Grow Batheaston will be participating in this charity conference and exhibition at Bath Racecourse on Thursday 19th May, click here to get a free ticket https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-business-exchange-charity-conference-expo-in-partnership-with-3sg-tickets-274989409727 the seminars and talks are free as is the exhibition. It’s just the networking breakfast and exhibition stands that are chargeable.
The Business Exchange Charity Conference & Expo is back for 2022 in partnership with 3SG (Bath & North East Somerset’s Third Sector Group).
Returning to Bath Racecourse on Thursday 19th May the day will be an opportunity for local businesses, charities, and not-for-profits, to connect, share learnings and go for growth with far reaching benefits to our surrounding communities thanks to the support of our sponsors, Milsted Langdon, Stone King and the Bath & North East Somerset Social Entrepreneurs Programme.
The conference which is now in its fourth year, follows the success of the 2021 digital conference and expo and 2020 in-person event at Bath Racecourse.
The Charity Conference & Expo Schedule
Networking Breakfast: The day will begin with a networking breakfast at 8:30am. Attendees will hear from guest speaker Hamish Evans, Co-Founder of Community Interest Company, Middle Ground Growers(MGG) who will share his experience of running a successful crowdfunding campaign raising over £96,000 with 545 supporters in just 69 days, enabling MGG to build an ecological farm for Bath.
Tickets are priced at £10 and include teas, coffees and pastries. Please note, exhibitors need to buy a networking breakfast ticket.
The Expo: The expo will officially open at 10am after the networking breakfast. This part of the conference allows charities and not-for-profits to showcase their work and latest appeals and companies to demonstrate their third sector specialisms. Organisations signed up to exhibit so far include: CloudHeroes, Metro Bank, Corsham Print, Milsted Langdon, Stone King, x Ledger, Mark Richard Insurance, Wiltshire Air Ambulance, West of England Sustainable Tech scale-up programme, Bath Mind, St John’s Foundation, 3SG, Rainforest Concern, People against Poverty, Youth Connect South West, British Heart Foundation , Trauma Breakthrough, Genesis Trust, Dame Kelly Holmes Trust, Grow Batheaston, Julian House, Make a Move, CHSW, Forever Friends, Designability, Mentoring Plus, Share & Repair, Clean Slate , Peggy Dodd Centre, Voices Charity, Dorothy House Hospice, Ammerdown Org and Julia’s House.
Exhibition stands are priced at a discounted rate of £60 for not-for-profits and £120 for businesses.
The expo is free to attend, but delegates must register their attendance.
The Seminars: Throughout the day we have a series of seminars planned. These will cover a number of topics voted for by attendees of the 2020 and 2021 conferences.
The seminars are free to attend but booking is essential. Click on the green 'ticket' button above to book on.
Event timings
8:30 – 9:45am Networking breakfast
10am-4pm Exhibition (stands for both businesses and charities to promote themselves)
Seminar sessions throughout the day in seminar rooms
11:00-11:30 & 12:30-13:00 Talks in expo hall
What past delegates have said.....
“As a charity we don't often get the opportunity to interact with businesses. It was a revelation to see how important and beneficial it is to foster symbiotic relationships between the two. I found the speakers all very relevant and insightful too.”
“The speakers were very informative - I came away with much food for thought on how we might improve practice in our organisation.”
“Great mixture of businesses and charities. Good networking, friendly people. An event filling a gap in the South West.”
"The whole event was well organised with a great buzz all day."
Thank you to our event sponsors.