EALING
BUSINESS EXPO 2019
Monday 18 March 2019 11am-5pm Venue: DoubleTree by Hilton London - Ealing W5 3HN
Expo Guide
Come do business in Ealing, West London • exhibition stands • speed networking • inspiring talks Cover illustration: the DoubleTree by Hilton London – Ealing, where the Expo is taking place. Illustration by Carlene Bender
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Floor plan
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DoubleTree by Hilton London – Ealing
Our headline sponsors
See back page for Exhibitor stands layout in the Ealing Suite and Foyer NORTH
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Ealing Council
Westmont A2Dominion Enterprise Hub Group
ealing.gov.uk/ info/201163/ regeneration
uwl.ac.uk/forbusiness/westmontenterprise-hub
(economic regeneration)
@EalingCouncil
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(business incubator hub)
(property management)
a2dominiongroup. co.uk @A2DCommunities
@WestmontHub_UWL
Partner sponsors: HR Dept Ealing (Speed Networking 1); Business Doctors Ealing (Business Talking 3); GalacticaIT (name badges); Ealing Business Diary (Speed Networking 2) Our chosen charity for Ealing Business Expo 2019 is Ealing Shopmobility
Ealing Business Expo 2019 What’s happening where & when 18/03/19
Audience area 1 (Foyer)
10:45 11:00-11:10 11:15-11:40
Registration opens Sponsors Welcome Opening talk: “What it takes to win the Great British High Street award” with John Martin and Rhian Aubrey-Martin of John Martin Estates
11:45-12:45
13:00-14:00 >13:00-13:25 >13:30-13:55
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Business Talking 1: Lee-John Strachan, Galactica IT Group Business Talking 2: Stephen Fry, Westmont Enterprise Hub
14:00-14:25 14:30-14:55 15:00-15:25 15:30-16:30 >15:30-15:55 >16:00-16:25 16:30 16:30--17:00
Business Advice Panel: chaired by Yuri Bender, journalist at the FT Business Talking 3: Oreste Maspes and Paul Shaw, Business Doctors Business Talking 4: Sasha Rhoden, the Lido Centre Cake, live music, beer, end..
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Audience area 2 (Ealing Suite)
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Expo business exhibition opens
Marketing Masterclass with Minal Patel, Marketing by Minal: “Didn’t GDPR kill off email marketing?” Speed Networking Session 1 [Sponsored by HR Dept, Ealing] - admission only with green wristbands
Twitter Break
Mini-workshop: “Websites – getting your message across with ease” - with Nicola Ryall, Branduin Business Support Keynote speech: Will Butler-Adams OBE, Brompton Bicycle; and Julian Scriven, MD of Brompton Bike Hire Speed Networking Session 2 [Sponsored by the Ealing Business Diary] - admission only with red wristbands
Twitter Break
Exhibition closes
Make the most of Expo Day
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elcome to the Ealing Business Expo 2019 – a day to promote and support the local business community in Ealing and West London. How are you using this event? Is it Expo director, Carlene Bender an away day for your business, have The Contactus you brought your staff or colleagues Network along, or have you come on your own to focus on your marketing strategy and gain inspiration for the next year of business? Email and let me know your feedback and your ideas: info@contactusealing.co.uk
Hashtag #EalingBizExpo
Please share your experiences at the Ealing Business Expo! Include the hashtag #EalingBizExpo in your social media posts (high-fives for posts with photos/videos) so we can join in the conversation with you.
Let’s Tweet Together
Twitter Breaks are at 1pm and 3:30pm – a chance for everyone to stop and post on social media about the Expo
Visitor etiquette
Remember that exhibitors have paid to promote their businesses at the Expo. Visitors may use the speed networking sessions to share their own offers. Expo exhibitor Events Booster has created a “leaflet hotspot” on Table 29 so that visitors can leave a few flyers and cards there for free.
Who’s who in our speaker line-up
• John Martin and Rhian Aubrey-Martin of John Martin Estates on Pitshanger Lane, Ealing 11:15-11:40 – “What it takes to win the Great British High Street award - and the principles you can apply to your business”. John and Rhian led the winning #GBHighSt campaign for Pitshanger Lane in 2015, and John was a member of the #GBHighSt judging panel for the 2018 competition.
• Will Butler-Adams OBE, CEO of Brompton Bicycle; Julian Scriven, managing director of Brompton Bike Hire (based in Greenford) 14:30-14:55 – Keynote: sharing the “From garden shed to £32m turnover” story of the business that has brought the London icon that is the Brompton folding bicycle to the borough of Ealing.
• Minal Patel, founder of Marketing by Minal 11:45-12:45 – Marketing Masterclass: “Didn’t GDPR kill off email marketing?” Nearly a year on from the introduction of GDPR and you might think that email marketing has well and truly been kicked to the kerb. You couldn’t be further from the truth! In 60 minutes, Minal will give you a whistle-stop tour of why email marketing still counts and what you can do to up your email game.
• Yuri Bender, senior journalist, Financial Times newspaper 15:00-15:25 – Contactus Business Advice Panel. Panellists: Udit Garg (Sun Global Investments); Michelle Brooks (Show Patrol TV); Angela Kanwar (Westmont Enterprise Hub); and Oreste Maspes (Business Doctors Ealing).
• Lee-John Strachan, CEO and founder of GalacticaIT Group (based in Greenford, Ealing) 13:00-13:25 – Business Talking 1 “For home-based businesses: 5 things to bear in mind when *you* are the IT department”. • Stephen Fry, executive director of Westmont Enterprise Hub at University of West London (St Mary’s Road, Ealing) 13:30-13:55 – Business Talking 2 “Entrepreneurship in West London”. • Nicola Ryall (Ryall Marketing) from Branduin Business Support 14:00-14:25 – Mini-workshop “Websites – getting your message across with ease”.
• Oreste Maspes and Paul Shaw, business consultants with Business Doctors Ealing 15:30-15:55 – Business Talking 3: “Common blind spots in business and how to make up for them”. • Sasha Rhoden, premises manager at the Lido Centre, West Ealing 16:00-16:25 – Business Talking 4: “Why working with local charities is good for business”. Check online for latest Expo schedule updates:
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Big thanks
Without the support and investment from exhibitors and sponsors, there would be no Ealing Business Expo. Thank you especially to Ealing Council, A2Dominion Group, and Westmont Enterprise Hub for joining in sponsoring the event. Thank you to all the exhibitors for believing in this event, thank you to my Expo feedback committee (Yuri, Minal, Lance, Michelle, John, Jo, Seb, Alex, and Nicole) and thanks to all our visitors for coming along on the day.
Meet the exhibitors
FULL STANDS Note: more exhibitors may have been added since going to print. See the final list at:
ealingbizexpo.co.uk/exhibitors “Online shop for scarves, accessories and crochet jewellery. Catering for the online and high end market. Creating products for life. Combining great quality materials and unique artistic design. Engaging website with news of upcoming collections.”
Andrea Tierney Design (art on scarves) andreatierneydesign.com contact: Andrea Tierney @schinko
“15 different businesses working in the Ealing area.”
“We are a coaching business focused on delivering business owners and leaders much better results from their business.”
Advocacy Coaching (business coach) advocacy.coach
contact: Fergus Crockett @FergusAdvocacy
“Has your property suffered damage and you need to make an insurance claim? Aspray could help by handling the claim negotiations on your behalf. There is no charge for the service, provided Aspray can appoint their contractors to reinstate the property to its pre-loss condition.”
Aspray West London (property insurance claims management)
aspray.com/aspray/west-london contact: Audrey Hage @AspWestLondon
“Branduin Business Support works closely with Chambers of Commerce & Local Authorities to provide chamber members and local business communities with access to qualityassured business advice and support.”
“Bridge to Health Osteopathic Healthcare offers osteopathy from two clinics in Uxbridge and Ealing. Alongside osteopathy we offer other wellbeing services.”
BNI West 5 Ealing
Branduin Business Support
Bridge to Health
contact: Greg Smith
contact: Steve Forey or Nauzar Manekshaw @BRANDUIN_UK
contact: Mathieu Rossano
(business networking) bniwest5.co.uk @BNI_WEST5
(business support) branduin.co.uk
(osteopathic healthcare) bridgetohealth.co.uk @Bridge_ToHealth
“I help small and medium businesses to grow and achieve their vision facilitating their design of a strategy reflecting the owner’s aspirations and objectives. I then roll up my sleeves to help achieve practical and sustainable results.”
“Caremark Ealing is a reputable domiciliary care agency - looking after both adults and children in Ealing borough with compassion, and working in a person-centred approach. Our client satisfaction comes first.”
Business Doctors Ealing
Caremark Ealing
Colormax Ealing
contact: Moni Fasesin
contact: Sahil Sasan
(business consultant)
businessdoctors.co.uk/ business-consultant/oreste-maspes
contact: Oreste Maspes @OresteMaspesBD
(home care service) caremark.co.uk/locations/ealing @CaremarkEaling
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“Printing and copying shop in West Ealing.”
(printing and copying) colormaxuk.com @colormaxealing
“We are a Dyno franchise providing plumbing and heating services in West and North London. The business uses the latest technologies and promotes new products to assist its customers. This is done along with carrying out the usual toilet and tap repairs with a dedicated support team making sure our plumbers arrive on time, and have the correct tools and parts to complete the work.”
“At Ealing Adult Learning (EAL), we offer courses across the borough for adults, parents and families who want to be inspired, creative and qualified. Whether you want to upskill, gain a professional qualification, develop confidence or think more deeply about art, culture, philosophy, music and life in general, we offer a variety of courses to suit your needs.”
“My name is Kylie and my business is Flowers by Kylie. I am a qualified and experienced florist and balloon artist, offering professional bespoke flower and balloon arrangements for all events.”
Dyno Plumbing & Heating (plumbing and heating) dyno.com
Ealing Adult Learning
Flowers by Kylie
contact: Desmond Dunne
(adult education service) ealing.gov.uk/adultlearning contact: Cristi Gonzalez
contact: Kylie Crosbie
@Dynowestlondon
“We are a multi-billion dollar company trading in over 150 countries in the health and wellness sector that manufactures natural aloe vera based products. The business opportunity allows you to be in a business for yourself but not by yourself, providing the tools, inspiration and leadership that you will need to reach your goals.”
@EalingCouncil
(floristry and balloon art) facebook.com/FlowersByKylie @flowers_by_kylie
“Supporting business across the borough of Hounslow, West London.”
“At the HR Dept Ealing we provide a wide range of outsourced HR services, tailormade to suit your business needs.”
Forever Living Products
Hounslow Chamber
HR Dept
contact: Margie Tighe
contact: Sally Smith
contact: Lance Hobbs
(health and wellness) margietighe.myforever.biz/store @foreverlivingproductsuk
“The gateway to business support in the capital. Funded by LEAP; supported by Mayor of London.”
(chamber of commerce) hounslowchamber.org.uk @HounslowChamber
(human resources support) hrdept.co.uk/licensees/ealing @lancehobbsHR
“Makesworth Accountants are an award-winning accountancy practice of chartered certified accountants tax and business advisers. We are always ahead to embrace the latest technology and up to date information to help our clients grow. We offer everything you’d expect from a great accountancy firm.”
“We are independent financial advisers, offering independent and impartial advice to individuals and businesses on investments, pensions, protections, inheritance tax planning and mortgages and commercial finance.”
London Growth Hub
Makesworth Accountants
One Financial Solutions
contact: Lucienne Blakely-Droz
contact: Sanjay Sah
contact: Amit Mittal
(online business resource) growthhub.london @LDNGrowthHub
(chartered certified accountants) makesworth.co.uk @MakesworthAcc
(independent financial advisers) onefinancialsolutions.co.uk @OneFinSols
“Parent-Help is a business aimed at empowering families to address any issues linked with parenting as well as help mediate between parents and other organisations in their children’s best interest.”
“Business broker for food and hospitality businesses. Restaurant Property Sellers’ aim is to become a hybrid commercial estate agency dedicated to achieving the best possible deals in the hospitality sector mainly for pub, takeaway and restaurant property owners with both freehold and leasehold sales.”
“At SMA Lofts, we are not only highly skilled but also very experienced in all aspects of loft conversions and extensions on all types of properties from the initial design stage through to Local Authority approval.”
Parent-Help
Restaurant Property Sellers
SMA Lofts
contact: Elizabeth Wanjiru
contact: Raj Shahi
contact: Scott McCabe
(family mediation) parent-help.co.uk @parent_help
(commercial property agent) restaurantpropertysellers.com @leaseforsale
(loft conversions and extensions) smalofts.co.uk @smalofts
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Meet the exhibitors
FULL STANDS Connect quickly - search through our #MeettheExhibitors thread on Twitter
“We are uniquely a joint venture business of solicitors and mortgage advisers operating as a one-stop shop for our clients under the same roof.”
SmartPA
Smarty Software
contact: Frances Nwanodi & Janine O’Connor @Smart_PA @Frances_SmartPA
contact: Agnes Gradzewicz
(business support services) smart-pa.com
“Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Tesla was founded in 2003 by a group of engineers who wanted to prove that people didn’t need to compromise to drive electric – that electric vehicles can be better, quicker and more fun to drive than gasoline cars.”
Starck Uberoi Mortgages
Tesla Motors
contact: Simranpal Panesar
contact: Tesla Park Royal
(mortgages) starckuberoi.co.uk @StarckUberoi
contact: Julian Knight
contact: Susan Kabani
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@TDOUKLtd
“The 1:1 Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan was developed by Cambridge scientists and provides nutritionally balanced, flexible weight loss programmes to both women and men on a one-to-one support basis. The 1:1 Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan provides an exciting opportunity for those interested in becoming independent consultants in the health and wellness sector, no targets, great life/work balance, uncapped earning potential. Please feel free to talk to us about either aspect of our proposition.”
contact: Ewa Oleksy
“Ugenie provides communities, whether social or business, their own mobile hub (i.e. mobile app) for customer or member engagement.”
Ugenie
@Smarty_Software
(diet coach) cambridgeweightplan.co.uk/eva
Tel: 020 3744 8177
The Digital Office
(business automation software) smartysoftware.net
The 1:1 Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan Ealing W5
(electric cars) tesla.com
“The Digital Office UK Ltd has been supplying office machinery solutions to London and the Home Counties for the past 25 years. We are supported by our team of 30 engineers who endeavour to make all our customers ‘Look good on paper’”
(copiers, printers, scanner sales) thedigitaloffice.co.uk
“Business software for startups and small businesses offering cloud based accounting and invoicing and CRM and sales software.”
“SmartPA provide expert, flexible and scalable administrative, secretarial and business support services to companies of all sizes! Our highly qualified and experienced SmartPA team will quickly provide you with the confidence to delegate everything from routine tasks, travel organisation and general administration to transcription services, social media management, document production, audio typing and more...”
(private membership mobile hub) ugenie.io @ugeniehubs
“The Westmont Enterprise Hub backs brilliant business ideas, wherever we find them in the University and the west London community. We partner entrepreneurs with the investment, structure and support to make their ideas real. Since opening our doors in October 2018, we have 20+ startups, 450+ members and connections to more than 500 businesses.”
Westmont Enterprise Hub (business incubator hub) uwl.ac.uk/for-business/ westmont-enterprise-hub @WestmontHub_UWL
BNC Gifts ®
Brompton Bicycle
Events Booster
John Martin Estates Marketing by Minal
@BNC_Gifts
@EventsBooster
@BromptonBicycle
@JME_Ealing
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@The1to1DietW5
Contactus Network @ContactusNet
@Minal2804
Ealing Council @EalingCouncil
Smarty Software @Smarty_Software
Local band live: Cat’s Whiskers
Love live music? Stay on for a bit at the end of the Expo to hear Acton-based band Cat’s Whiskers play a few songs (60s and 70s flashbacks) 4:30-5:00pm in the Expo Foyer. We’ll also have a local brew to sample – the Dodo Micropub will be providing some of her Dodo beer (made in Hanwell) for us to try, while DeBaere cakes have promised to bring something for our other sweet tooth :)
Drop card, win prize
We have some pretty cool and useful prizes lined up for attendees of the Ealing Business Expo, including a bottle of champagne; a year’s subscription to the Ealing Business Diary; and a few other surprise prizes. Drop your card in the vase on the welcome desk when you arrive at the Expo, and you’ll be automatically entered.
Speed networking x2
Two of these noisy, busy, crazy hour-long sessions for you to join in and enjoy: Session 1 1:00pm-2:00pm - green wristbands (Sponsored by HR Dept Ealing - Lance Hobbs) Session 2 3:30pm-4:30pm - red wristbands (Sponsored by the Ealing Business Diary - Carlene Bender)
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WELCOME
Check online for final updated list of exhibitors:
Ealing Business Expo 2019 Layout of Ealing Suite – Expo exhibition hall (Layout may change on the day) EXIT ONLY
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ealingbizexpo.co.uk Monday 18 March 2019 11am-5pm
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AUDIENCE AREA 1 * see page 2 for general floor plan
Exhibition stands 1 – HR Dept (human resources support) 2 – BNI West 5 Ealing (business networking) 3 – One Financial Solutions (independent financial advisers) 4 – SmartPA (business support services) 5 – Branduin Business Support (business support) 6 – Ealing Adult Learning (adult education service) 7 – Parent-Help (family mediation) 8 – Starck Uberoi Mortgages (mortgages) 9 – Restaurant Property Sellers (commercial property agent) 10 – The Digital Office (copiers, printers, scanners sales) 11 – The 1:1 Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan Ealing W5 (diet coach) 11 – Ugenie (private membership mobile hub) 12 – Tesla Motors (electric cars) – also in car park 13 – Ealing Business Expo (local business show) 14 – Forever Living Products (health and wellness) 15 – Advocacy Coaching (business coach) 16 – Caremark Ealing (home care service) 17 – Flowers by Kylie (floristry and balloon art) 18 – Andrea Tierney Design (art on scarves) 19 – Colormax Ealing (printing and copying) 20 – London Growth Hub (online business resource) 21 – Hounslow Chamber of Commerce (business association) 22 – Makesworth Accountants (chartered certified accountants) 23 – Metro Bank (high street bank) 24 – Aspray West London (property insurance claims management) 25 – SMA Lofts (loft conversions and extensions) 26 – Dyno Plumbing and Heating (plumbing and heating) 27 – Tribeca Studios (group fitness studios) 28 – Bridge to Health (osteopathic healthcare) 29 – Events Booster (event coverage and promotion) 30 – Business Doctors Ealing (business consultant) Chat Zone – Westmont Enterprise Hub at University of West London
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ealingbizexpo.co.uk/exhibitors
Display stands A – Contactus Network (business connections) – Ealing Council (economic regeneration) B – Westmont Enterprise Hub (business incubator hub) – A2Dominion Group (property management) – Brompton Bicycle (folding bicycle) C – BNC Gifts ® (craft skills education) – Smarty Software (business automation software) – Marketing by Minal (small business marketing) D – John Martin Estates (sales, lettings, property management) – Federation of Small Businesses (small business support) Audience area 1 – Opening Talk – Business Talking 1, 2, 3, 4 – Business Advice Panel Audience area 2 – Marketing Masterclass – Websites Workshop – Keynote Speech – Speed Networking - Session 1 – Speed Networking - Session 2
Details of the day’s event schedule are on page 2
Expo Guide design and layout: Carlene Bender