It's Back
Last year was amazing. Let's do it again.
The Hinton Workspace Business Expo brings together business owners, entrepreneurs, professionals and organisations from across Dorset and beyond.
This isn't a traditional business exhibition. It's a chance to meet people face to face, discover businesses you didn't know were on your doorstep, hear useful ideas and start conversations that could lead somewhere brilliant.
And the feedback spoke for itself.
“Fantastic atmosphere, interesting businesses, lots of chances for face to face interaction.”
“I learnt lots, rekindled some relationships and made some new connections. Time well spent!”
What's On
One day. A lot happening.
The Expo is designed so you can build your own day. Come for breakfast. Browse the stands. Drop into a talk. Meet someone new. Stay for lunch. Or spend the whole day with us.
Breakfast Networking
Kick off the day with a relaxed networking breakfast. Meet fellow business owners, make introductions and start building connections before the Expo gets underway.
Breakfast can be pre-booked when registering.
The Workshop Expo
Two floors of Hinton Workspace filled with businesses showcasing what they do. Meet the people behind them, discover new services, find potential collaborators and make useful local connections.
The Growth Room
Ideas to move your business forward
The top floor becomes our Growth Room, with four sessions delivered by brilliant local business voices. Topics span the issues businesses are thinking about right now, from sales and marketing to funding, technology, AI and growth. Every session is designed to give you something useful to take back into your own business.
Full speaker programme coming soon.
The Wellbeing Room
Grow the business. Look after the person behind it.
The Clerk's Office becomes our Wellbeing Room, with three sessions focused on wellbeing, balance and resilience in business. Running a business can be rewarding, exciting and completely consuming. These sessions are about building success in a way that works for you too.
Full speaker programme coming soon.
Lunch & Learn
Big conversations over lunch
Our Lunch & Learn panel, hosted by Alice Fox-Pitt, brings together five or more brilliant local business voices to share ideas, experience and insight from across our business community.
Lunch can be pre-booked when registering.
“It was a fantastic day and brilliantly organised. Balance of stands and talks was just right.”
Why Attend?
Whether you're running an established business, building something new, working independently or simply want to connect with more of the local business community, the Expo is designed for you. Drop in, build your own day and make it work for you.
Make New Connections
Meet more of the local business community, face to face.
Discover Local Businesses
Find businesses you did not know were on your doorstep.
Hear Fresh Ideas
Practical talks on sales, marketing, funding, technology, AI and growth.
Learn Something Useful
Take real, usable ideas back into your own business.
Meet the Right People
Potential customers, suppliers and collaborators, all in one room.
Get Out From Behind the Screen
Real conversations that could lead somewhere brilliant.
Take a Stand
Put your business in the room.
Want more than a ticket? Become part of the Expo itself. Taking a stand gives you the chance to showcase your business, meet potential customers and collaborators, increase your local visibility and be part of one of Hinton Workspace's biggest business events of the year.
Not rows of identical corporate stands. A lively mix of local businesses, ideas, products, services and people.
Be a Sponsor
Put your brand at the heart of it.
We're looking for a small number of businesses to partner with us for the Hinton Workspace Business Expo 2026. Sponsorship connects your brand with a well-attended local business event and gives you visibility throughout the campaign as well as on the day.
There will be opportunities to support the Expo as a whole and potentially sponsor individual areas or elements of the programme.
Last Year