EXETER BUSINESS EXPO GETS OFF TO A FLYING START!
The inaugural Business Expo ‘Business Gives Back’ held at Exeter Racecourse in aid of Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT) during ‘National Air Ambulance Week’ is confirmed as a resounding success by organisers, thebestofexeter.
More than 400 delegates had the opportunity to visit local business exhibition stands and seminars presented by key-note speakers plus 1:1 business clinics in ‘The Business Advice Centre’.
Each of the 100 exhibitors generously donated £17,000 worth of business prizes in line with the “Business Gives Back” ethos for the charity prize draw in aid of DAAT. A total of £612 including a donation from thebestofexeter was raised for this worthy local cause during ‘National Air Ambulance Week.’
Winner of the Business Network SW prize – 3 months membership and lunches was William Pollard Print and perhaps as proof of abundance* and what goes around comes around Sean Humby – Director of Business Network SW won a dinner, bed and breakfast stay at The Magdalen Chapter Hotel in Exeter!
Tim Jones FRICS, Chairman – Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership gave the opening address and was joined by Michelle Downey Head of thebestof, Linda Bennett Managing Director of thebestofexeter and Caroline Creer Fundraising Director DAAT
Michelle Downey Head of thebestof says:”Giving something back to the businesses of Exeter has been wholeheartedly achieved at the inaugural thebestofexeter Business Expo supporting a very worthy local cause. In my role as Head of thebestof I attend business events across the UK, yet the enthusiasm, passion and camaraderie I found at the Exeter Business Expo was amazing. The help and support offered to each other by local businesses is incredible and there is a real sense of pride for independents in Exeter and Devon as a whole. This was the launch of Business Gives Back Expo for thebestofexeter and it promises to get bigger and better. When speaking to exhibitors throughout the course of the day, many are already keen to book for next year.”
Sean and Megan Humby of Business Network (SW) and Phil Sampson, Sampson Hall
On a personal note Business Network SW had a very successful day – great to see so many members exhibiting and also visiting and the icing on the already great cake was the new people that visited the stand and were keen to find out more about the monthly, lunchtime networking events.
The event was successful because of the great team work from the best of team
Glen King, Glen King PR / Michelle Downey, Head of thebestof / Derek Philips, Vice-Chairman Exeter Chamber of Commerce / Hélena Holt, CEO DAAT / Tim Jones FRICS, Chairman – Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership/ Linda Bennett, Managing Director thebestofexeter / Dave Barr, Business Gives Back Expo / Caroline Creer, Fundraising Director DAAT
Business Gives Back EXPO organised by thebestof Exeter, sponsored by Exeter Racecourse & Peninsular OneSource, with support from Exeter Chamber of Commerce, Business Network (SW), Basepoint Business Centres and 4Networking.
Each year it costs around £4.5m to keep the Devon Air Ambulance service airborne with every penny coming from donations and fundraising by the community and businesses. National Air Ambulance Week is 24th – 30th September which has an emphasis on raising awareness of the services in addition to raising funds.
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*Abundance mentality
Covey coined the idea of abundance mentality or abundance mindset, a concept in which a person believes there are enough resources and success to share with others. He contrasts it with thescarcity mindset (i.e., destructive and unnecessary competition), which is founded on the idea that, if someone else wins or is successful in a situation, that means you lose; not considering the possibility of all parties winning (in some way or another) in a given situation. Individuals with an abundance mentality are able to celebrate the success of others rather than feel threatened by it
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