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The Cornwall Business Fair 2010

Wednesday 19th May - 10am to 4pm Lemon Quay Truro

Sponsored by CBS Outdoor

In changing times improved knowledge and greater connections bring real advantage. The Business Fair is a free event that aims to bring together companies across Cornwall to trade, to talk, to pass on shared knowledge and to strengthen the business community.

You will see a major exhibition, a networking area by Kernow Coffee, advice on the local business scene and a free seminar programme.

All run by real businesses, with real businesses in mind.

10am the Fair is opened by Tom Flanagan, Corporate Director of Planning, Environment and Economy, Cornwall Council. The exhibition runs all day and includes:

Pirate FM SEO Cornwall St James Wealth Management Mercury PR Office Smart Business Cornwall Sapience HR Coodes Punch Taverns Worldwide Financial Planning Spezia Organics KB Solutions Healthy Workplaces Low Carbon Futures Unlocking Cornish Potential QES

FWB South West St Austell Printing Company Penventon Hotel TTM Group IIMIA Business Link Cornwall Chamber Penwith Truro College SSG Training CBS Outdoor Cornwall College Oxford Innovation H2O on the Go Hall for Cornwall Jobline Staffing

The seminar programme runs all day and includes:

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10:00 How to get your brand noticed by your customers

CBS Outdoor

The internet has dramatically changed how we do business, socialise and our very culture. The impact has been far greater than any other communicative tool in the history of mass communication. Alongside the internet, Outdoor advertising is the medium that is bucking the trend of declining fragmented audiences. CBS Outdoor will talk about how you can maximise your marketing budget to the full and talk to more of your customers to grow your business.

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11:15 Access to Finance for small businesses

Worldwide Financial Planning

Small businesses tell us it is tough getting access to finance; the banks say that everything is “open for business”. What’s going on? This practical seminar looks at the options and offers advice on getting the right deal.

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12.00 Avoiding Hot Water: a Water Hygiene / Legionella Masterclass

Includes a Free On-Site Consultation for all attendees

QES

For many businesses – especially in the care and hospitality sectors – water hygiene is a major concern. This seminar will provide a masterclass in fulfilling the legislation and keeping staff and customers safe. All attendees will receive a free, no obligation, consultation at their business premises to indentify key areas of concern.

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14:30 Cornwall Design Forum: Looking Great, Adding Value

Cornwall Design Forum

According to Design Council research, rapidly growing businesses are twice as the UK average to have increased investment in design. In this seminar Paul Davies Chair of the Design Forum, Patrick Gottelier Director of The School of Design at University College Falmouth and Andrea Siodmok, Programme Director, DOTT discuss the value of design.

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Business fair sponsor: CBS Outdoor

CBS Outdoor is very proud to be supporting the Cornwall Chamber of Commerce Business Fair.

Connecting with customers has become much harder, our lifestyles have changed, and we are constantly on the go, spending more time out and about.

As a local business the only way to survive is to keep old customers coming back and attracting new ones. But how do you manage this in a struggling market where grabbing peoples attention is becoming increasingly difficult?

There is one solution and that is Outdoor.

CBS Outdoor has the most exciting and captivating poster canvas on transport networks. We handle advertising on 95% of the UK’s buses, London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, two thirds of all National Rail stations and the major tram networks. Every week in the UK, 34 million consumers on the move see advertising on transport networks.

For more information contact Julie Wheeler on 07831 311893 or e-mail julie.wheeler@cbsoutdoor.co.uk or alternatively visit us at www.cbsoutdoor.co.uk