This is the first Chichester-based business to business exhibition of its kind and it has been put together by The Chichester Observer, Chichester Chamber of Commerce, Chichester College, Chichester District Council, Business Link and the South Coast Design Forum.

Hundreds of business folk from all over the region will be attending, including company owners and senior directors who wish to meet with peers and exchange information on the burning business issues of the day. Sales & Marketing professionals will also get their hands in to gain a better understanding of the latest competitive developments and market influences. It is expected that many delegates from larger companies will attend Business Focus as there will be so much on offer in the programme for one individual to absorb.

These key decision-makers with genuine business requirements are exactly the potential customers and suppliers we want to meet, and what better way than when they’re all at the same venue thinking business? Genius!

If you’re looking for a local, creative agency that offer bespoke marketing services and will always go that extra mile, then Chichester Design is for you…

Join us at Business Focus 09, exhibition stand A19! Here you will find out how we can set your senses alight with spicy chocolates from Montezuma’s, fiery ginger cordial from Appledram Farm and a sprinkling of our very own creative expertise. You will also find out just how many hot services we have on offer and you may be surprised at just how many possibilities there are with Chichester Design:

• Web Design and Development
• Digital Marketing Consultation
• Google AdWords Management
• Social Media Optimisation
• Search Engine Optimisation
• Copywriting
• Graphic design
• Photography

Doors to the event open at 10.00 am and delegates will have the opportunity to shop for products or services, marketing from an established, successful local agency, for example(!) They will also have the chance to listen to local business experts on the success panel, learn a few things in workshops and seminars and network with other businesses at the cheese and wine reception.

Here’s a taster of what you can expect on the day:

• Free entry
• Free parking
• Free workshops
• Free networking with wine and nibbles

Masterclasses

• Marketing • Finance sourcing for your business •

• How to bid for public sector and 2012 Olympic contracts •

• Twitter and social networks •

Seminars

• Employment Law • Managing Cash Flow •

• Planning for the Future • Designing Demand Programme •

1-2-1 Business Clinics

Pre-register your 1-2-1 session with a Business Link advisor by calling 0845 600 9 006

Success Panel Q & A

Local business figures present their success stories and answer your questions.:

• Caron Howe – More Food • Tom Sloan – Wired Red •

• Simon Pattinson – Montezuma’s Chocolates •

Sound right up your street? See you at Chichester’s Business Focus 09 and don’t forget to stop by stand A19 to see Chichester Design’s Ben and Kate. Go on, have a chat a fiery snack and pick up a business card, else you’ll kick yourself!

We worked with our friends at Ascender to create a no holds barred website.  Ascender came up with the eye catching Field & Fork logo, consisting of a fork with sprouting leaves, which has quickly become synonymous with high quality, fresh food that has been locally sourced. The logo also supports their tag line “Field & Fork, sourcing the best food every day.”

We used this as the basis to carry the web design forward, building the website from scratch and incorporating an easy to use CMS so that Field & Fork’s Janet could update menus and business news as needed. Jeremy also included the functionality for the banner on the homepage to be updated so that Field & Fork could promote seasonal offers, in line with their branding.

We also managed to show a bit more of our creative flair with this site as our copywriter, Kate, was able to get stuck in and write some meaty copy to promote the restaurant’s Roux trained owners. Kate also used her SEO powers to give Field & Fork a chance of sliding up the search engine rankings and within weeks we had knocked Field & Fork’s competitors for the “field and fork” Google top spot down a few pegs.

Our resident photographers got happy snapping the site’s images at the Pallant House Gallery’s Restaurant opening party. There was picturesque food aplenty and it tasted just as good as it looked. Ben and Lucy did chef Sam’s beautiful culinary creations justice, I’m sure you’ll agree.

This was a particularly exciting project for us and whenever we lacked vision or energy we could just take a glimpse out of our office window at the waiting staff serving delicious lunches and cakes in the Gallery’s courtyard garden. Yep, that’s right Field & Fork is just opposite the Chichester Design office so if after reading this and you decide to check out the goods for yourself (and how can you resist?) think of us and give us a little wave.

The Field and Fork kitchen is lead by the talented chef Sam Mahoney and front of house is run by his wife Janet. The pair have two restaurants in the city, one in East Pallant as part of the Pallant House gallery and one in Baffin’s Court, and they serve lunches and teas by day and gourmet dishes in the evening.

Sam, who has worked with the Roux brothers, left the glamour of London’s Kensington Place behind and opted for a more intimate, homey location in this historical South Coast city. It can be said with certainty that Field and Fork were deserved candidates of this prestigious local award as Sam and Janet have brought a touch class to eating out in Chichester.

The couple were glad to attend the awards ceremony, which took place at the Hilton Avisford Park Hotel. Along with all the other victorious business folk, they collected their award from the evening’s special guest and TV legend, Fred Dineage.

Another Chichester Design client, Serious Sandwich of East Street, Chichester was Highly Commended for the same award.

Click here to see a video of Field and Fork’s Sam and Janet accepting their award and an interview with the Chichester Observer afterwards.