2019 UK Small Business Events to Attend
<p>Written by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamcarrick/">Graham Carrick</a> (writer & COO of Assure Hedge)</p><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*99PZtNLQDrX7ks4zltuGgw.jpeg" /><figcaption>There are tonnes and tonnes of conferences, it’s vital to pick the right ones</figcaption></figure><p>Whether you’re sifting through the endless stream of “business” related events on Eventbrite, utilising the FSB site as your event bible or simply attend events based on a mass email you receive into your inbox, let’s all admit that there are tonnes and tonnes of small business-related events in the UK.</p><p>With such a massive amount of events trying to find the ones that suit your business can take as much time as actually going to the conference or event itself.</p><p>We’ve taken care of this headache for you and have put together a list of what we deem to be the top 2019 UK small business events to attend.</p><blockquote>As you’ll see the start of the year choc a bloc with events and they peter out as the year goes by so get involved early.</blockquote><p><strong>One Thing to Note:</strong></p><p>One important thing to note that in most cities the number of “startup events” to actual startups has now reached close to parity so if you consider your business a startup, it’s important to not get dragged into the thousands of events and meetups on every night of the week.</p><p>Here’s our list below:</p><h4>JANUARY</h4><p>03 to 04 Jan 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/small-business-big-new-year-tickets-51379868570?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">Small Business, BIG New Year!</a>, London</p><p>07 Jan 2019, <a href="https://www.allconferencealert.com/event_detail.php?ev_id=197706">Academics World 520th International Conference on Management and Information Technology (ICMIT)</a>, London</p><p>07 Jan 2019, <a href="https://www.allconferencealert.com/event_detail.php?ev_id=204875">The IRES — 524th International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning (IC4E)</a>, Edinburgh</p><p>18 Jan 2019, <a href="https://10times.com/direct-marketing-fundraising">Direct Marketing and Fundraising</a>, London</p><p>18 Jan 2019, <a href="https://www.allconferencealert.com/event_detail.php?ev_id=216307">ARSSS — International Conference on Business Management and Social Innovation (ICBMSI)</a>, Oxford, UK</p><p>19 Jan 2019, <a href="https://www.allconferencealert.com/event_detail.php?ev_id=192479">570th International Conference on Advances in Business Management and Information Technology (ICABMIT)</a>, Edinburgh</p><p>19 Jan 2019, <a href="https://www.allconferencealert.com/event_detail.php?ev_id=206487">ISER-515th International Conference on Advances in Business Management and Information Science (ICABMIS)</a> Oxford, UK</p><p>19 Jan 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/east-london-small-business-expo/">East London Small Business Expo</a>, London</p><p>20 to 22 Jan 2019, <a href="http://scotlandstradefairs.co.uk">Scotland’s Trade Fair #1</a>, Glasgow</p><p>23 Jan 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cyber-security-for-small-business-tickets-49089172035?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">Cyber security for small business</a>, London</p><p>30 Jan 2019, <a href="https://10times.com/ttltc">Tomorrow’s Tech Leaders Today Conference</a>, London</p><p>30 Jan 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/grow-your-business-workshop-tickets-52478096399?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">Grow Your Business Workshop</a>, St Albans, UK</p><p>31 Jan 19, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/google-analytics-for-small-business-tickets-53134737430?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">Google analytics for small business</a>, London</p><h4><strong>FEBRUARY</strong></h4><p>06 Feb 2019, <a href="https://10times.com/sic">Strategic Internal Communications</a>, London</p><p>06 to 08 Feb 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/london-businesses-connection-conference-lbcc-tickets-48362418295?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">London Businesses Connection Conference (LBCC)</a> London</p><p>06 to 09 Feb 2019, <a href="https://10times.com/financial-partners">Financial Partners Expo</a>, London (Excel)</p><p>08 Feb 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/business-owners-conference-tickets-52142869727?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">Business Owners Conference</a>, Horley, UK</p><p>09 Feb 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mavis-amankwahs-money-marketing-conference-for-entrepreneurs-tickets-53583989154?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">Mavis Amankwah’s Money & Marketing Conference for Entrepreneurs</a>, London</p><p>15 to 16 Feb 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-small-business-conference-at-the-best-you-expo-2019-london-tickets-52795248008?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">FREE: Small Business Conference at The Best You EXPO 2019, London</a>, London</p><p>15 to 16 Feb 2019, <a href="https://10times.com/the-franchise-show">International Franchise and Small Business Expo</a>, London (Excel)</p><p>26 Feb 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/not-another-marketing-conference-tickets-50803613977?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">Not Another Marketing Conference</a>, London</p><p>27 to 28 Feb 2019, <a href="https://marketingshownorth.co.uk/">Marketing Show North</a>, Manchester</p><p>27 to 28 Feb 2019, <a href="https://10times.com/advanced-operational-risk-management">Advanced Operational Risk Management Conference</a>, London</p><p>27 Feb 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/global-business-banking-summit-uk-edition-tickets-51582407369?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">Global Business Banking Summit — UK Edition</a>, London</p><p>28 Feb 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-small-biz-network-the-experience-business-tickets-50436982372?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">London Small Biz Network: The Experience Business</a>, London</p><p><strong>MARCH</strong></p><p>05 Mar 2019, <a href="https://10times.com/future-fund-management">The Future of Fund Management</a> London, UK</p><p>05 Mar 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/isba-annual-conference-tickets-50630270502?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">ISBA Annual Conference</a>, London, UK</p><p>06 Mar 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thurrock-business-conference-2019-tickets-51584750377?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">Thurrock Business Conference 2019</a>, Orsett, UK</p><p>08 March 2019, <a href="https://www.atomicon.co.uk/">Atomicon</a> Newcastle upon Tyne, UK</p><p>11 Mar 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/future-fit-conference-tickets-52010880945?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">Future Fit Conference 2019</a>, London, UK</p><p>14 Mar 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/school-business-manager-conference-2019-london-tickets-52151524614?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">School Business Manager Conference 2019, London</a>, London</p><p>19 to 20 Mr 2019, <a href="http://www.elitebusinessevent.co.uk/">Elite Business Expo</a>, London</p><p>27 to 28 March 2019, <a href="http://www.salesinnovationexpo.co.uk/">Sales Innovation Expo 2019</a>, London, UK</p><p>27 & 28 March 2019, <a href="http://www.b2bmarketingexpo.co.uk/">B2B Marketing Expo</a>, London, UK</p><p><strong>APRIL</strong></p><p>Apr 12 & Sep 13 2019, <a href="https://www.brightonseo.com/">The Brighton SEO Conference</a>, Brighton, UK</p><p>18 Apr 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-tech-conference-tickets-51486170522?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">London Tech Conference</a>, London, UK</p><p>25 Ap to 15 May 2019, <a href="https://www.impact-summit.org/">Impact Summit 2019</a>, Scotland</p><p>30 Apr 2019, <a href="https://www.socialday.co.uk/">Social Media Marketing Festival Event London 2019</a>, London</p><p><strong>MAY</strong></p><p>2 to 3 May 2019, <a href="https://www.theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/datax-london">DATAx London</a>, London</p><p>2 to 3 May 2019, <a href="https://www.theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/data-leadership-innovation-summit">Data Leadership Innovation Summit</a>, London</p><p>2 to 3 May 2019, <a href="https://www.theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/machine-learning-summit-london">Machine Learning and Big Data Summit London</a>, London</p><p>15 to 16 May 2019, <a href="http://www.greatbritishbusinessshow.co.uk/">The Business Show 2019</a>, London</p><p>(This conference is free and is in the Excel with 25,000 attendees. Recommend a booth here, which are pricey but worth the investment)</p><p>23 May 2019, <a href="https://www.fsb.org.uk/events/fsb-celebrating-small-business-awards-2019">FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards</a>, Across UK</p><p>23 May 2019, <a href="https://www.fsbawards.co.uk/">FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards</a>, London</p><p><strong>JUNE</strong></p><p>05 to 06 June 2019, <a href="https://cmalive.co.uk/">CMA Live</a>, Edinburgh, UK</p><p>18 to 20 June 2019, <a href="https://10times.com/sme-london">Service Management Expo</a>, London (Excel)</p><p><strong>JULY</strong></p><p>07 Jul 2019, <a href="https://www.allconferencealert.com/event_detail.php?ev_id=202617">IASTEM — 637th International Conference on Economics and Business Management (ICEBM)</a>, Edinburgh, UK</p><p>08 July 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/business-mentoring-tickets-47846191246?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">Business Mentoring</a>, London</p><p>25 to 26 July 2019, <a href="https://datamining.expertconferences.org/">Big Data Analysis and Data Mining</a>, London</p><p><strong>AUGUST</strong></p><p>28 to 29 Aug 2019, <a href="https://www.turingfest.com/">TURING FEST</a>, Edinburgh</p><p><strong>SEPTEMBER</strong></p><p>12 Sep 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/small-schemes-summit-2019-tickets-53581525786?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">Small Schemes Summit</a>, London</p><p>22 to 23 Sep 2019, <a href="http://scotlandstradefairs.co.uk">Scotland’s Trade Fair #</a>2, Glasgow</p><p>26 Sep 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2019-internal-communications-conference-tickets-51650864125?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">2019 Internal Communications Conference</a>, London</p><p><strong>OCTOBER</strong></p><p>10 to 11 Oct 2019, <a href="https://www.festivalofmarketing.com/">Festival of Marketing</a>, London</p><p>17 Oct 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-at-a-glance-conference-2019-tickets-52084647583?aff=ebdssbdestsearch">The At A Glance Conference</a>, London</p><p>Date TBC, <a href="https://www.startup-summit.com/">StartUp Summit</a>, Edinburgh</p><p><strong>NOVEMBER</strong></p><p>04 to 05 Nov 2019, <a href="https://10times.com/ucon">uCon The Microservices Conference</a>, London</p><p>11 to 12 Nov 2019, <a href="https://10times.com/customer-engagement-summit">Customer Engagement Summit</a>, London</p><p>14 Nov 2019, <a href="https://10times.com/print-digital">Print & Digital Innovations Summit</a>, London</p><p>14 to 15 Nov 2019, <a href="https://10times.com/forresters-forum-for-customer-emea">CX Europe</a>, London</p><p>27 to 28 Nov, <a href="https://10times.com/going-global-exhibition">Going Global Exhibition</a>, London</p><p><strong>DECEMBER</strong></p><p>03 Dec 2019, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/branding-for-freelancers-and-small-businesses/">Branding for Freelancers and Small Businesses</a>, London</p><p>With Christmas only around the corner, conferences and events are replaced with annual dinners, Christmas parties and casual get together in bars so enjoy.</p><p>Hope you make the most of the list above. Share this with anyone in your network that you think may benefit.</p><p>If I missed any events or you’re running an event that you want to add please let me know by pinging me a mail to <a href="mailto:%[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p>Thanks</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=30c94c6f0c56" width="1" height="1" alt="" /><hr><p><a href="https://blog.assurehedge.com/2019-uk-small-business-events-to-attend-30c94c6f0c56">2019 UK Small Business Events to Attend</a> was originally published in <a href="https://blog.assurehedge.com">Assure Hedge</a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>
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