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Brighton Business Expo 2025: Connect, Learn & Grow

  • Sep 18
  • 2 min read

Brighton’s biggest business event is back! Join us at Brighton Racecourse on Thursday 23rd October 2025 for the Brighton Business Expo – the city’s largest business show, bringing together hundreds of professionals, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders from across Sussex.


We’re excited to share that Connected Brighton will be there with our own stand, and our founder Lyndsey Clay is hosting the Speed Networking session. It’s the perfect chance to connect, learn, and showcase your business in one buzzing day.


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Why Attend?

Here’s what you’ll get (for free!) when you register:

  • 🛍 Local Exhibitors – meet over 50 Brighton-based businesses and national companies showcasing their services.

  • 🎤 Keynote Speakers – hear from the UK’s business leaders, motivational speakers, and industry experts.

  • 📚 Free Business Seminars – learn about sales, marketing, finance, innovation, and growth.

  • 🛠 Interactive Workshops – increase your knowledge with practical sessions from local experts.

  • 🤝 Business Networking – connect with 250–300 businesses from across Sussex, including speed networking hosted by Connected Brighton.

  • 💡 Business Support – get free advice from support organisations on everything from employing people to social media.



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Event Details

📍 Brighton Racecourse

🗓 Thursday 23rd October 2025

⏰ 10:00am – 2:00pm

🚗 1,000+ free car parking spaces, sea views & easy access from the A27


Seminar Highlights

Throughout the day, you’ll find bite-sized seminars designed to inspire and upskill:

  • Social Media That Sells – Daniele Penariol shares how to turn scrolls into sales.

  • Thriving Under Pressure – Pete Cohen reveals how to transform stress into growth.

  • Are You Thinking Big Enough? – Tasha Gladman shows how big-brand thinking fuels scaling.

  • How to Help a Hacker Steal Your Data – Simon Fisher exposes the habits hackers exploit.

  • Content Marketing for B2B – Kayla Kerr explains how to build long-term growth.

  • Maximise Every Networking Event – Bradley Hatchett shares his framework for smarter networking.

  • Speed Networking – hosted by Connected Brighton’s Lyndsey Clay.


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Exhibitor Opportunities

It’s not just local SMEs who exhibit – past expos have welcomed household names including NatWest, Tesla, Metro Bank, Santander, BT Business, Hilton Hotels, FedEx and more.


And this year EDF Small Business, sponsor of our Connected100 Business Club will be there too!


If you’d like to showcase your business this year, there are a variety of exhibitor packages available.



FAQs

Got questions? From stand sizes to parking, you’ll find answers on the Expo FAQ page.


See You There!

We’d love to see as many of you as possible at the Brighton Business Expo 2025.


Whether you’re looking to grow your network, learn from industry experts, or simply start conversations that spark opportunities, this event is not to be missed.

 
 
 
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