JOIN THE ‘ONE CLUB’ EXPO

Ambitious start-up and ‘early years’ companies are being invited to showcase their services free of charge at a unique expo at One Central Park in East Manchester.

The first ‘One Expo’ will take place on Tuesday, July 15th, hosted by members of ‘One Club’ – a dynamic networking group set up by businesses based at One Central Park – www.onecentralpark.co.uk.

Small companies from Greater Manchester, based at business incubators and at the early stages of development, are being invited to exhibit.

It will also be free to attend as a visitor. Businesses in and around Central Park and throughout Greater Manchester are invited to attend the Expo, which is being supported by Midas – Manchester’s Inward Investment Agency.

David Auckland, CEO of One Central Park, who helped establish One Club, explains: “The essence of One Club is to get people out of their offices, sharing ideas and expertise and unlocking growth potential. Time and time again we are seeing the amazing results that can emerge when innovative new companies meet, talk, and do business together.

“Now we want to extend the invitation to small early stage businesses across Greater Manchester. The managers of these enterprises are the business leaders of tomorrow. The businesses they run will drive tomorrow’s economy. One Expo is devoted to this most important sector. It is run by small companies for small companies and is the only one of its kind in the North. And it’s free!

“For the Greater Manchester business community as a whole there will be opportunities to network with a wide range of businesses during the day. It will also be a unique way to find out about the innovative businesses operating in the area and the excellent services they can offer.”

One Central Park was set up by the Universities of Greater Manchester and MANCAT to stimulate the creation and growth of new businesses in the area. There are numerous successes, some of which will become leading companies of the future. They will be exhibiting at one Expo and include Winning Pitch, Foresight Health, Sinter Studio, Citrus Lounge and Tree2MyDoor.

One Expo takes place on Tuesday, July 15th, starting at 11.30am with seminars held by Baker Tilly, E-financial Management and Salisi Human, followed by a barbecue, networking and exhibiting until 4pm. Places must be reserved in advance – please contact Liz Lancashire by emailing liz@lancashirebusinesssupport.co.uk or calling 07891 524776.

Photography - A photo of One Club members will be taken on Monday, June 23 and emailed to media contacts. If you would like a copy, please call the contacts below.

Editor’s Notes:

One Club case studies:

Winning Pitch www.winning-pitch.co.uk
Winning Pitch focuses on assisting individuals and companies to achieve profitable breakthroughs in revenue performance. Their interventions are based on the application of tried and tested methods used by the world's most successful entrepreneurs. Founded by chief executive John Leach, 42, in 2005, Winning Pitch floated on the stock market with a valuation of £2.5m last year and recently opened a new office in Liverpool.

Foresight Health www.foresighthealth.co.uk/
Foresight Health specialise in providing ‘tailor made’ employee and personal health care solutions. They help clients to develop a healthcare strategy that promotes a policy of wellbeing throughout the entire organization. Their range of benefits includes Cash Plans, Health Screenings, Dental Insurance and Occupational Health Services. Michelle Clarke, who established the business in June 2006, was recently awarded the runner-up prize in the Business Start Up of the Year category in the North West Business Awards run by the Northwest Women’s Enterprise Forum. Click to view the NWDA press release.

Sinter Studio www.sinterstudio.com
Sinter Studio specialises in providing decorative tiles for clients seeking new designs and materials with rich colours and textures. The company works directly with a Spanish tile producer and other European and English tile manufacturers to bring fresh designs to the UK tile market. For many of its mosaic designs, Sinter Studio collaborates with two UK mosaic artists, Mark Kennedy from Manchester and Adam Stanley in London. Sinter Studio is based within the Venture Space business incubator at One Central Park.

For further information, please contact Clarissa Langham at Paperplane Media on 0161 918 6712 or 07711 895 832 or Liz Lancashire at Lancashire Business Support on 07891 524776.