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Formara has announced its support as a sponsor of the Southend Business Show, the first event of its kind for Southend-on-Sea designed to boost opportunities and growth in the city
Formara Print & Marketing has announced its backing of the upcoming Southend Business Show, the first event of its kind for Formara’s hometown of Southend-on-Sea.
The event, which will take place from 9:30am to 3pm on September 17th at the Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre, brings together businesses, residents, and partners for a day focused on connection, collaboration, and future growth.
Launched by Southend-on-Sea Council, it will include programme of workshops and exhibitions, including a session led by Lisa Ansell, owner and director of Sales Geek Essex, and networking sessions hosted by Networking Essex.
Formara, which is an official sponsor of the event, says that supporting Southend Business Show “felt like an opportunity to back something bigger than a single event.”
In a blog post on the company’s website, Andy Pond, managing director of Formara, says: “It is a chance to support local ambition and help create a platform where businesses across Southend can thrive together.
“Events like this matter because they create something that digital channels alone cannot replicate – real conversations, local relationships, and moments that turn introductions into opportunities.”
Pond believes that the launch of the Southend Business Show demonstrates the region’s commitment to investment and entrepreneurship, as well as its ability to grow through local collaboration.
Pond adds: “Launching a first-of-its-kind business event sends an important message – it says that Southend believes in investment, that the city values entrepreneurship, and it recognises that sustainable economic growth happens when organisations are given spaces to meet, exchange ideas, and build partnerships.”
Other sponsors and supporters of the show include Muddy Wood Projects, Surgical Holdings, BTMK Solicitors, Dedman Gray Property Consultants, and Azets.
Full information about the Southend Business Show, including links to book a place at the event, are available on the Southend-on-Sea City Council website.
