20th Anniversary EXPO is Tuesday, Oct. 12

EXPO 2010, the annual business exposition for Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 12 from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. in the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center . The public is invited to attend as approximately 40 area businesses and agencies exhibit their products and services.

Approximately 1,000 area residents are expected to browse through the booths and talk to business owners and operators, some of whom will be taking orders on the spot. Several new exhibitors will join many organizations that return to EXPO year after year. This year’s event marks the 20th anniversary of EXPO. “The purpose of EXPO is the same today as it was in 1990, when my predecessor, Danny Guin, organized what was then called the ‘Four-County Show & Sell Business Expo,’” VGCC Small Business Center director Diane Finch said. “That purpose is to boost the local economy by letting potential customers learn more about the businesses in their backyard, and by letting the exhibitors network with one another.”

Visitors to EXPO 2010 will have the opportunity to win numerous door prizes given by the vendors. Cash prizes totaling $1,000 will also be awarded. Winners of cash prizes must be present to receive their prize.

Along with the Small Business Center, EXPO is organized by the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce, Granville County Chamber of Commerce, Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Commerce of Warren County.

In addition, several area businesses sign on each year as sponsors to help assure the success of EXPO. Franklin Regional Medical Center and Wake Electric are the event’s Gold Sponsors. Silver Sponsors include CenturyLink, the School of Graphic Arts, the Henderson-Vance County Economic Development Commission, Granville Health System, Waste Industries and Farm Bureau Insurance. Media sponsors include The Daily Dispatch of Henderson, The Butner-Creedmoor News, Oxford Public Ledger, The Franklin Times, The Warren Record, WIZS Radio and WLUS Radio.

For more information about EXPO, call the VGCC Small Business Center at (252) 738-3240.