The Hawke's Bay Chamber of Commerce and UnisonFibre announced today a joint partnership to attract leading international business brands right through to local service providers at the EXPO in September.

 

UnisonFibre sales and marketing manager Wayne Baird said: “this partnership and the EXPO theme of ‘Connecting Business and People’ represents our aim of seeing the region's business community thrive and compete on the world stage.”

  

Last year’s more than 2000 people attended the EXPO with many reporting new business opportunities, sales and collaborations. 

 

Chamber CEO Murray Douglas said this is the third time the Chamber has organised a business expo with UnisonFibre in a joint effort to help grow the region’s business economy.

 

“We are pleased to be working together to showcase the best of Hawke’s Bay business. The EXPO has become an annual highlight for the region and other regions/Chambers are now looking to replicate this model” Mr. Douglas said.

 

The EXPO will be held on September 7 and 8 at the Pettigrew Green Arena. Over 80 different companies are expected to showcase their products and services, along with an interesting range of speakers, workshops and speakers.

 

The Minister for Small Business Maurice Williamson aims to visit the Expo also after being fogbound last year.

 

“The Chamber will be hosting a special meeting with the Minister providing the perfect opportunity for business people to hear any plans straight from the minister and to provide feedback about what we need to do here in the Bay” said Mr. Douglas.

 

The two-day EXPO programme running from 10am to 6pm will be released over the coming months.