[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":641},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-\u002Fnews\u002Fhampshire-business-show-2026-guide":3,"site:reading-news-hampshire-business-show-2026-guide":327,"news-rows":394,"site:og:\u002Fnews\u002Fhampshire-business-show-2026-guide":639},{"id":4,"title":5,"answeredBy":6,"atAGlance":6,"author":7,"blocks":6,"body":8,"date":281,"description":282,"events":283,"extension":287,"gettingThere":6,"image":288,"imageAlt":289,"imageCredit":290,"interview":6,"kind":291,"lifted":6,"means":6,"meta":292,"navigation":293,"now":6,"organisers":6,"path":294,"photos":6,"pick":6,"pull":6,"questions":6,"quote":6,"readMins":295,"scene":6,"seo":296,"source":6,"sources":297,"span":6,"standfirst":320,"stem":321,"steps":6,"tags":322,"town":6,"updated":325,"venues":6,"was":6,"__hash__":326},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fhampshire-business-show-2026-guide.md","Hampshire Business Show: getting the most from an expo",null,"hampshire.events",{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":270},"minimark",[11,21,24,29,39,52,59,63,72,86,89,93,96,111,115,118,151,155,164,167,199,203,206,215,219,257],[12,13,14,15,20],"p",{},"The Hampshire Business Show is the county's yearly business-to-business expo: one day of stands, talks and conversations, aimed at owners and managers looking for customers, suppliers and advice. The 2026 show has now taken place, and nothing new from its organiser is listed with us yet; when the next one is announced it will appear on the ",[16,17,19],"a",{"href":18},"\u002Forganisers\u002Fhampshire-business-show","Hampshire Business Show organiser page",".",[12,22,23],{},"This piece was first written as a short guide before the 2026 show. We have rewritten it as a longer guide to the show and to expos in general: what the figures say about exhibitions, who you are likely to meet, and how to plan the day so it is worth the time away from your desk.",[25,26,28],"h2",{"id":27},"what-the-show-is","What the show is",[12,30,31,32,38],{},"On ",[16,33,37],{"href":34,"rel":35},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hampshirebusinessshow.com\u002F",[36],"nofollow","its own website",", the organiser describes the show as running since 2019 and bringing together \"up to 1,000 business professionals, exhibitors, and industry leaders\". For the 2026 edition it listed:",[40,41,42,46,49],"ul",{},[43,44,45],"li",{},"more than 100 exhibition stands",[43,47,48],{},"six expo zones, grouped by theme",[43,50,51],{},"more than 20 keynote and seminar speakers",[12,53,54,55,20],{},"Those are the organiser's own figures, not an independent count, and we have not seen attendance figures for the day itself. The arrival details for the venue it used in 2026 (parking, the nearest station and the buses) are on ",[16,56,58],{"href":57},"\u002Fvenues\u002Futilita-bowl-and-hilton-southampton-utilita-bowl","its venue page",[25,60,62],{"id":61},"expos-in-figures","Expos in figures",[12,64,65,66,71],{},"Exhibitions are a bigger part of business life than they might look from one hall. In August 2026 the ",[16,67,70],{"href":68,"rel":69},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eventindustrynews.com\u002Fnews\u002Fuk-exhibitions-sector-delivered-11-7-billion-economic-boost-in-2025-new-research-shows",[36],"Events Industry Alliance",", the joint body of the UK's exhibition trade associations (AEO, AEV and ESSA), published its economic impact study for 2025. It found that:",[40,73,74,77,80,83],{},[43,75,76],{},"1,154 exhibitions took place in the UK in 2025",[43,78,79],{},"they drew almost 6.8 million visitors and 139,000 exhibitors",[43,81,82],{},"they generated £5.3 billion in direct spending",[43,84,85],{},"the sector supported £11.7 billion of total economic output and more than 127,000 jobs",[12,87,88],{},"Those figures are for the whole of the UK, and they include large national trade fairs as well as county shows. They are a reminder, though, that a lot of buying and selling still starts with a conversation across a stand.",[25,90,92],{"id":91},"who-you-meet-on-the-floor","Who you meet on the floor",[12,94,95],{},"The organiser groups its exhibitors into six kinds of business: marketing, digital and creative; finance, legal and professional services; technology, IT and innovation; business support and consultancy (including chambers and business networks); property, facilities and sustainability; and lifestyle, hospitality and community, which takes in venues, caterers and charities.",[12,97,98,99,104,105,110],{},"That mix reflects the county's business base. In March 2026, ",[16,100,103],{"href":101,"rel":102},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ons.gov.uk\u002Fbusinessindustryandtrade\u002Fbusiness\u002Factivitysizeandlocation\u002Fbulletins\u002Fukbusinessactivitysizeandlocation\u002F2026",[36],"UK Business Counts"," recorded 59,420 VAT or PAYE registered enterprises in the Hampshire County Council area, 7,285 in Southampton and 6,095 in Portsmouth. Of those 72,800, 64,185 (about 88%) were micro businesses with fewer than ten people, and just 290 had 250 or more (",[16,106,109],{"href":107,"rel":108},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nomisweb.co.uk\u002Fapi\u002Fv01\u002Fdataset\u002FNM_142_1.data.csv?geography=E10000014,E06000045,E06000044&date=latest&industry=37748736&employment_sizeband=0,10,20,30,40&legal_status=0&measures=20100&select=geography_name,employment_sizeband_name,obs_value",[36],"Nomis","). Expect to talk mostly to owners and small teams, often the person who would do the work themselves.",[25,112,114],{"id":113},"before-you-go","Before you go",[12,116,117],{},"An expo is easier with a short plan. A morning of preparation tends to make the day.",[40,119,120,127,133,139,145],{},[43,121,122,126],{},[123,124,125],"strong",{},"Know why you are going."," Finding a supplier, meeting possible customers, or hearing a talk are different days. Pick one main aim.",[43,128,129,132],{},[123,130,131],{},"Read the exhibitor list and floor plan."," Mark the five or six stands you most want to visit, and note which zone each is in.",[43,134,135,138],{},[123,136,137],{},"Choose your talks."," Seminar slots fix the shape of the day. Put them in your calendar and plan the stands around them.",[43,140,141,144],{},[123,142,143],{},"Sort out travel."," Check the venue page for parking, trains and buses, so you arrive with time to spare.",[43,146,147,150],{},[123,148,149],{},"Bring a simple way to swap details."," Cards, a QR code to your LinkedIn profile, or both, and a pen for notes.",[25,152,154],{"id":153},"on-the-day","On the day",[12,156,157,158,163],{},"The research on mixing has a useful warning. In a study published in 2007, ",[16,159,162],{"href":160,"rel":161},"https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2189\u002Fasqu.52.4.558",[36],"Paul Ingram and Michael Morris"," gave electronic name tags to around 100 business people at an evening mixer and tracked who talked to whom. The guests did not mix as much as might be expected: they were more likely to spend time with people they already knew, even though most had said beforehand that their aim was to meet new people.",[12,165,166],{},"An expo is not a mixer, but the pull is the same. It is easy to spend the day with a colleague, or with the three stands where you know someone. A few habits help:",[40,168,169,175,181,187,193],{},[43,170,171,174],{},[123,172,173],{},"Split up"," if you came with someone, and compare notes at lunch.",[43,176,177,180],{},[123,178,179],{},"Visit your planned stands first",", while you are fresh and they are less busy.",[43,182,183,186],{},[123,184,185],{},"Ask a question"," rather than waiting for a pitch: what they do, who they work best with, what they are looking for.",[43,188,189,192],{},[123,190,191],{},"Write a line on each card"," you take, so you remember why you kept it.",[43,194,195,198],{},[123,196,197],{},"Leave gaps."," Some of the best conversations happen in a seminar queue or at the coffee point.",[25,200,202],{"id":201},"afterwards-the-follow-up","Afterwards: the follow-up",[12,204,205],{},"Most of the value of an expo comes in the week after. A short note to each person you meant to stay in touch with, saying where you met and what you talked about, is usually enough.",[12,207,208,209,214],{},"Those new contacts are what researchers call weak ties: people you know a little. In a 2022 study of more than 20 million LinkedIn members over five years, ",[16,210,213],{"href":211,"rel":212},"https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1126\u002Fscience.abl4476",[36],"researchers from LinkedIn, Harvard, Stanford and MIT"," found that moderately weak ties were the most useful for moving jobs. The study is about jobs rather than sales, so treat it as a pointer rather than a promise, but it supports keeping up with people you met only once.",[25,216,218],{"id":217},"what-this-means-if-youre-going-to-events","What this means if you're going to events",[40,220,221,228,240],{},[43,222,223,224,227],{},"The Hampshire Business Show is once a year; watch its ",[16,225,226],{"href":18},"organiser page"," for the next date.",[43,229,230,231,235,236,20],{},"In the meantime there are other expos and conferences on the calendar. Some are listed below; the full list is on ",[16,232,234],{"href":233},"\u002Fformats\u002Fexpos","expos"," and ",[16,237,239],{"href":238},"\u002Fformats\u002Fconferences","conferences",[43,241,242,243,247,248,252,253,20],{},"If a big hall is not for you, a smaller room may suit better: try ",[16,244,246],{"href":245},"\u002Fformats\u002Fbreakfasts","breakfasts"," or ",[16,249,251],{"href":250},"\u002Fformats\u002Ftalks","talks",", or read ",[16,254,256],{"href":255},"\u002Fguides\u002Fyour-first-business-event","your first business event",[12,258,259,260,264,265,269],{},"Everything coming up in the county is on ",[16,261,263],{"href":262},"\u002Fthis-week","this week"," and the ",[16,266,268],{"href":267},"\u002Fevents","events map",". 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