A business leader on Deeside says the area is “dying for growth” and has more potential than anywhere in the 海角视频.
Deeside Business Forum last week staged the North Wales Business Exhibition at Coleg Cambria, Connah’s Quay - attracting scores of firms and 1,500 visitors.
Chairman Askar Sheibani said this event helped highlight what the business community in the area was doing and its potential to grow even further.
Speaking to Business Post at the event last week, he said: “There are so many talented individuals here, and small businesses with potential for growth.
"This is an amazing area, we have two international airports around the corner, a direct link to London, Holyhead port, and fast fibre and we are investing the £240m Growth Deal.
“The potential here is greater than anywhere else I have seen.
“We have these amazing links to international markets.
“We can compete with London and the South East and it is so much cheaper here for businesses.
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“Everything is dying for growth around this area.
“This event illustrates the hunger that is out here to showcase the area and work together and grow the economy.
“We have Brexit, our politicians are all talking about Brexit while these guys are generating jobs and getting on with it.
“They are talking doom and gloom and these guys are talking about expansion and positivity to transform the area.”
The exhibition last week began with a fully subscribed business breakfast sponsored by Flintshire in Business and the 50th event to be held by organisers the Mersey Dee Alliance.
Delegates to the exhibition were welcomed by Mr Sheibani and the exhibition was officially opened by DBF president Lord Barry Jones PC and the headline Sponsor Westbridge Furniture Designs.
Visitors had the chance to make connections with 150 exhibitors and enjoy business networking with other attendees.
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Exhibitors enjoyed free advice at Meet the Professionals sessions sponsored by Wrexham Glyndŵr University as well as gaining valuable pointers in a Meet the Buyer session sponsored by the FSB (Federation of Small Businesses).
Finalists in the Dragons Den competition pitched to DBF’s panel of senior businesspeople from Deeside for a chance to win a first prize of £1,000 for their business and a runner-up prize of £500 thanks to sponsor Westbridge Furniture Designs.
Picking up the £1,000 Dragons Den prize was Rob Lewis of Celtic Financial Planning in Mold. He will invest the prize in his new project Celtic Incubator, which will offer free business space, specialist support and cover costs for entrepreneurs to start a new business in Flintshire.
The runner-up prize was awarded to last year’s Dragons Den winner Gavin Eastham of Cobra Life Family Martial Arts Black Belt Academy.