THE EVENT THAT INSPIRES ENTERPRISE

Do you have a product or service aimed at new start or growing businesses? Then make sure you're promoting it at Scotland's premier exhibition for ambitious businesses:

NEW START SCOTLAND

NEW START SCOTLAND unites thousands of dynamic SMEs with suppliers, support organisations, entrepreneurs, successful business owners and countless others who can help them grow.

Combined with an exceptional variety of stimulating seminars, workshops and live events, it makes this inspiring, motivating exhibition the year's most essential event.

Established in 2005, NEW START SCOTLAND has helped more than 22,000 visitors with advice, guidance, products and services from 200 free seminars and over 300 exhibitors. The 2007 event was the biggest yet with nearly 8,000 visitors.

Who should Exhibit?

NEW START SCOTLAND is a magnet for the country's growing businesses. For them, it brings together all the products and services they need under one roof. It's timesaving, eye opening and accessible.

For you, it represents an unmissable opportunity to meet and sell to a receptive, enthusiastic market. You'll have the chance to meet qualified potential customers face-to-face, answer their questions, build relationships and get invaluable direct feedback.

If you offer any of these products or services,
it's vital you exhibit at NEW START SCOTLAND:

• Accounting, book-keeping & tax advice
• Banking
• Business associations, organisations & advisors
• Design, print & branding
• Franchising
• Insurance services/risk management
• Intellectual property, legal & professional advice
• IT support & equipment
• New business opportunities
• Pensions & healthcare
• Personal development
• Premises & office rental
• Re-training & life-long learning
• Sales, marketing & PR support
• Small office/home office
• Telecom services & mobile communications
• Universities/colleges
• Utilities
• Vehicle leasing
• Venture capital, corporate finance & factoring
• Web design, marketing & e-commerce

More compelling, more convincing and more cost-effective

Marketing your organisation can be frustrating and expensive. Are you reaching your key customers cost-effectively? And are those sales leads actually genuine prospects?

By contrast, exhibiting at NEW START SCOTLAND offers a flexible sales and marketing tool that achieves more for your money. Unlike press, TV, radio advertising or direct mail, it offers a two-way communication process. Visitors can question and challenge. You can give and seek information.

An exhibition is more immediate, convincing and persuasive. Business is conducted face to face - the most successful way to build and sustain customer relations.

Exhibiting at NEW START SCOTLAND will be rewarding and cost-effective, satisfying many of your key business objectives:

• Generating sales leads
• Launching new products
• Building brand image
• Maintaining customer relations
• Appointing new agents
• Recruiting new staff
• Increasing market awareness
• Closing potential prospects
• Signing up new customers