Early March, the Business Junction Spring Expo 2026 was held at Shoreditch Town Hall. Open to all businesses where there were 70+ exhibitors from a wide of business sectors, as well as hundreds of business visitors attending throughout the day. Advo, as one of three Platinum Sponsors were also exhibitors and speakers, with one of the four specialist speaking spots.

Advo’s Colin Middleton, (IT specialist), Jenni Welch (HR Manager), Chris McCracken (Commercial Director)

Advo’s presentation was delivered by Directors, Chris McCracken and Larry Bulmer and titled ‘From Operator to Owner: Scaling Beyond Yourself’. This explored, from their personal experiences, how to scale a business up by understanding and implementing apt systems, delegate intelligently to reclaim more time; to effectively build a company ‘that works for you – not because of you’.

Larry Bulmer (CEO) presents to an audience of business owners and professionals

It was a busy day with a steady stream of visitors and a successful and well attended presentation.

Larry Bulmer said “it was a long, but productive day with particular interest in Advo’s approach of linking HR and Payroll and the uniqueness of our online client management platforms and employee portals, a message that especially seem to resonate with accountancy firms.”