Sussex Business Show 2022
The South of England location was the biggest event to date with a refreshed style and feel, to cement its profile in the B2B event scene, and it did not fail to deliver!
The Sussex Business Show arrived with a bang on May 5th at the South of England Event Centre, Ardingly. Renowned for more than just B2B trade-shows, Sonny Cutting, the event director, has for a number of years hosted trade-shows with a twist. He brings together game-themed events to break the ice and pioneering conferences offering innovative B2B services offering an experience of energy with networking opportunities.
With a showcase of the local region’s powerhouse speakers, the Sussex event was teeming with expertise, experience and energy. It also brought together twelve masterclass leaders who all delivered business talks on the day. Talks included topics such as wellbeing, cyber security, diversity and inclusion, data storytelling, digital marketing and start-up success to name a few.
For the first time ever, the Sussex Business Show utilised a full shell system to enable exhibitors to have their very own spaces, elevating the exhibition’s professionalism. The ‘Best Pitch’ award in The Tiger’s Pen, sponsored by Gold Pebble this year, went to an aspiring start-up called Changing Minds Training run by Olivia-Louise Hamilton, she didn’t win investment on the day. However, Olivia’s passion and professionalism won her the Best Pitch Prize.
Another delightfully surprising element of the tradeshow was the long-awaited customer experience awards which returned to the show.
Big congratulations are in order for the businesses that demonstrated exemplary customer service experience. Gatwick Diamond Business came in as the event’s Honorary mention. Third place was Knockhatch Adventure Park and second place was print specialists, Nettl Face Media Group. But the outright winner for the show was Yeoman’s Toyota in Brighton, who proved that Customer Service is still at the very core of business today.
The show’s focus of games, experiences and recognition at every event is unmatched, however at this particular show, Sonny wanted to do something special for this new format and created The Grand Draw to go along with the casino theme. Prizes were given out throughout the day, and we also had guests from a galaxy far, far away with Darth Vader and his stormtroopers making a surprise entrance on the day.
A spectacular day of business had by all.
The Sussex Business Show moves to Brighton in 2023.