Small Business Expos!
First Annual Belville / Leland Small Business Expo & Chamber Expo! Both March 3rd. BY Ami Brown The Belville/Leland Small Business Expo is free and open to the public! 30+ local businesses and vendors will have their information and products to present to the public at Blossoms Banquet Room. March 3, 11:00am - 2:00pm. This is a great opportunity to meet your local business owners!
Lara Bair, organizer answered a few of my questions about the Expo: What inspired you to put this event together? I began this venture last summer, to help promote our small, local businesses, in the most cost-effective manner possible. As our area continues to see unprecedented growth, keeping our small businesses is vital to our community. The owners and employees are our family, our friends and our neighbors. How has the business community responded to the Expo? The response has been overwhelming! I have completely booked our space, and in less than 5 days from the time that it was announced! I am still encouraging local business owners to attend. They can still network, meet other business owners and potential customers. Why is it so important for people to buy local? My mission is to help not only sustain our small businesses, but help them be even more successful. As more chain businesses move in, our small businesses will have trouble competing, in part due to financial reasons. That’s where my Facebook page comes into play. Our local businesses can advertise there for free, and I also try to post daily about different businesses. I would encourage residents and customers to not only shop locally, but share their great experiences with everyone they can. Social media makes that a very simple process now. Leland and Belville are growing rapidly... how does this affect small business? I began planning this expo in January. During our previous small business events, people expressed an interest in having personal space to set up material, and offer direct sales. This expo offers a unique experience for both business owners, and residents. They have an opportunity to meet each other, make their experiences more personal, and it will be like a one stop shopping experience!
Here’s a list of confirmed businesses: Better Together Fitness Kent & Co Boutique Brodee Dogs Vapor Shack Rodan + Fields Elderberry Syrup by Ruth Mary Kay Habitat for Humanity Restore Monat Clary Hollow Inteletravel Tucker’s Toy Shop Tealightful Tea Shaklee Pampered Chef Seaglass Salvage Market Damsel in Defense Benoit & Benoit Health & Medicare Solutions Legal Shield CLC Healing Therapies/Energy Healing with Amy. Eagle Point Christian Academy Audrey Berkowitz Photography Nest Realty Pathways to True Solutions Jennifer Knotts Photography Terry Amroselli Poetry & Photography Grace Rea Frank Wreaths Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage LipSense TreeToppers & More Pure Romance Milam Equipment Rental Usborne Books & More Over The Hill Gang Landscaping Seaside Heating & Air
Blossoms Restaurant is located in Magnolia Greens, Leland. Email Lara for further info: lsbair@yahoo.com or visit the facebook page.
The North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce
business expo in Leland. 2018 NORTH BRUNSWICK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS EXPO Support your business community by attending and remember to SHOP LOCAL! Leland Cultural Arts Center, 1212 Magnolia Village Way, Leland, NC March 3rd, 2018, 10:00am-3:00pm The North Brunswick Business Expo is for everyone! See what our local businesses, large and small, have to offer in products or services. Visit more than thirty vendors at the conveniently located Leland Cultural Arts Center just off of Hwy. 17 in Leland. Free community services offered at this event: Shred-a-thon to securely shred sensitive documents, sponsored by Corning Credit Union. Drop off your documents/papers between 10:00am -1:00pm at the shred truck before continuing to the North Brunswick Business Expo. RX Drop-off to safely dispose of medicines, sponsored by Novant Health Household Cooking Oil Collection to reduce sanitary sewer problems and be recycled into biofuel, sponsored by H2GO. Cannot accept butter,gravies,lard,margarine,salad dressings,sauces,shortening Grab a bite to eat at one of the top 10 food trucks in Wilmington – A&M Red Food Truck. Menu includes mouthwatering sliders, and tacos, as well as fish and vegan items are on the menu. Something for everyone! Free admission and free parking. Presented by the North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce and its Sustaining Sponsors. For more information visit their website or facebook page. www.nbchamberofcommerce.com
