Woking Means Business Show

The Woking Means Business Exhibition returns to The Woking Leisure Centre on Wednesday October 12th from 9.30am until 4.00pm. Admission is free as is parking for the first three hours, after which standard parking rates apply

Woking Means Business is presented by Woking Chamber of Commerce in association with Woking Borough Council and is organised by Paul Webster of Webster Consultancy, an arrangement that has seen the show become the longest running business exhibition in Surrey.

There is so much going on at this year’s show that there is truly something for everyone. There is a free breakfast forum with Woking Borough Council, a LinkedIn Masterclass, a wellbeing session covering company and personal wellbeing followed by meditation and speed networking. To close, there will be open networking for everyone including drinks, nibbles and entertainment.

The event starts with a Pre Show Breakfast Forum presented by Woking Borough Council. Registration and a light breakfast is available between 7.45am and 8.30am. This event sees the council leaders and executives updating local businesses on the latest developments in the borough, and on the services and facilities available to local companies, particularly start-ups and companies wishing to move into Woking.

At 10.30am, the first seminar is rather special in that it sees the two local Surrey LinkedIn gurus, Allen Ruddock and Keith Grover, coming together for the first time to present a LinkedIn Masterclass. With LinkedIn being the premier social media platform for businesses, this event is a must for anyone wishing to take their business forward on social media.

A Wellness presentation follows at 12.30pm, and this one has a real twist. Ben Kench, the well known speaker on all things sales and motivation changes tack to show how business success may

not be what you think it is. He will be discussing how collaboration, kindness and a touch of love can bring even greater success to your business. He is immediately followed by Shane Cooke who will be talking about personal wellbeing, and providing the tools that can help keep you mentally fit and healthy even when the going gets tough. Shane will close with a 15-minute session of meditation. When we did this about four years ago, it was most rewarding to see how well the session was not only attended but received.

At 2.00pm, the ubiquitous John Gower of Omni Business Networking renown will lead a session of speed networking, the ideal tonic for visitors who hope to get their name out at the show without actually exhibiting. Finally, at 3.15pm, as the show starts to wind down, we offer everyone – exhibitors and visitors alike – the opportunity to network, socialise, have a free glass of wine on Wine & Something, and some nibbles provided by the excellent catering department of Woking Football Club.

And just to add the icing to the cake, we will have a couple of songs from the superb Frank Cognoscenti, who is SoSinatra. SoSinatra will be exhibiting under his Sugartown brand and quietly singing from time to time from his stand, but during this period he will ‘perform’ a couple of Sinatra classics as only he can.

And of course alongside all this activity is the all-important exhibition with over 60 excellent exhibitors on display with a truly eclectic mix of products and services on offer.