New Festival set to ignite Cornwall business scene

Cornwall business is gearing up for a new and dynamic week-long Festival that will head up the annual business calendar from October 2019
 
The inaugural Cornwall Festival of Business will take place from 28th October to 1st November 2019.
It is set to bring the region’s business scene to life through a packed week of events - all run by local organisations.
 
Businesses are invited to join Cornwall Chamber of Commerce – the driving force behind the Festival, in celebrating Cornwall’s pioneering and entrepreneurial spirit by throwing their doors open and getting involved in creating an event. 
 
President of Cornwall Chamber of Commerce, Toby Parkins said, “Cornwall Festival of Business will provide a stage for the Duchy to showcase the unparalleled opportunity that our local economy has to offer. This is a rapidly growing region that has seen massive investment from EU funding. New industries have established themselves and are growing and thriving because of the spirit of innovation unique to Cornwall.”
“We now need Cornwall’s businesses – large or small, who share the same desire to see the region reach its full thriving commercial potential to get behind the Festival and get involved. Allowing businesses to collectively open their doors and showcase themselves through this collaboration will provide a real boost.”
Cornwall Festival of Business is open to everyone and there are many ways to get involved - from becoming an event partner or sponsor or hosting an event to offering venue space or attending one, two or several of the events in the programme.
 
Any business can apply to run an event – which can take any shape from a seminar or workshop through to a trade show or major conference. Cornwall Chamber of Commerce is positioning its popular Cornwall Business Fair as the centrepiece for the week on the 30th October with smaller networking events topping and tailing the festival.
 
Kim Conchie, Chief Executive of Cornwall Chamber of Commerce said, “Cornwall Festival of Business will showcase the vibrant range of businesses that proudly make up Cornwall.
 
“The events that take place will reflect the strengths of Cornwall’s sectorial business and economic mix. So, the programme has been structured to reflect the breadth of new and existing, traditional industries with a focus on key sectors that have been identified as key areas for growth.
“Every event will have one thing in common: it is being organised to benefit the people and businesses in Cornwall to help them grow and ultimately have a positive impact on our local economy.
“There will be hundreds of opportunities for the local business community to connect, share best practice and collaborate for the benefit of the region and for their own business. Get involved today and”
 
For more information or to get involved, visit Cornwall Festival of Business website at https://cornwallfestivalofbusiness.co.uk/ or email naomi@cornwallchamberofcommerce.co.uk
 
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 Notes to Editors
 
About Cornwall Festival of Business
 
Cornwall Festival of Business is run in association with Cornwall Chamber of Commerce. The Festival is overseen by a Board of local, independent business volunteers.
 
Applications to run events can be made online via the Cornwall Festival of Business website between 4th March – 30th June 2019

• Events can be about anything so long as they benefit the individuals or businesses in the Duchy in some way
• All event applications are reviewed to make sure they meet the criteria of the festival set by the Cornwall Chamber of Commerce. Events that are purely self-promotional are strongly discouraged and are likely to be turned down.
• As events are accepted, they will be published in the calendar on the website. The final programme will be available shortly after event applications close.
• As soon as an event is on-line, it will be available for people to book onto on a first come first served basis. Most events are free and they can only be booked through the Cornwall Festival of Business website.

For more information, visit the www.cornwallfestivalofbusiness.co.uk
 
For more information please contact Laura Barnes at Cornwall Chamber of Commerce. laura@cornwallchamber.co.uk | 01209 240403