EXHIBITING

If you are serious about promoting your business, building brand awareness, sourcing new sales leads and creating beneficial networks then this year’s new look North Queensland Business & Franchise Expo is designed with you in mind.

These were the key objectives of exhibitors at last year’s event so we’ve concentrated on developing a refreshed Expo for 2013 that will support you in ticking these boxes for your business.

We’ve created a dynamic program and a professional environment to help you gain direct access to new contacts and decision makers, build exposure for your business and gain new perspectives on successful ways to enhance what you do.

The Expo program will feature over 100 trade booths, networking events and educational seminars and keynotes by local and national business identities.

We are delighted to invite you to be a part of this bi-annual event that is one of the largest events of its kind in Australia, held in one of the country’s most prosperous regional business centres (for more detail on the economic profile of Townsville click here).

Read on for what’s new in 2013 by browsing the menu options on the left, or to read about some of the benefits of becoming an exhibitor click here.

What’s new in 2013

To maximise your investment we’ve made some significant improvements to the 2013 Expo:

1. Interaction: Choose from two display space options designed to heighten your visibility and boost your interaction with attendees. Feedback from visitors on the floor layout at last year’s event was that too many exhibitors sat behind a table or remained at the rear of their booth, limiting engagement. In 2013 we want to ensure you are literally face-to-face with business opportunities through a more interactive booth design approach.
2. Profile: To boost your individual profile and ensure your message reaches as many visitors as possible, each exhibitor will have the chance to present a 15 minute business brief at an open forum. A presentation stage will be available in each exhibit room and set times and speakers will be highlighted in the expo program.
3. Exchange: A dedicated business opportunities space will be introduced in 2013 to create connections between investors, business owners looking to sell, franchisees seeking to expand and regions working to attract economic activity through business attraction. 
4. Learn: As an exhibitor it’s as much about picking up new tips as promoting your business. During the expo, ensure you and your colleagues take advantage of our enhanced speaker program, with great workshops and more keynote addresses.
5. Connect: Your focus will be all about connection as you engage with visitors and fellow professionals at your booth but you’ll also enjoy the connection possibilities created by this year’s networking program. Mingle and meet over a casual end-of-day drink with live music, and discuss your wares at a focussed business breakfast.