The FSB South Wales annual conference is back, with exceptional speakers and networking opportunities to help your business grow.

Event details

We're delighted to mark FSB’s 50th anniversary with our fourth annual FSB South Wales Small Business Conference. The event will take place at the Village Hotel, Cardiff, and will be hosted by TV journalist Sian Lloyd. Brought to you by NatWest & Tyl by NatWest:

Host Details - Sian Lloyd

Sian is a familiar face as a TV journalist with 25 years experience. She began her career in news with BBC Wales, first as a radio reporter and as the anchor on BBC Wales Today.

Over the years she has covered some of the most high profile news stories at national level as a senior correspondent for BBC News, together with presenting popular programmes such as BBC Breakfast, Crimewatch Roadshow and Panorama.

What to Expect

Hosted by broadcaster Sian Lloyd, we will be covering three broad areas during the day - Wellbeing in Business, Growing Your Business, and Gaining More Customers.

Specific sessions will include:

  • The Business Benefits of Well-being
  • Looking After Yourself in Business
  • Looking After Staff and Colleagues in Business
  • Planning Your Business Growth
  • Using AI in Small Businesses
  • Accessing Finance and Managing Late Payments
  • Developing An Effective Marketing Plan for a Small Business
  • Branding for Small Businesses
  • Using LinkedIn to Gain More Sales Meetings

Also in attendance will be business support trade stands and lots of opportunities for networking and one-to-one meetings. Morning refreshments and a hot and cold lunch will be served to all delegates. We had exceptional feedback on last year's conference so don't miss out on this year's!

Speaker Information

* More speakers to be announced soon!*

Exhibitor Packages

Exhibitor Packages are available at £55.00 and include one delegate ticket and the provision of a table. Space will be allocated to allow a maximum of 1 pop-up stand to be displayed. We cannot guarantee access to an electrical supply for your stand space. Book your Exhibitor Package here

Additional Information 

Subsidised tickets are available at just £10.00 per person.

Refreshments will be served at regular intervals through the event as well as a buffet lunch that will be available to all delegates.

Plenty of free parking is available onsite - attendees must register their vehicle on arrivalCoryton train station is also a short walk away for those arriving by train.

The venue is fully accessible.

Ticket sales close Wednesday 28 August. If you are still interested in attending after this date please get in touch via email.

Please Note: For any tickets booked after Wednesday 21 August 2024 it may not be possible to guarantee any specific dietary requirements.

For those that opt in for this event, we will share your business contact details with NatWest. They may contact you with information from this event as well as product information and other information relevant to you. NatWest will process your data in accordance with their Privacy Notice. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

To enable FSB to deliver a high level of customer service at our events, and to tailor the content where appropriate, we will share your full name and business name with the host of the event you have registered to attend. The event hosts are representatives of FSB who irretrievably delete your details following the event.  Should you not consent to your full name and business name being shared with the event host, please contact [email protected] within three working days of the event taking place, with details of the event.

Event contact

For help and support regarding this event, please contact Shona Holmes-Berry.

Further information

  • To help ensure things run smoothly, please refer to our Events terms and conditions here.
  • We want all attendees to feel welcome - please read our statement on Diversity and inclusion here.
  • Joining our virtual networking for the first time? Find out more about FSB virtual events and a quick guide to getting started here.