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Free Business Clinic at Eventful 2007

Visit the Business Link stand number E7 for information and impartial advice for your business needs. The free Business Clinic is open to anyone who would like to discuss starting a new business, growing an existing business, financing an exsisting business, taking business ideas forward, attracting more customers, marketing a product, service or business, minimising business expediture, taking advantage of IT and ecommerce opportunities, buying or selling a business, employing people or trading internationally.

The free Business Clinic at the Business Link stand offers advice to these and other business issues you may wish to discuss. Their local, impartial Business Advisers are available throughout the show. Reserve your place now by emailing tracy.franklin@businesslinksw.co.uk

For more information on Business Link, visit www.businesslinksw.co.uk or call 0845 600 9006. Whatever your question, Business Link has the answer.

The CEM Group, organisers of the Eventful Show, has announced an exciting line up for this year’s south coast exhibition at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC). The show, now in its second year, will be opened at 10am on Tuesday 9th October 2007 by Rhys Jones, the current world and British record holder for mountaineering. Mark Denton, round the world yachtsman turned Leadership and Team Coach, is also in the line up as a must see guest speaker.

The Eventful show is a lively and colourful exhibition dedicated to the events industry which will once again be packed with fresh ideas and inspirational services to help businesses plan exciting, memorable and unique events.

The centre of the exhibition hall will feature this year’s larger and more dynamic ‘Interactive Zone’ in a stunning open theatre. It will be showcasing a variety of acts and interactive activities, and invites you in to witness live Samba Shows, test out your courage by exceeding your personal limitations with 3D Performance, experience an enlightening personal profiling sessions with The Colour Works, enjoy Weapons of Sound by Hot Jam International and many more.

Mark Denton will also be delivering an inspirational and highly motivational speech in this area, drawing on his leadership and team experience from commanding a team of 18 people in the BT Global Challenge 2000-01. This multi-media speech is designed to assist anyone planning an event to enhance their own personal effectiveness as well as providing a framework to help build team morale and motivation.

Eventful Stand Bookings up by 20%

Organisers of Eventful, the south coast’s only exhibition dedicated to event planning, have
announced a 20% increase in the number of stands booked compared to their first show this time last year with strong interest from major names.

The colourful show is set to return to the Bournemouth International Centre on 9-10th October 2007, attracting fresh names such as The Portland Spa Conference & Banqueting Centre and The Three Waiters.

The Portland Spa Conference and Banqueting Centre is located on the Island and Royal Manor of Portland, at the heart of the World Heritage Coast in Dorset, offering a brand new, state of the art conference and event venue. Steeped in history and folk-lore, sited in one of the most rugged and scenic locations in the UK and complete with a sumptuous spa therapy suite, this highly flexible and purpose-designed venue is being launched along with a 21st century client focused conference product – adrenalin conferences.

Another example of a main brand in the event entertainment industry who has recently booked space are The Three Waiters.  Their act involves three talented performers hoaxing as legitimate waiters and infiltrating your event. "The Three Waiters" are not wacky waiters but quite the opposite. The show provides sophisticated, high quality entertainment made up of some of the best performers opera and music theatre have to offer. 

Eventful 2006 was the first of its kind for the region and attracted nearly 1200 buyers over 2 days. The show will be held again in the BIC’s Solent Hall, which features panoramic views across the seafront. More new names for 2007 include Curlywilly Productions, Drum Jam, Mechanical Fracture, Pyrotastic, American Theme Events, The Event Medicine Company and Trinity Photography.

The second Eventful Show is set to return with a huge range of performers, games, music,
services, venues, and fresh ideas for corporate hospitality, team building and motivational
schemes.

Experience your own air display!

If you have ever dreamed of having your own private air display for a corporate event or client, a private party or a once in a lifetime experience, now is your chance!

Eventful organisers, CEM, have teamed up with Dorset based Yakovlevs Formation and Aerobatic Display Team to bring you private and public air displays from one of the UK’s premier aerial display teams. 

Their aircraft displays have won universal acclaim for their graceful and exciting formation aerobatics, breathtaking crosses and low passes ensuring that your event or venue is remembered by spectators and guest for years to come.

Contact us now on 01425 485040 for availability and prices, or click here to watch a display for yourself, please click on video footage.

First Time Eventful Exhibition Exceeds Expectations

The south coast´s first exhibition dedicated to event organisation, Eventful, has exceeded expectations, attracting nearly 20 per cent more visitors than initially anticipated by the exhibition´s organisers, the CEM Group. The colourful and entertaining free-to-attend event provided fun ideas, expert advice and a showcase for the best of the region´s event services to inspire event planners.

Eventful organiser, Nicola Deedman of the CEM Group, said: “Eventful has been a great success from both an exhibitor and visitor perspective. We achieved our key objective of creating a fun, lively and exciting exhibition on the south coast and we've had fantastic feedback from visitors who enjoyed their visit, gained new contacts, fresh ideas, and confirmed that they would certainly attend again. We've received very positive feedback from exhibitors who gained new leads and business contacts, and were keen to rebook. We´re very excited about the future of this event.’

The exhibition featured a wide range of acts, including acrobats, fire eaters, stilt-walkers, giant cricketers, nearly naked butlers, caricaturists, magicians and mind-readers. TV Chef Lesley Waters attracted the crowds with her fun and lively cookery demonstrations, producing mouth-watering dishes. Actress Nicola Duffett, formerly ‘Debbie´ in EastEnders, and due to star in the new Dr Who TV spin-off series Torchwood, made an appearance and helped Eventful exhibitor Progressive Resources launch its new ‘Celebrity Murder Mystery event´.

World Gold Medallist Derek Redmond motivated guests through his powerful speech and Debra Searle moved guests with her talk on how she became unofficially the fourth woman in the world to have rowed an ocean solo in 2001.

Visitors also enjoyed free massages, games, competitions and special offers in the Eventful Offer Book, food and wine tasting opportunities, alongside music, singing and dancing from a range of south coast performers.

The CEM Group´s visitor feedback survey showed that 95 per cent found new ideas and suppliers, and 90 per cent said they would attend again in the future.

Eventful visitor, Maria Tidy, Area Appeals Manager Berkshire, Hampshire and Isle of Wight for The Anthony Nolan Trust, said: “WOW - what a great day! I have a head full of new ideas for fundraising events and a pocket full of new business contacts. Eventful couldn´t have come at a better time and I had a wonderful day, and I particularly enjoyed the Lesley Waters cookery demonstrations.’

Exhibitor Simon Jones, director, Indoor Karting Centre Ltd, said: “The Eventful exhibition has been extremely worthwhile. I´ve met face to face with contacts from major businesses and organisations in the south that have been intending to make contact with our business for over six months and, as a result of this event, will lead to future bookings. It´s been very effective and has allowed us to meet directly with decision makers.’