London Business Show

The London Business Show is at MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium on Wednesday 18 November, from 10:00 to 14:00. It's a morning and early afternoon session, so you're in and out by lunchtime rather than committing your whole day.

The day is pitched as a chance to step away from the usual working day and make new business connections in the capital. It's aimed at decision makers, owners, managers, entrepreneurs and future tycoons, so the room should be full of people who actually run things rather than just work in them. The organisers frame it around the idea that a conversation outside your own immediate industry can reveal a different way to approach a familiar challenge, and that turning up with a short business introduction and a few practical questions helps move beyond small talk towards useful discussion. If you're looking to get out of your usual bubble and meet people from other sectors, that's exactly what this is built for.

Behind it is Hashtag Events, one of the UK and Ireland's largest business event organisers. They stage around 20 live face-to-face business shows a year and welcome some 12,000 unique attendees annually, so they've done this plenty of times before. If you're running your own business and want to get it in front of the crowd, you can also book an exhibitor stand to showcase what you do.

It's free for visitors to attend, so there's no ticket price to worry about. The show runs from 10:00 to 14:00 at MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium, South Africa Road, London, W12 7PJ.