminar will
provide an educational session around how
communications can benefit your business,
covering topics such as VOIP, Cloud and
Unified Communications. Suitable for small
businesses.
To book your place at any of the above
seminars visit: www.businesswest.co.uk/
events

The LinkedIn Lounge
The LinkedIn Lounge provides an opportunity
to make new business contacts and extend
online connections, offline. Contact your
LinkedIn contacts and let them know
you’ll be attending the show and arrange
meeting them in the LinkedIn Lounge.
Enjoy a prize give-away and a complimentary
coffee or smoothie.

Seminars
Strategic Marketing
TIme: 09:30-10:15
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