THE UK'S #1 REGIONAL BUSINESS EXPO
Welcome to today's Basingstoke Expo

Unmissable free-to-attend seminars hosted
by the UK's leading industry pros

All talks under 20 minutes
First come, first served
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The success formula: How to overcome your biggest obstacle!

Hosted By Alex Bray

10:20am - 10:40am
Seminar Room
£20 per person

Fear paralyses us—slowly and silently. Drawing on his experience as a Royal Marines Commando, Alex reveals how he overcame fear in business. Entrepreneurs are often held back by change, with fear a powerful barrier to growth.

Grow Your Business on LinkedIn with Social Selling

Hosted by Filiz Taylan Yuzak

10:50am-11:10am
Seminar Room
£20 per person

Do you want to increase your sales capacity without hard sell? Then definitely try social selling! In this seminar, Filiz will cover the benefits of social selling and why LinkedIn is an amazing platform for this.

Strategic Networking That Drives Growth

Hosted by Lindsey Burden

11:20am-11:40am
Seminar Room
£20 per person

Most networking feels great — over the right Danish pastry, a conversation can seem promising — but does it actually grow your business? In this 20-minute session, Lindsey Burden shows how to focus on the right connections, turn conversations into opportunities, and build authentic relationships that deliver real results. Practical, actionable, and refreshingly honest, this session will help attendees make their networking time count and leave with strategies to connect, engage, and grow their business.

Why Sales Training Doesn’t Always Stick - The Missing Piece Most Businesses Overlook

Hosted by Becky Colwell

11:50am - 12:10pm
Seminar Room
£20 per person

Discover how your Sales Voice - and the balance between Sales IQ and EQ - shapes every client conversation across the customer journey.

How to Make Your Website AI-Ready (Beyond SEO)

Hosted By James Wright

12:20pm - 12:40pm
Seminar Room
£20 per person

Your website may have been built with SEO in mind, but was it built for AI? As customers increasingly rely on AI to find and choose suppliers, traditional SEO alone is no longer enough. In this fast-paced session, discover why many websites are invisible, how AI is reshaping search, and what you can do about it.

More Profit Without More Sales

Hosted By Nicola Barnett

12:50pm - 1:10pm
Seminar Room
£20 per person

Many business owners believe the only way to increase profit is by selling more. But what if the real opportunity is improving the way your business already runs? This interactive seminar will reveal how pricing gaps, inefficient processes, demanding customers and back-office bottlenecks quietly drain profit.

Speed Networking

Hosted by Hampshire Chamber of Commerce

1:20pm-1:50pm
Seminar Room
£20 per person

Join us for a fast-paced round of speed networking. Limited places available, arrive early to avoid disappointment.

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