Stour Valley Business Network Forum

Including breakfast and after-forum business networking opportunities, leaflet exchange and marketplace for business stands. We are delighted to invite Stour Valley visitor-focussed businesses to attend.

Running order of the event (A full Agenda will be available on the day itself)

The full morning runs from 8.30 to 11.30am as follows:

1. 8.30am (45mins) Registration & networking breakfast
2. 9.15am (1hr 50mins) Forum with speakers
3. 11.05am (25mins) Marketplace (networking, leaflet exchange & business stands)

Speakers include (see business ‘bios’ for more):

• Simon Amstutz, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Manager
• Alex Paul, Tourism & Hospitality Marketing Consultant
• Clare – the ‘smallest town in Suffolk’ working together to attract visitors
• Fiona Johnson, New Anglia Growth Hub
• Dave Gooderham, Gooderham PR

Please see business ‘bios’ and Getting the most out of this event for more…

Getting the most out of this event

Please be aware of the following opportunities to promote your business and network with other businesses:

• Leaflet exchange – please bring along leaflets and resources to exchange with other businesses

• Marketplace – please confirm if you would like to bring a stand to promote your business. Space is limited.

• Networking breakfast and after-Forum marketplace – These sessions are provided in response to feedback from businesses expressing the value of allocating time for networking opportunities.

• ‘Vox-Pops’ – Please come prepared with a 30 second ‘vox-pop’ for the ice-breaker activity on: ‘Who are you? What is your business? What inspires you about visiting the Stour Valley? What support do you most need to grow your business?’ N.B. We invite these comments live at the beginning of the Forum so that businesses can begin to make those connections with each other in terms of shared values and challenges of visitor development in the Stour Valley – please keep it brief and from the heart!

Catering – Please let us know of any special dietary requirements or if you are unable to attend for the full morning – please let our team know so that we can adjust the catering accordingly.

Contact: Stour Valley Visitor Development Officers, Oka Last & Katherine Davies visitstourvalley@suffolk.gov.uk