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If you run a tourism and hospitality business along the England Coast Path/South West Coast Path in Somerset or Exmoor and want to find out how you can use it to your advantage this workshop is for you.
In just a couple of hours you will find out how to:
·      Get more business out of season to increase your profitability
·      Give visitors a new reason to visit and stay longer
·      Develop your business to encourage more repeat visitors
·      Entice high spending walkers
·      Attract new audiences
 
You will hear speakers from:
·      VisitSomerset and VisitExmoor sharing what’s new and how they can help your business
·      The England/Somerset and South West Coast Path and what are the new opportunities to work with them
·      Businesses that are succeeding marketing to walkers who will be sharing their own practical tips
·      Specialists offering useful, hands on advice on how to attract this market
 
You will also have time to meet and chat through ideas with other like-minded tourism businesses. 
 
Everyone who attends will get these three additional benefits:
1.    A workbook designed to develop this area of your business.
2.    An opportunity to join the VESP programme of FREE business support. Under this scheme businesses will be matched with an industry expert with a range of skills to identify your business goals, opportunities, challenges and create a bespoke package of support.
3.    If you book onto the session, be in with a chance of winning a year’s membership at Visit Somerset at Silver level worth £425.00.
 
We are running six of these workshops on
·      Tuesday 12 October 2021 from 11am - 1pm (link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-the-england-coast-path-in-somerset-can-benefit-your-business-tickets-170119460887)
·      Thursday 21 October 2021 from 11am - 1pm ( link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-the-england-coast-path-in-somerset-can-benefit-your-business-tickets-170119474929)
·      Thursday 4 November 2021 from 2 - 4pm (link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-the-england-coast-path-in-somerset-can-benefit-your-business-tickets-170119490977)
·      Tuesday 9 November 2021 from 2 - 4pm (link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-the-england-coast-path-in-somerset-can-benefit-your-business-tickets-170119507025)
·      Thursday 18 November from 2 - 4pm (link  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-the-england-coast-path-in-somerset-can-benefit-your-business-tickets-170119521067)
·      Thursday 25 November 2021 from 11am - 1pm (link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-the-england-coast-path-in-somerset-can-benefit-your-business-tickets-170119531097)
 
They will be held on zoom to save you the cost and time of travelling and are open to businesses based in West Somerset and Sedgemoor. 
 
The numbers will be limited to make sure each session is as interactive as possible so make sure you book here now to secure your place. 
 
We look forward to seeing you and if you have any questions please get in touch.
 
This workshop is one of an exciting series of free business support webinars with more planned this year click here for more information.