We are almost at the end of 2025 now and we hope you’ve all had a fantastic year. I would like to personally thank everyone that has supported ISSBA and the Anglia Business Exhibition this year and look forward to celebrating our special anniversary year with you all in 2026 as ISSBA reaches 40 years old and the exhibition celebrates its 30th birthday.
Anglia Business Spotlight was a very enjoyable event once again. Thank you to Suffolk New College for providing the venue, Georgy Jamieson for interviewing our panel and keeping the evening flowing, our lucky panel members and everyone that joined us. Offset Films kindly produced an amazing video to showcase the event – you can view it on YouTube here.
On 28th January we will be back at the New Wolsey Theatre for our January networking event. This one is always popular so book early. It is a lovely venue and we are hoping to have the chance for a short backstage tour during the morning. Book your place now.
Now is the perfect time to think about your marketing plan for 2026 so make sure you’ve included Anglia Business Exhibition 2026 and don’t miss out on your chance to showcase your business and be part of our 30th anniversary year! There are also still some sponsor places available so why not go for maximum impact. Email contact@angliabusinessexhibition.com for more info or read our ABE update to find out more.
Remember that if you are an ISSBA member, you can send us your events to include on our website events calendar. Don’t forget to keep an eye on the calendar to see what is coming up. Email details of your events to mail@issba.co.uk.
Don’t forget our Recommend a Friend scheme, it is great to see ISSBA members benefiting from this. Any current ISSBA member will get one month's free membership for each new member they recommend, plus the new member also gets one free month, so Win-Win! There are no limits to how many referrals each ISSBA member can make as long as you have a current, paid up membership, so if you bring in 12 new members, you'll get a whole year for free!
GoCardless is making the renewal process much easier for many of our members. If you haven’t signed up yet, either let us know on mail@issba.co.uk or keep an eye on your inbox for an authorisation request. GoCardless is a direct debit system fully protected by the Direct Debit Guarantee and means that you never need to worry about forgetting to renew again. By signing up to this you will help your committee save valuable time in chasing renewals, so please, if you aren’t already signed up, please do!
We wish you all many happy returns for the festive season and hope you enjoy a lovely Christmas and Happy New Year!
Graham Barton, ISSBA Chair