We Experienced Business at Millets Farm on Wednesday! After half a year of preparation the day finally came. I arrived on the Wednesday morning at Millets Farm ready for the day ahead. The stands had been set up, the speaker room had been prepared for the interactive workshop and the exhibitors were ready to showcase their businesses.

The event did not attract the amount of visitors that we wanted to see at the event, which was a disappointment. This was a shame as we had some fantastic businesses exhibit at Millets Farm. However the room was still filled with over 25 businesses, how often do you get to spend half a day with that many businesses?

Half a day in a room with business leaders is a fantastic opportunity. The half day really gives you the time to develop a relationship which could lead to the start of something fantastic. After speaking with some of the exhibitors, they told me they had a brilliant day as they had gained some good contacts – which could lead to work. If you compare Experience Business to a networking event I would personally say that Experience Business was more cost effective. On average, I would say that a networking meeting lasts an hour or two – Experience Business gave half a day.

I would like to pass on my thanks to the team that came from Aspire Oxford. Aspire attended the event for a second year running and helped out the exhibitors throughout the day with their needs, they helped visitors and really helped us at Appletree – the co-ordinators. I encourage you all to have a look at their website, as Aspire is a fantastic organisation!

Thank you to everyone that came to Experience Business at Millets Farm. I hope you enjoyed the day and gained some valuable business contacts. I would like to know what you think about exhibitions and trade fairs. Do you attend them? What convinces you it’s worth your time?