Looking back at 2011 business event

This week we have been looking back at Billibiz – The Show, held on November 3, 2011.
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The event, organised by Billingshurst Business Exposition, was held in the Billingshurst Community and Conference Centre.

More than 220 people attended the trade show, which included a series of business seminars hosted by local experts.

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At the opening of the event, Susan Venturi, the chamber’s chairman, said: “The mission of the Billingshurst Chamber of Commerce is to see ‘a prosperous Billingshurst’.

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“This free show and its associated seminars, which were also free, are examples of how, together, we help our members punch above their weight.”

Opening the day, Gary Shipton, Editor-in-Chief of the West Sussex County Times group, said: “I congratulate the Billingshurst Chamber on an extraordinary achievement here at BilliBiz – The Show, especially in its first year.

“You have created a successful, cost effective platform for small companies to say ‘Here we are, come and do business with us.”

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Co-founder Vicky Ungless, from Blue Leopard Media, said: “It’s so exciting to see local businesses inaction.”

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The show organisers said that feedback had been overwhelmingly positive, with more than 1,300 hits on the Billibiz - The Show website.

Announcing APM Walker Building Services as the ‘Best of Show’ exhibit, Mr Shipton, said: “Judging the presentations is an impossible task as everyone has made such an excellent effort.”

All pictures by Derek Martin.

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