CHAMBER NEWS Success for Leicester Business Festival
The third annual Chamber- sponsored Leicester Business Festival (LBF) has been heralded a success. Over 10,000 individuals attended
a programme which encompassed 154 events, of which nearly a quarter were completely sold out. With a vast range of business
subjects covered, LBF had something for everyone with tradeshows, seminars, workshops, award ceremonies and recruitment fayres all taking place in the city and county. Scott Knowles, Chamber Chief
Executive and Chair of the Leicester Business Festival CiC Board, said: “In our first year as a Community Interest Company, I am delighted with the direction the festival has taken. It has been a truly fantastic fortnight, with so many inspiring events offering something for everyone from micro-businesses through to large corporates. “This year saw almost a quarter
of delegates travelling into Leicestershire from outside the county and about 80 people flying in from as far afield as Russia, China, USA, France, Greece and even Ecuador. This confirms that
Dana Brown speaking at the 2017 Leicester Business Festival
the Leicester Business Festival has developed an international as well as a national presence and is helping to place Leicester firmly on the global map in terms of business. “I’d like to thank all our partners
and sponsors, without which the festival would not be possible. These organisations - many of which have committed until 2019 - clearly appreciate the importance of the festival’s positive impact, its potential and the recognition and investment it can bring to the area.
local communities, schools and universities and businesses all working together toward common interests. “There is nowhere more fitting to
demonstrate the reality of this than the business festival, with 88% of businesses saying the festival positively affected their business.” Festival organisers
Associate Events’ Managing Director, Alister De Ternant, added: “The business community has shown
“The
festival is now firmly established in the annual business calendar and I am looking forward to seeing how it develops in 2018.” Principal of headline sponsor
Leicester Castle Business School, Professor Dana Brown, said: “What makes Leicester so successful is positive energy of institutions across the board - Government,
astounding engagement with more events in the programme than ever before, and the number of attendees has been amazing. It has been a fantastic two weeks and I am overwhelmed by the level of engagement and support the local business community has provided to make the festival an international success story. “With Leicester Castle Business
School, the LLEP Business Gateway, East Midlands Airport and East Midlands Chamber all on board for three years, LBF is here to stay. We will be building on the success from 2017 right away and are already looking for more organisations to get involved.”
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