Derbyshire Festival of Business 22/23

The festival helps to connect and support local organisations whilst showcasing Derbyshire’s extensive business capability to future clients, customers, and investors.

Derbyshire Festival of Business 22/23 Launch

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About the festival

The Derbyshire Business Festival offers a wide range of events, and takes place both online and at venues across Derbyshire.

The festival, which secured funding support from Vision Derbyshire, helps to connect local organisations whilst showcasing Derbyshire’s extensive business capability to future clients, customers, and investors. There is a wide range of free workshops, masterclasses and networking activities offered throughout the festival, helping to support businesses within the region.

There is the opportunity to participate in the Derbyshire Business and Enterprise Awards ceremony and three business expositions hosted in Buxton, Chesterfield and Derby.

The University of Derby and the East Midlands Chamber of Commerce coordinate the schedule of activities in collaboration with local businesses. The aim is to offer help and support, educate, share information and knowledge, whilst creating forums for networking, engagement and business growth.

Host an event as part of the Festival of Business

We would welcome you committing to deliver one or more Derbyshire Festival of Business events between November 2022 and March 2023. We would be especially pleased to hear from you if you are interested in delivering:

  1. A community-focused engagement event or activity
  2. An engagement activity with schools, colleges and/or the University
  3. One or more online or face-to-face masterclasses

If you are interested in participating in the Festival, please contact the Festival’s Project Manager via email at dfob@derby.ac.uk and she will provide further information on how you can contribute. It would be great to have you join us in supporting Derbyshire’s business community and we look forward to hearing from you.

Who is the event for?

Whether you’re a business leader looking to create new connections and find out the latest regional developments, an educator looking to support your students in developing their employability skills, or a graduate wanting to develop your newly acquired skills within a local organisation, the event has something for everyone.

The Festival intends to put Derbyshire’s business community firmly on the map. We hope you will join us to find out more about the wealth of opportunities available within the local area.

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