Vendors invited to Register for EXPO 2010
EXPO 2010, the annual business exposition for Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 12 from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. in the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center. Businesses and organizations who want to participate have until Sept. 20 to register.
EXPO exhibitors get a booth in the Civic Center in which to display their products or to discuss their services with the approximately 1,000 visitors who tour the exhibition each year. Exhibitors have commented after previous EXPOs that the event is the best advertising they have ever received. They also said it is extremely beneficial to talk to other vendors at EXPO and to market their services or products with other businesses.
The VGCC Small Business Center , Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce, Granville County Chamber of Commerce, Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Commerce of Warren County are the organizers of EXPO. Members of any of those chambers get a space in the Civic Center for $185. Non-chamber members may exhibit for $300. These fees, which are lower than in previous years, are special “anniversary rates,” in celebration of the business exposition’s 20th anniversary. Fees include an 8’x 8’ exhibit space, a skirted table with two chairs and signage. Electrical hook-ups in the booths are an additional $10.
“Since 1990, EXPO has been providing businesses in our four-county area with unique opportunities for promotion and for networking with other businesses,” said Diane Finch, director of the Small Business Center at VGCC. “This year, we’d like to thank all the businesses who continue to support EXPO and invite new organizations to join us for our best exhibition of excellence yet.” She noted that trade shows have always been among the most cost-effective forms of client contact and advertising, and EXPO’s anniversary rates make it even more economical this year. Finch urged businesses to “use this EXPO to increase sales, introduce new products or services, enhance your company image and educate your target audience.”
EXPO is advertised in area newspapers and by radio, direct mailings to businesses in the four counties, and chamber newsletters. Chamber mailing lists alone account for more than 2,500 businesses that will receive EXPO announcements. Exhibitors will receive a packet of key tips for marketing their businesses at EXPO.
Businesses that have not received a registration form for EXPO 2010 or who need another copy may contact any of the sponsoring chambers for commerce or call VGCC Small Business Center director Diane Finch at (252) 738-3240.
