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What the audience is actually looking for when they
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Festival of Entrepreneurs | 3–4 November 2026 | NEC Birmingham
A concentrated audience of decision-makers looking for strategic and
delivery partners.
Hi Bob
A useful way to think about the Festival of Entrepreneurs is this:
Why do founders actually attend?
Across both days, the audience is focused on a small number of priorities:
• Securing funding or finance
• Finding new customers and growth channels
• Improving systems, tools and technology
• Building stronger teams and capability
• Getting external advice to support growth
These are not passive attendees. They are investing time to better
understand how to grow their business and who they need to work with to
achieve that.
They are business owners and senior decision-makers actively looking for
partners, suppliers and solutions.
That’s what drives the commercial outcomes for exhibitors.
You’re not waiting for interest - you’re part of the environment where
decisions are already being explored.
This is reinforced by:
• Two full days of engagement
• Conversations on the show floor and within sessions
• Visibility through both exhibition and speaking
• Follow-up activity continuing after the event
We’re bringing together 5,000 of these decision-makers across two days at
the NEC.
48% of exhibition space is already allocated.
If you’re targeting growing SME businesses and want to talk directly to the
main decision maker, exhibiting puts you in front of them.
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Speakers and 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 80+ 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
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Entrepreneurs </span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: =
16px;">|</span><strong data-start=3D"667" data-end=3D"733" =
id=3D"isPasted"><span style=3D"font-size: 16px;"> 3=E2=80=934 November =
2026 </span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 16px;">|</span><strong =
data-start=3D"667" data-end=3D"733" id=3D"isPasted"><span =
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 =
concentrated audience of decision-makers looking for strategic and =
delivery partners.</strong></span></p></div> </td> </tr><tr><td =
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padding-top: 15px; 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;">A useful way to think about the Festival of =
Entrepreneurs is this:</p><p class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: =
0;"><br></p><p class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: =
0;"><strong data-start=3D"951" data-end=3D"987">Why do founders actually =
attend?</strong></p><p class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: 0;"><br></p><p =
class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;">Across both days, =
the audience is focused on a small number of priorities:</p><p =
class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: 0;"><br></p><p class=3D"default" =
id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;">=E2=80=A2 Securing funding or =
finance<br data-start=3D"1094" data-end=3D"1097">=E2=80=A2 Finding new =
customers and growth channels<br data-start=3D"1140" =
data-end=3D"1143">=E2=80=A2 Improving systems, tools and technology<br =
data-start=3D"1184" data-end=3D"1187">=E2=80=A2 Building stronger teams =
and capability<br data-start=3D"1227" data-end=3D"1230">=E2=80=A2 =
Getting external advice to support growth</p><p class=3D"default" =
style=3D"margin: 0;"><br></p><p class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" =
style=3D"margin: 0;">These are not passive attendees. They are investing =
time to better understand how to grow their business and who they need =
to work with to achieve that.=C2=A0</p><p class=3D"default" =
style=3D"margin: 0;"><br></p><p class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" =
style=3D"margin: 0;">They are business owners and senior decision-makers =
actively looking for partners, suppliers and solutions.</p><p =
class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: 0;"><br></p><p class=3D"default" =
id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;">That=E2=80=99s what drives the =
commercial outcomes for exhibitors.</p><p class=3D"default" =
style=3D"margin: 0;"><br></p><p class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" =
style=3D"margin: 0;">You=E2=80=99re not waiting for interest - =
you=E2=80=99re part of the environment where decisions are already being =
explored.</p><p class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: 0;"><br></p><p =
class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;">This is =
reinforced by:</p><p class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: 0;"><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"1643" =
data-end=3D"1646">=E2=80=A2 Conversations on the show floor and within =
sessions<br data-start=3D"1699" data-end=3D"1702">=E2=80=A2 Visibility =
through both exhibition and speaking<br data-start=3D"1751" =
data-end=3D"1754">=E2=80=A2 Follow-up activity continuing after the =
event</p><p class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: 0;"><br></p><p =
class=3D"default" id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;">We=E2=80=99re =
bringing together <strong data-start=3D"1829" data-end=3D"1863">5,000 of =
these decision-makers</strong> across two days at the NEC.</p><p =
class=3D"default" style=3D"margin: 0;"><br></p><p class=3D"default" =
id=3D"isPasted" style=3D"margin: 0;"><strong data-start=3D"1893" =
data-end=3D"1942">48% 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 and want to talk =
directly to the main decision maker, exhibiting puts you 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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font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: =
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=
TxYYEtxJ2O/kuVSeRlT_nxS" class=3D"r13-r default-button" =
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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;">Speakers and 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 - 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 80+ 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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