SOHO Show

I went down to the SOHO Show today put on by bizeventz. The show was for Small and home based businesses. It was really a great showcase of the companies and services for someone who is starting a small business. Theres not too much there for an already well established company, but for people who are starting out, it would be a great way find all of the suppliers that they needed to get on their feet. It was great to go out and see what is available to small businesses starting out in the area and the admission was basically free.

We need to have more events and initiatives locally to help the growing and start up companies succeed. I think that it would be great to run this show 2 times a year to really catch everyone who is starting a business and help them find out where to get the items and support that they need. I know when I helped start the company I work for now, we had a difficult time knowing what it is we needed and then going out and trying to find the best place to obtain it. It took about 1-2 years to actually get a solid handle on suppliers. With something like the SoHo show available it could cut 6 months off that lead time and really give small companies a step up in the market.