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Leads, conversations and long-tail follow-up from a focused founder
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Festival of Entrepreneurs | 3–4 November 2026 | NEC Birmingham
A founder audience that converts conversations into commercial outcomes.
Hi Bob
One of the most common questions we get is straightforward:
What do exhibitors actually gain from the Festival?
From the 2025 event, the outcome was consistent.
Exhibitors reported:
• High volumes of conversations with business owners
• Direct access to decision-makers
• Follow-up activity continuing well beyond the event
For example:
“We exhibited at last year's Festival of Entrepreneurs and picked up many
leads for our fractional c-suite services — highly recommended.”
— John Courtney, CEO Boardroom Advisors
“Follow up has been excellent, with over 85,000 people engaging with our
content… we will be back in 2026 with a much bigger presence.”
— Mike Harris, CEO Strategus
This is driven by the audience:
• Founder-led businesses
• Actively investing in growth
• Looking for partners, suppliers and solutions
And by how the event is structured:
• Two full days of engagement
• Integration into the agenda
• Visibility both on stage and across the floor
The 2026 Festival builds on this with increased scale, deeper programme
alignment and more structured opportunities for our exhibitors to connect
with the visitors.
45% of exhibition space is already allocated.
If you’re targeting growing SME businesses, this puts you directly in front
of them.
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The stages (and where your business fits):
* Funding banks, lenders, investors, brokers
* Tech & AI SaaS, MSPs, automation, AI tools
* Marketing agencies, platforms, growth services
* People & leadership HR, recruitment, consultants, professional services
Exhibitors don’t just take exhibition stands — they can take part in the
agenda, joining panels alongside founders and contributing to sessions
relevant to their market.
We already have 70+ speakers (out of 200) confirmed, including Sir Richard
Harpin, with more being added.
Festival of Entrepreneurs in numbers:
📅 3-4 November | NEC Birmingham
👥 5,000+ visitors expected (Business owners/Entrepreneurs)
🏢 150 exhibitors across the show floor
🎤 200 speakers across the programme
🎯 4 core stages covering growth, funding, technology and leadership
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2026 </span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 16px;">|</span><strong =
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style=3D"font-size: 16px;"> NEC Birmingham</span></strong></p><p =
style=3D"margin: 0; text-align: center;"><br></p><p style=3D"margin: 0; =
text-align: center;"><span style=3D"font-size: 24px;"><strong>A founder =
audience that converts conversations into commercial =
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text-align: left; valign: top;"> <div><p style=3D"margin: 0;">Hi =
Bob</p><p class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: =
0;"><br></p><p class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: =
0;">One of the most common questions we get is =
straightforward:<br><br></p><p class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" =
style=3D"margin: 0;"><strong data-start=3D"620" data-end=3D"675">What do =
exhibitors actually gain from the Festival?</strong><br><br></p><p =
class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;">From the 2025 =
event, the outcome was consistent.=C2=A0<br><br>Exhibitors =
reported:<br><br></p><p class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" =
style=3D"margin: 0;">=E2=80=A2 High volumes of conversations with =
business owners<br data-start=3D"801" data-end=3D"804">=E2=80=A2 Direct =
access to decision-makers<br data-start=3D"838" =
data-end=3D"841">=E2=80=A2 Follow-up activity continuing well beyond the =
event<br><br></p><p class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: =
0;">For example:<br><br></p><p class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" =
style=3D"margin: 0;"><em>=E2=80=9CWe exhibited at last year's Festival =
of Entrepreneurs and picked up many leads for our fractional c-suite =
services =E2=80=94 highly recommended.=E2=80=9D</em></p><p =
class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;">=E2=80=94 John =
Courtney, CEO Boardroom Advisors<br><br></p><p class=3D"default" =
id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;"><em>=E2=80=9CFollow up has been =
excellent, with over 85,000 people engaging with our content=E2=80=A6 we =
will be back in 2026 with a much bigger presence.=E2=80=9D</em></p><p =
class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;">=E2=80=94 Mike =
Harris, CEO Strategus<br><br></p><p class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" =
style=3D"margin: 0;">This is driven by the audience:<br><br></p><p =
class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;">=E2=80=A2 =
Founder-led businesses<br data-start=3D"1313" =
data-end=3D"1316">=E2=80=A2 Actively investing in growth<br =
data-start=3D"1346" data-end=3D"1349">=E2=80=A2 Looking for partners, =
suppliers and solutions<br><br></p><p class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" =
style=3D"margin: 0;">And by how the event is structured:<br><br></p><p =
class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;">=E2=80=A2 Two =
full days of engagement<br data-start=3D"1466" =
data-end=3D"1469">=E2=80=A2 Integration into the agenda<br =
data-start=3D"1498" data-end=3D"1501">=E2=80=A2 Visibility both on stage =
and across the floor<br><br></p><p class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" =
style=3D"margin: 0;">The 2026 Festival builds on this with increased =
scale, deeper programme alignment and more structured opportunities for =
our exhibitors to connect with the visitors.<br><br></p><p =
class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;"><strong =
data-start=3D"1683" data-end=3D"1732">45% of exhibition space is already =
allocated.</strong></p><p class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: =
0;"><br></p><p class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: 0;"><strong>If =
you=E2=80=99re targeting growing SME businesses, this puts you directly =
in front of them.</strong></p><p class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: =
0;"><br></p><p class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: 0;"><a =
href=3D"https://fd1mw.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2nfsTSlNul6DuE=
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rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" style=3D"color: #051018; text-decoration: =
underline;" sib_link_id=3D"0" templating=3D"n">=F0=9F=91=89 <strong =
data-start=3D"2281" data-end=3D"2352" id=3D"isPasted">Book a 25-min call =
to explore exhibiting and speaking opportunities</strong></a></p></div> =
</td> </tr><tr><td class=3D"r10-c" align=3D"center" style=3D"align: =
center; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-top: 15px; valign: top;"> <table =
cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" role=3D"presentation" =
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normal; line-height: 1.15; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-top: 12px; =
text-align: center;"> <a =
href=3D"https://fd1mw.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/sh/7nVU1aA2nfuMSHtDjfSMG=
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arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" sib_link_id=3D"1" =
templating=3D"n"> <span>Or visit site & request the media =
pack</span></a> </td> </tr></table></td> </tr><tr><td class=3D"r14-c =
nl2go-default-textstyle" align=3D"left" style=3D"color: #000; =
font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: =
1.5; word-break: break-word; padding-top: 15px; text-align: left; =
valign: top;"> <div><h4 class=3D"default-heading4" style=3D"margin: 0; =
color: #1f2d3d; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: =
18px; word-break: break-word;">The stages (and where your business =
fits):<br><br></h4><ul data-start=3D"1318" data-end=3D"1539" =
id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;"><li data-section-id=3D"16mbnrq" =
data-start=3D"1318" data-end=3D"1370" style=3D"margin: 0;"><strong =
data-start=3D"1320" data-end=3D"1331">Funding</strong>=C2=A0 banks, =
lenders, investors, brokers</li><li data-section-id=3D"y4y5tx" =
data-start=3D"1371" data-end=3D"1423" style=3D"margin: 0;"><strong =
data-start=3D"1373" data-end=3D"1386">Tech & AI</strong>=C2=A0 SaaS, =
MSPs, automation, AI tools</li><li data-section-id=3D"18j2lbu" =
data-start=3D"1424" data-end=3D"1480" style=3D"margin: 0;"><strong =
data-start=3D"1426" data-end=3D"1439">Marketing</strong>=C2=A0 agencies, =
platforms, growth services</li><li data-section-id=3D"1y1fw8i" =
data-start=3D"1481" data-end=3D"1539" style=3D"margin: 0;"><strong =
data-start=3D"1483" data-end=3D"1506">People & =
leadership</strong>=C2=A0 HR, recruitment, consultants, professional =
services<br><br></li></ul><p class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: =
0;">Exhibitors don=E2=80=99t just take exhibition stands =E2=80=94 they =
can <strong data-start=3D"1585" data-end=3D"1612">take part in the =
agenda</strong>, joining panels alongside founders and contributing to =
sessions relevant to their market.</p><p class=3D"default" =
style=3D"margin: 0;"><br></p><p class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: =
0;">We already have 70+ speakers (out of 200) confirmed, including =
<strong data-start=3D"1754" data-end=3D"1776">Sir Richard =
Harpin</strong>, with more being added.</p><p style=3D"margin: =
0;"><br></p><h4 class=3D"default-heading4" id=3D"isPasted" =
style=3D"margin: 0; color: #1f2d3d; font-family: =
arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; word-break: =
break-word;">Festival of Entrepreneurs in numbers:</h4><p =
style=3D"margin: 0;"><br></p><p class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: =
0;">=F0=9F=93=85 <strong>3-4 November | NEC Birmingham</strong></p><p =
class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: 0;">=F0=9F=91=A5=C2=A0<strong =
data-start=3D"1342" data-end=3D"1361">5,000+ visitors</strong> expected =
(Business owners/Entrepreneurs)<br data-start=3D"1370" =
data-end=3D"1373">=F0=9F=8F=A2=C2=A0<strong data-start=3D"1376" =
data-end=3D"1394">150 exhibitors</strong> across the show floor<br =
data-start=3D"1416" data-end=3D"1419">=F0=9F=8E=A4=C2=A0<strong =
data-start=3D"1422" data-end=3D"1438">200 speakers</strong> across the =
programme<br data-start=3D"1459" data-end=3D"1462">=F0=9F=8E=AF <strong =
data-start=3D"1465" data-end=3D"1482">4 core stages</strong> covering =
growth, funding, technology and leadership</p><p class=3D"default" =
style=3D"margin: 0;"><br></p><p style=3D"margin: 0;"><br></p></div> =
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