Exhibitors
Our bustling exhibition showcases innovative businesses from across the digital and tech-minded South East region. Meet experts, discover cutting-edge tips and tricks, and build connections that could transform the way you work.
Want to exhibit? Check out the information in our pack and get in touch with us to reserve your place.
M21
AxisOps transforms big ideas into brilliant software solutions. Their consultancy-led approach saves you time, reduces costs, and removes the complexity of managing technical teams in-house. They specialise in software engineering, app development, and seamless integration of your online systems.
M14
BarkWeb, Eastbourne's Digital Power House, are a web design, web development and digital marketing agency based in Eastbourne. They solve digital challenges with intelligent, tailored solutions that drive measurable success and support long-term, sustainable business growth - backed by experience and expertise since 1999.
Bexhill College offers a specialist sixth form environment in which to study, ensuring the time students spend with them is varied and rewarding. They offer the widest choice of advanced level courses in Rother, Hastings and Eastbourne. Bexhill College will give you support to decide on the right choices for you and help you to reach your personal goals.
M41
M47
The goal of Blue Heart is to try out innovative ways to predict and mitigate the impact of flooding in Eastbourne and southern Wealden, including the use of smart technology to monitor water in real time. This will benefit local people, businesses and the environment, and learnings will also help inform projects around the UK and beyond.
Bournefree is a free monthly magazine focussing on Eastbourne and surrounding towns and villages, highlighting local businesses, the creative sector, events, lifestyle, wellbeing and property. Contributors come from far and wide in the business community, key local figures and the arts. 12,000 copies are distributed across Eastbourne and surrounding areas.
M24
M7
Growing our local digital and tech community.
Chalk is your Eastbourne-based, business-led collective raising the profile of the digital and tech sector in the region - and organisers of Eastbourne DigiFest.
The Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCOE) is an initiative aimed at all local authorities and UK public bodies to help them stay abreast of cyber threats and give them access to military-grade protection at high street prices. It can assist with the full remit of what an organisation needs to do and know to stay as cyber secure as possible. Sitting behind the CCOE is an Advisory Forum of some of the UK’s leading experts in cyber security, keeping the CCOE up to date with threats and abreast of new innovations.
M44
The Children’s Respite Trust truly believe that no family should be left to care for a disabled child alone and so they provide support throughout East Sussex and into West Sussex, Brighton and Hove, Surrey and Kent.
M32
Virtual experiences, real impact. Circus are there to take you on that virtual adventure, guiding you through the latest creative and tech possibilities. 360 virtual tours, 360 video, virtual reality, virtual learning and training, interactive 3D, augmented reality, digital twins, virtual worlds: if you can imagine it, Circus can create it.
M43
Deliciously Sweet is your local independent chocolate shop, established as an online supplier since 2022. The family run business is based in the heart of Eastbourne, creating wonderful chocolate gifts for the lover of Belgian chocolate.
Whether they're for sharing, caring or simply to indulge yourself, Deliciously Sweet will gift wrap with love and deliver direct to your loved ones.
M1
M11
The East Sussex Growth Hub is a free, independent and publicly funded business support service for businesses across East Sussex. The first step for any business seeking support, they can help you find the support and solutions your business needs to thrive.
Whether you are starting up, looking to grow or are seeking to overcome challenges to your business, their team of business experts is dedicated to helping you find the right support, helping your business grow and make East Sussex a great place to run a business.
Fountain Digital are a multi-award winning, digital marketing agency specialising in websites with affordable monthly pricing plans. The company has gained a reputation for honesty, integrity, hard work, and above all, good old fashioned customer service. You can be sure that once you are a customer you will be treated with courtesy and respect, the same values now as when the company was formed.
M5 & M6
FreshOnline provides web design, graphic design and digital marketing solutions to help businesses succeed online. They do this by building and optimising websites and by designing and executing marketing campaigns, serving customers across Sussex and Kent from their offices in Hastings. Whether you need a new website, a freshen-up of your branding or help with results-driven marketing campaigns, their highly skilled team has the right solution.
freshonline.net
M20
Goldstar IT Consultancy are a Sussex-based, Premium Zoho Partner focused on your success.
Their aim is to help small and medium size organisations put in place the right strategies, processes and technologies to transform the success of their business for faster, better and smarter growth.
M15 & M16
M42
Interactive stand! Come along and try out the interactive green screen stand - will the dinosaurs catch you in a prehistoric world of exploding volcanoes? Or will you try your hand at presenting the weather? Get a memorable snap to share from your day at Eastbourne DigiFest!
M9
Lightning Fibre are a cutting edge, community-minded full fibre Internet Service Provider (ISP) based in Eastbourne, East Sussex. Unlike a ‘fibre’ network, which may include old copper wire, their network is ‘full fibre’ broadband, connecting the street cabinets directly to your modem using fibre optic cables all the way - making it both hyper reliable and hyper fast. With a responsive, local customer service team based in East Sussex, Lightning Fibre never increase prices during your contract term.
M23
Lotus Labels, Printweek Awards 2025 Label Printer of the Year, offer expert solutions for all your labelling requirements. Whilst having served the broader traditional consumer label market for decades, Lotus Labels has gradually stepped up technologically and has become an established supplier to the luxury packaging market, producing high-end labels and embellished cartons.
McMillan Financial Advice are specialists in providing high quality personal advice on many aspects of wealth management, advising clients of widely differing financial resources and of all ages. With offices in Brighton and London and an experienced team of professional wealth management consultants.
M28
Launched in May 2015, Eastbourne-based Online Ticket Seller has proven to be a success with venues varying from nightclubs to sporting arenas that have opted to use this service as their online box office system - an easy to use and honest approach to ticketing.
M46
M10
PR, digital and traditional marketing, creative graphic design and website development: As a full-service marketing communications agency, PRG Marketing Communications offer a wide range of B2B and B2C marketing services all in one place, customers can rely on them to cater for all of their marketing needs.
Schlich is a unique team of European Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys based in the South of England. Since 2004, wve helped individuals and businesses of all shapes and sizes to acquire, and defend, their IP assets, helping them to build and grow successful businesses based on their IP assets.
M30
M13
Skills & Employment East Sussex (SES) is the county’s strategic body for employment and skills. The group works together to improve local employment and skills levels to increase economic prosperity in East Sussex.
Skills & Employment East Sussex uses a firm evidence base to agree and set priorities. The group provides direction for the county’s approach to employment and skills.
The Sussex Business Magazine, written for the Sussex Business Community by The Sussex Business Community.
Everyone has a story to tell...
M26
M17
Smokescreen Visuals are storytellers. They write, they craft, they deliver. They make films for agencies, brands, and corporate. They have over 20 years of experience. They may be small, but they are a creative powerhouse.
M25
Sussex Chamber is the leading voice of business in our region, shaping government policy and driving real change. As the largest business membership organisation in Sussex, the Chamber represents and advocates for its members, ensuring their voices are heard at the highest levels. As part of a powerful national and international Chamber network representing over 70,000 businesses, they influence policies that drive growth, innovation, and prosperity.
The Sussex Audiology Centre offers expert assessment, diagnostics, advice and fitting for all things hearing, with a highly skilled team of professional Hearing Aid Audiologists, Audiological Scientists and Hearing Therapists. As a family-run business, they pride themselves on a personalised, friendly service.
M4
M19
Established in 1859, the University of Brighton has grown to become the diverse and inclusive institution it is today.
With over 17,000 students and 2,150 staff studying and working at across three campuses in Brighton, the subjects taught range from medicine to engineering, psychology to illustration, sport science to English literature.
For over 60 years the aim of the courses, research, culture and campus at the University of Sussex has been to stimulate, excite and challenge. So from scientific discovery to global policy, from student welfare to career development, Sussex innovates and takes a lead. And today, in every part of society and across the world, you will find someone from Sussex making an original and valuable contribution.
M12
M8
Custom software engineering and AI for SMEs.
Switchplane works with you, human-to-human, to build software and apps to bring about meaningful change in your business.
Switchplane consults on and implements AI solutions for owner-managed businesses and SMEs across the UK.
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