Speed Networking + Mini Expo Gold Coast

Boost your business sales by networking and showcasing. It is 100% about promoting your products and services to a local audience.
About this Event

Speed Networking and Mini Expo - Gold Coast

Sales Focused and affordable

Connect with professionals, owners and staff from various industries and expand your network to Sell Sell Sell your products and services.

We hear it every day, there is a cost of living crisis, so we need to fight to keep our businesses relevant, competitive, visual and profitable.

As owners, we need support, ideas, motivation and new connections.

We need a space to showcase and speak about our products and services - how we want.

This is a no holds selling event for you and your business to SELL SELL SELL.

Date: Thursday 27 August 2026

Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Australian Eastern Standard Time)

Location: NEW VENUE Broadbeach Cats Sports Club

Whether you're looking for potential clients, collaborators, referrals or simply want to meet like-minded individuals, Speed Networking + Mini Expo Gold Coast is the place to be.

It has no fancy pants expectations, and you dont have to be an expert face to face salesperson - we give you all the tips and tricks and a shot of confidence prior to the event starting.

Exchange business cards, share ideas, offer specials and explore potential collaborations in a time-efficient manner.

Open to men and women in business.

Attendee Ticket includes, a barista made tea or coffee or juice and a light morning tea.

Additional hot and cold drinks can be purchased at your own cost.

Includes : 2 Speed networking sessions - held at the same time in two areas - so less noise - morning tea break and a mini expo surrounding the two networking areas where you will have time to talk to the exhibitors and buy from the stands.

Hosted by :

Paula Brand and Chantal Gerardy

Sponsor 1 Fill this spot , see benefits below

Sponsor 2 Fills this spot, see benefits below

Gold Coast and Women in Business Facebook Group + four other Gold Coast Business FB groups - men and women.

GET READY FOR SOME SPEEDY CONVERSATIONS.

100% Sales Focused. Sell sell sell to everyone in the room.

Get your short pitch ready, this is going to be mega worthy of connecting face to face with some many awesome people in biz regardless if you are a startup, homebased, online, mobile, mums in biz , big biz. come and show up and chat about your business to a warm hearted like minded audience.

MINI EXPO STANDS - Book one NOW. use the drop down ticket link to purchase a stand

We have 10 TRADE STANDS so you can book one and SHOWCASE = SELL your products and services. Book one now as they will go fast.

Each stand includes 2 x ATTENDEE TICKETS

Set up is from 9am - 10am and if you need power bring a power board and 10m power cord. Bring a table cloth.

SPONSORSHIP - use the drop down ticket link to purchase a sponsorship.

Fabulous you want to step up and support this event and get even more reach online and via the email database.

Sponsorship Benefits:

 Prime exhibitor position at the Expo – 1 x Standard sized stands approx.. 2m x 2m - two attendees at your stand. meet and greet everyone at the door and give handouts, offers, sign ups.

 Your company logo and written promo text - posted in the Facebook event posts x 2 times (with offer if you have one)

 Be promoted – logo and offer, via our Gold Coast database – approx.. 6500 email addresses. This promo is sent out after the event or otherwise agreed.

 Acknowledgement of your business on social media – we can post your offers into the Gold Coast and Brisbane Women in Business Facebook Group to drive business to you. Two posts maximum

 Provide everyone who attends with a special offer – hand outs work best

 2 pull up banners at the event in prime position

 The event database of attendees.- emailed to you the day after the event in excel.

Questions: Paula Brand, [email protected] call 0475 411 793

CANCELLATIONS

WE DO NOT GIVE REFUNDS OR TRANSFER TO FUTURE EVENTS.

If you buy a ticket please ensure you turn up or donate your ticket to another business owner or charity representative. Do not contact us and ask for a refund. Be respectful of this rule - we have expenses to pay and we keep the ticket price as LOW as we can for everyone. If you are unsure if you can go, then please just wait to buy a ticket when you are sure you can attend.

Questions: Paula Brand, [email protected] call 0475 411 793

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS Chantal Gerardy and Paula Brand

These two ladies have been delivering networking events for over 11 years. Paula has run 34 Business Expos over 8 years with 3000 exhibitors and 34,000 business owners attending. Chantal has hosted many VIP, masterclass and charity networking events on the Gold Coast. The Speed Networking events have run successfully for the past 5 years and are a purely uniquely crafted sales opportunity for everyone. After a short hiatus these events are BACK with huge energy, a better venue and a bigger expo area.