ALL Herefordshire business people are being urged to clear their diaries for Wednesday, March 3, and be at the Three Counties Showground.

Several thousand representatives from firms are expected to attend Business Festival 2004, for the third year organised by Chamber of Commerce and Business Link Herefordshire and Worcestershire, and find out more about the 141 different initiatives which are available to help them expand.

Starting at 9.30am, event speakers include Birmingham City FC managing director Karren Brady, motivational speaker and author Allan Pease and team building workshops from Nelson Training.

Out of the 130 stands available to exhibitors, 112 are already taken and the showcase event also features an Advantage West Midlands Meet the Buyer event for manufacturers and a Food and Drink Information Centre.

Chamber PR and media executive Paul Dawson said: ''We have been out there getting money for Herefordshire businesses and now we need to spend it. This is the golden opportunity for Herefordshire business leaders to come along and find out more.''

For further details on stands contact Charlotte Cunningham on 0845-4508636. General information is available on 0800 104010, on the website www.hwchamber.co.uk or email to enquiries@hwchamber.co.uk