Richard Woods a former BBC TV The Apprentice finalist will be speaking at a Chamber of Commerce breakfast before this year's Swindon Expo.

More than 100 Swindon and Wiltshire businesses will be taking part at the South West Expo in Swindon's Steam Rialway Museum on Thursday.

The event, running for the third year, is supported by the Swindon Chamber of Commerce. The chamber is hosting a free breakfast in partnership with Swindon & Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership. There will be information on chamber services and a chance to meet the team.

Richard is an entrepreneur, speaker and author based in Surrey. He is involved with entrepreneurship, design and digital marketing.

During the The Apprentice he was the top seller across all tasks, won eight out of 10 tasks and broke two Apprentice records; one for most sales in one day (£4.3 million) and secondly “The best Advertising Task ever seen on The Apprentice” – Lord Sugar.

The South West Expo runs from 9am to 3pm but the breakfast starts at 7.30am and pre-registration is essential.

The Chamber of Commerce will have an exhibition stand and staff will be available to explain how the chamber network will support your business. Join the chamber membership on the day and take advantage of a promotional offer.

For more information please call 01753 870500.