160728 - the gloucestershire business show 2017

May 17 & 18 2017 Cheltenham Racecourse

Discuss - Engage - Collaborate - Innovate - Promote - Grow

It’s about Gloucestershire. The diversity and strength of its business, people and community. Gloucestershire is a fabulous place to live, play and do business and that’s why this show is so important. Conceived in 2013, in response to the deepest recession in recent history, The Gloucestershire Business Show delivered its first year’s event in 2015, creating a diverse platform for dialogue, consultation, innovation, collaboration, and growth promoting Gloucestershire as a great place to do business. Since then, this unique show is the largest gathering of businesses, business leaders and prospective clients in the county. Now in its third year the show has already succeeded in connecting a vast range of people and businesses from Micros enterprises & startups, through small medium & large SME to corporates and multi national companies.

What’s it All About?



The Gloucestershire Business Show is a celebratory two day event of bringing together the business community from across the county to share outstanding business innovation, skills and insights to create a sustainable and flourishing business environment. In partnership with the University of Gloucestershire, we are delighted to support the event and show case the Growth Hub to provide seamless and exceptional business services to act as a catalyst for a step change in driving economic growth throughout the county.“ David Owen, Chief Executive, Gfirst LEP

Business West are proud to be supporting The Gloucestershire Business Show. The show creates excellent opportunities for businesses to network and gain new contacts. With such a diverse business community this event is a fantastic opportunity for local businesses to showcase all that the County has to offer.

Phil Smith, Managing Director, Business West

“The Gloucestershire Business Show is a fantastic opportunity to strengthen the links between education and business. To keep the UK economy successful, we need high skill, innovative, knowledge-intensive growth. That means businesses and universities working ever more closely together. The show is a great opportunity to make those connections.

Stephen Marston , Vice-Chancellor, University of Gloucestershire

"The Institute of Directors in Gloucestershire is delighted to support The Gloucestershire Business Show as it feeds into all of the "betters" that we as professional institute stand for by offering opportunities for professional development, peer and mentor networking, encouraging entrepreneurship and fostering a climate of business growth."

Barbara Stopher, Chair, IoD Gloucestershire



“At HRML, we thought we should try The Gloucestershire Business Show for 2016. It proved a major success for us with real new work and valuable new contacts who we have been actively working with since. So whilst it provides that all essential profile, it has also shown tangible benefits for us. We have already confirmed our booking for 2016.” Ian Heather Heather Resource Management Ltd This was our first experience of exhibiting to this target market and at this level, and what a great experience it was. We worked in partnership with the Gloucestershire Constabulary to develop and execute Cyber Security scenarios which were very well received by the audience. The show itself was a great insight into the SME market, a key target for PGI and our cyber services and training academy. The visitors to the show engaged well with our stand and the atmosphere at the event was great. As lead sponsors we were involved in speaking slots and branding opportunities which I think were well managed and presented. A huge plus side for myself was the engagement with the shows organisers, Pete and Antonia. As regular exhibitors at trade shows and events I engage with organisers on a daily basis, but the level of professionalism and communication with Pete and Antonia was brilliant and made the whole lead up to the event so much easier. We look forward to working with you again soon. Haley McPherson, head of Marketing, Protection Group International

Feedback from 2016



“The Gloucestershire Business Show brought the county’s exciting and diverse business scene together under one roof in a positive and mutually-supportive way. As well as offering a great array of useful, practical workshops it was also the perfect opportunity for us to meet many of our members – and indeed recruit and sign up even more. It was a very enjoyable and worthwhile event.” Sam Holliday, FSB Development Manager for Gloucestershire and the West of England

Feedback from 2016



The Show Exhibition occupies The Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse and comprises 140 exhibition stands in a range of shapes and sizes. They can be found on both levels of Centaur and are fully integrated with the Show’s interactive spaces for Business Stands are supplied with shell scheme, light and power

Public access to the Exhibition is 9:30am – 4:00pm each day

Directed flow around the venue to ensure all areas get good exposure

An exhibitors lounge is provided for breaks & refreshments First floor exhibitors benefit from additional exposure during business

breakfast events

The Exhibition



Developing into its third year, the Gloucestershire Business Show 2017 continues to build on the highly popular spaces for businesses that provide the discussion and engagement that makes it a unique, strategic event in Gloucestershire’s Business Calendar. Spaces for Business are planned and delivered collaboratively by exhibitors, sponsors and partners that research, develop and deliver relevant products and services.

Exhibition Floor – Our exhibition floor with 140+ exhibitors and extending across

both levels of Centaur presenting a diverse range of businesses across different sizes and sectors. There is a common purpose around doing business in Gloucestershire, promoting it’s diverse culture and variety of opportunities

Programmed Venues – Our five main venues present a range of size and seating

styles that play host to our main programme. From capacity of 20 to 100 and across formal theatre style and flexible, open space. The venues are also available to exhibitors and sponsors to hire for their own presentations and meetings at the show.

Innovation Theatre – Adjacent to the Business Advice Centre, the Innovation

Theatre is programmed with content to explore innovation as a process and a culture. Innovation is integral to any business to facilitate growth and development. Our programme aims to explore that across a wide range of business sectors.

Space for Business at GBS2017



Food & Farming Zone – New for 2107, a number of our sponsors and exhibitors have come together to celebrate and promote Gloucestershire’s rich culture of agricultural production, innovation and business. With 83% of Cotswold land committed to Agricultural use, the sector is a vastly important part of Gloucestershire's business community.

Training & Development for Business – Training & development forms a vital

channel to growth for any business team. Gloucestershire’s training providers support this with a view to providing as much in county as possible and also to provide a high value offering out of county. Our Education Partners collaborate at the show to consult on what businesses need and to present the county’s services.

Science & Technology Business Zone – Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths are drivers for innovative Science & Technology in Businesses. New for 2017, the Science & Technology Business Zone will showcase cutting edge technology from both established and developing businesses, inspiring new business development in the sector.

Digital Security Zone – Digital Security, cyber-attack, awareness, understanding,

prevention. In a digital age where business risk from digital compromise and online fraud is growing rapidly, Gloucestershire is set to lead the way at every level in the Country’s response. In a very new industry sector, rapidly embracing HR specialists, insurers and the legal industry. Our sponsors, partners and exhibitors have come together to explore what business can be done, to present the products and services that will protect, and to show the technology in action, educating and informing, helping Gloucestershire's business community understand and protect appropriately against this growing threat




Business Advice Centre – Our Business Advice Centre brings together at one service point the strategic business advisors from GFirstLEP, InnovateUK, UKti, Institute of Directors, CBI and others. It’s the home of our Access to Finance team and it’s coordinated for us by Gloucestershire Frederick’s Foundation. With a broad team of advisors and mentors covering a wide range of business advice services, the centre is there to be used as a place to go for advice & guidance at any stage of your business journey.

Creative Suite – The arts are embedded in business at every level. From graphic design to media communications and from the performing arts through to creative innovation processes. The most stunning inventions, products and designs have the arts integrally engaged with engineering and technology in their development. New for 2017 we have a small theatre space presented by Gloucestershire Business engaged in performance arts and delivering a programme designed to understand further the relationship between business and the arts.

Space to relax – As the day starts, throughout the day or at the end of a long stint on an exhibition stand, it’s important to have time to relax, have a drink and spend time with colleagues, business contacts, or new friends with common business interests. For exhibitors, partners and sponsors we have the Exhibitors Lounge to provide space with complimentary tea and coffee where you can take clients to talk, hold pre-arranged business meetings, or just take time out to relax and re-charge.




Over 17th & 18th May we will be holding a number of special events that will celebrate & promote business in Gloucestershire The Gloucestershire Business Show 2017 – After Party - Pittville Pump

Room, 17th May sees our after hours dinner party marking a great celebration of all that is good about business in Gloucestershire. With superb food, business awards and our Charity Partner, it provides a fabulous black tie event to enjoy with colleagues and clients.

Investors Dinner 2017 – A relaxed event on Thursday evening that marks the end of The 2017 Show. An opportunity for those in the financial sector to network, enjoy an evening with business colleagues and hear from speakers with insight & experience of helping high performance businesses develop and grow.

GBS17 Business Breakfasts – on both Wednesday 17th & Thursday 18th we hold a network breakfast for exhibitors, sponsors, partners and the wider business community to start the day. Spend important time networking and ensure you get the most out of the Gloucestershire Business Show for your business to support collaboration & growth.

Special Events



To develop the wider content, we have number of Business Programme Teams comprised of exhibitors, sponsors and partners working with us to plan and deliver the content for the show. These business teams provide the professional experience, advice and resource that allow us to deliver programme and other content that is relevant, informative and challenging over the two days. Engagement with the teams becomes business development in its own right, broadening B2B relationships at a deeper level as we plan the show. We welcome a discussion from any of our exhibitors, sponsors or partners who want to contribute. The areas our teams cover includes: Access to Finance Innovation in business Training & Development Science & Technology in Business Digital Security Food & Farming Creative Business Corporate & Social Responsibility

Business Programme Teams



Ground Floor, Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse



First Floor, Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse



GBS17 Programme Threads

Business Innovation

Access to Finance

Gloucestershire Food & Farming

The Future of the High Street

Gloucestershire Tourism

Crime & Business

Creative Industries – Business to Business

Energy & Business

Training & Development for Business

Corporate & Social Responsibility

The Gloucestershire Business Show 2017 will present an Event Programme across the main venues and also some of our dedicated spaces for business. The programme will be published early in 2017, ideas have been forming an being suggested to us since the end of the 2016 event. 2017 programme threads will include:



Our GBS17 Strategic Partners



Our GBS17 Sponsors



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May 17 & 18 2017 Cheltenham Racecourse Photography Courtesy of Heather Chadwick, Credit Your Life Photography

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