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The Business Show London 2026
2026-11-11 - 2026-11-12 | Excel London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London, E16 1XL, United Kingdom
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Dates: November 11–12, 2026Location: Excel London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London, E16 1XLHours:Day 1: 10:00am – 5:00pmDay 2: 10:00am – 4:00pm
The Business Show returns to Excel London in November 2026 as the world’s largest award-winning business event for SMEs and startups.
With more than 25,000 entrepreneurs expected across two days, this is not a passive conference built on theory. It is a live ecosystem of founders, operators, service providers, and capital — interacting in real time.
Hustler’s Library recognizes The Business Show as one of the UK’s most tactically valuable rooms for founders who are actively building, scaling, and refining their execution strategy.
Why The Business Show London Matters
The Business Show is fundamentally different from venture-heavy innovation conferences.
This is not about early hype cycles.This is about operational growth.
Here, conversations center around:

Improving Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)
Increasing Lifetime Value (LTV)
Building sustainable cash flow
Exploring funding structures
Strengthening competitive advantage
Developing real exit strategy optionality

The show floor becomes a living laboratory of business fundamentals. Vendors compete for attention. Founders negotiate. Partnerships form. Systems get upgraded.
It is practical capitalism in motion.
Sponsors & Brand Authority
The Business Show’s credibility is reinforced by the caliber of brands involved across speakers, partners, and supporting sponsors.
Past and participating brand presence includes:

Google
Adobe
Uber
LinkedIn
Meta
Microsoft
Revolut
TikTok
Dell Technologies
Intel

In addition, strategic content partners and contributors include organizations such as:

BBC StoryWorks
Virgin Media O2
The Big Issue
DAZN

This level of brand alignment matters.
When major infrastructure platforms and enterprise technology providers show up in the same room as SMEs, it signals that small and medium-sized businesses are no longer peripheral to innovation. They are the core engine of it.
Keynote & Speaker Lineup
The Business Show London 2026 features founders, operators, and executives who represent real operational credibility — not theoretical commentary.
Highlighted speakers include:

James Gold – Co-Founder, SkinnyDip
Brian Horsburgh – UK SMB Director, Dell Technologies
Lord John Bird – Founder, Big Issue Magazine
Steve Huntley – Former Director, Virgin Media O2
Sergio Gallo – Director of UX, DAZN Bet
Kam Dovedi – Founder, Premier Property Education
Amber-Rose Badrudin – Founder & Content Creator, OreeMart
James Ryan – Founder, Bacqd
Billy Holliday – Chairman, Bacqd
Dean Franklin – Founder & Winner of The Apprentice 2025

This speaker composition reflects something important:
The event bridges traditional enterprise leadership, media influence, fintech growth, ecommerce execution, and grassroots entrepreneurship.
That intersection is where real competitive advantage is built.
The Energy of Execution
Unlike speculative startup showcases, The Business Show is grounded in real-world friction:

Hiring challenges
Funding bottlenecks
Operational inefficiencies
Marketing ROI pressure
Automation integration
AI implementation

Founders attend not just to be inspired, but to improve systems.
You will see conversations about:

Pricing strategy
Sales pipeline design
Customer retention frameworks
Cash flow forecasting
Strategic planning cycles
Market positioning

In other words, the fundamentals that determine whether a business survives past five years.
Accessibility & Location Advantage
Excel London is strategically positioned in Royal Victoria Dock, just minutes from Canary Wharf.
The venue is supported by:

Three onsite DLR stations
Jubilee Line access via Canning Town
Parking for 3,700 vehicles
London City Airport five minutes away

Ease of access reduces friction.Reduced friction increases quality attendance.
In business, even logistics are leverage.
Hustler’s Library Private Founder Mixer – London
As with CES and other global events we attend, Hustler’s Library will host a private founder and operator mixer during The Business Show London 2026.
This will not be an open RSVP event.And it will not be a mass-networking environment.
The goal is simple:
High-signal conversations among serious builders.
The mixer is curated for:

Revenue-generating founders
Operators scaling teams and infrastructure
Investors and advisors focused on disciplined capital allocation
Strategic partners exploring long-term collaboration

Some of the most important discussions around:

Equity structure
Funding alignment
Long-term exit strategy
Market positioning
Strategic partnerships

happen outside the expo floor.
Attendance will be limited to preserve quality and confidentiality.
Founders and operators interested in receiving private details may contact Hustler’s Library directly.
Where The Business Show Fits in the Global Ecosystem
To contextualize its role:

London Tech Week emphasizes venture capital and macro innovation themes.

CES functions as a global intelligence briefing on infrastructure, manufacturing, and policy.

The Business Show London focuses on operational execution for SMEs and scaling founders.

It is closer to the ground.Closer to revenue.Closer to friction.
And that is precisely why it matters.
Final Thoughts
The Business Show London 2026 is not about spectacle. It is about strengthening the mechanics of business.
For founders serious about improving margins, refining systems, and building durable enterprise value, it is one of the most pragmatic rooms in the UK calendar.
Hustler’s Library will continue covering and attending the world’s most important business environments; where capital, operators, and execution intersect. Because sustainable growth is not about visibility, It is about structure.
And structure wins.

Small Business Expo – Dallas 2026
2026-11-12 | Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, 650 S Griffin St, Dallas, 75202, United States
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Estimated Date: November 12, 2026 (dates subject to confirmation)
Location: Dallas, TX
The Small Business Expo Dallas is one of the most commercially dense single-day business events in the South and Southwest. Dallas sits at the intersection of finance, technology, healthcare, real estate, and corporate relocation trends that have made it one of the fastest-growing major business markets in the United States over the past decade. The Small Business Expo arriving in this city taps directly into an entrepreneurial community that is growing faster than its support infrastructure, which means the demand for tools, vendors, and peer relationships is genuinely urgent.
Hustler’s Library pays close attention to the Dallas stop. The city has become a magnet for financial services headquarters, corporate relocations from higher-cost markets, and an emerging technology sector that is building on the talent base and cost advantages that California and New York can no longer offer. The business owners at this expo are operating at the edge of that growth wave.
Note: 2026 dates are estimated based on historical scheduling. Confirm at thesmallbusinessexpo.com.
Why It Matters
Dallas is not playing catch-up to coastal business ecosystems. It is operating on its own terms with its own momentum. The corporate relocations of the past five years brought with them an influx of capital, talent, and entrepreneurial ambition that is accelerating an already active local business community. The SMB owners at this expo are navigating growth in a market that is simultaneously welcoming and competitive.
The financial services sector’s strong presence in Dallas creates a vendor and partner mix at this expo that is particularly strong in business banking, commercial lending, insurance, and financial planning services. Real estate development and technology services also feature prominently. For vendors with solutions in these categories, the Dallas stop of the Small Business Expo delivers some of the most qualified buyers on the national circuit.
The Texas business environment more broadly favors the kind of direct, results-oriented conversation that makes single-day events like this one work. There is less social preamble in a Dallas business networking room than in comparable environments in coastal cities. That directness accelerates the useful parts of the day.
What’s Happening
Full Small Business Expo format: exhibition floor, workshop stage programming, and speed networking sessions. Dallas-specific content tends to address real estate investment and development, financial services for growing businesses, technology adoption for SMBs navigating digital transformation, and talent acquisition and retention in a competitive Texas labor market. The exhibition floor reflects the city’s commercial priorities with strong representation from financial services, real estate technology, staffing, and business operations vendors.
Who’s There
Small and medium-sized business owners from the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and broader North Texas region. Financial services professionals and commercial banking representatives. Real estate developers and property investment operators. Technology company founders and software vendors. Healthcare and professional services practitioners. Corporate relocation-driven entrepreneurs who moved to Texas in recent years. Regional franchise operators and expansion-stage business owners.
Industries in Play
Financial services, real estate, technology services, healthcare, professional services, retail, food and hospitality, construction, logistics, and franchise development. Dallas’s role as a corporate and financial hub shapes the sector weighting, with financial services and real estate more prominent here than at most other Small Business Expo stops.
Who Benefits Most
Vendors and service providers targeting the Texas SMB market who need direct, in-person access to qualified buyers. Founders in the Dallas-Fort Worth area seeking peer relationships and operational support infrastructure. Technology companies building distribution in the South and Southwest markets. Financial services providers seeking SMB clients in a market with strong demand for growth-oriented banking and lending products.
Hustler’s Library Private Mixer
Hustler’s Library will host a private mixer in Dallas during the Small Business Expo. The gathering is designed for growth-stage operators, investors, and founders in the Texas market who want a focused networking environment built for substantive conversation.
Attendance is limited. To request consideration and receive details, contact Hustler’s Library directly.
Final Thoughts
The Small Business Expo Dallas is a high-efficiency business event in a high-momentum market. Dallas is one of the best business cities in the United States right now, and the operators building within it are doing it with urgency and focus. One day at this expo in November, navigated with preparation and clear objectives, delivers return that compounds through the following year.
Pair it with the Houston stop the week before for a Texas double-header that covers the state’s two largest business markets in a single two-week window. See the full Hustler’s Library events calendar for other key dates in 2026.

Microsoft Ignite 2026
2026-11-16 - 2026-11-20 | McCormick Place, 2301 S Martin Luther King Dr, Chicago, 60616, United States
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Estimated Dates: November 16–20, 2026 (dates and location subject to confirmation)
Location: Estimated Chicago, IL (historically rotates; confirm at ignite.microsoft.com)
Microsoft Ignite is not a technology showcase. It is the annual operating briefing for the world’s largest enterprise technology ecosystem. Microsoft’s platform sits at the center of how hundreds of millions of professionals work, how hundreds of thousands of organizations manage their infrastructure, and increasingly, how enterprise AI is deployed at scale through Azure, Microsoft 365, and the Copilot platform. When Microsoft gathers its partner ecosystem, enterprise customers, and developer community at Ignite, the announcements made there define the direction of enterprise technology for the following year.
Hustler’s Library covers Microsoft Ignite as an essential intelligence event for any founder, operator, or investor whose business involves enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, AI deployment, or the Microsoft partner ecosystem. The announcements made here are not incremental. In 2026, they will define how AI becomes embedded in the daily operations of enterprise organizations globally.
Note: 2026 dates and location are estimated. Microsoft Ignite has historically been held in November and rotates between locations including Chicago, Orlando, and Seattle. Confirm at ignite.microsoft.com.
Why It Matters
Microsoft’s market position in 2026 is the strongest in the company’s history. The combination of Azure’s cloud infrastructure dominance, Microsoft 365’s stranglehold on enterprise productivity, the Copilot platform’s AI integration across the entire product suite, and OpenAI’s partnership giving Microsoft first-mover advantage in enterprise AI deployment makes the company’s strategic decisions uniquely consequential for the broader market.
What Microsoft announces at Ignite 2026 will affect the competitive landscape for enterprise software vendors, the deployment decisions of thousands of CIOs, the partnership strategies of the global Microsoft partner network, and the AI integration roadmaps of organizations across every industry. The intelligence concentration at this event is matched only by its operational importance.
For founders building in the Microsoft ecosystem, Ignite is where the platform roadmap is revealed in the most complete form available outside of a Microsoft partnership agreement. For founders building products that compete with Microsoft’s expanding AI suite, Ignite is where you understand exactly what you are competing against. Both categories of intelligence are worth the investment to be in the room.
What’s Happening
Five days of enterprise technology programming at scale. The keynote addresses Microsoft’s strategic direction and announces the platform developments that will define the following year’s enterprise technology landscape. Track sessions cover Azure cloud architecture, Microsoft 365 and Copilot deployment, enterprise security and compliance, developer tools and GitHub evolution, Power Platform and low-code infrastructure, and the partner ecosystem’s expanding capabilities.
The Hub, Microsoft’s exhibition and hands-on experience space, allows practitioners to interact directly with new platform capabilities and the partner solutions built on top of them. Certification and training programs run alongside the conference for practitioners seeking to deepen their technical Microsoft credentials. The networking infrastructure connects the global Microsoft partner and customer community in a physical environment that reinforces the scale of the ecosystem.
Who’s There
Enterprise IT professionals and cloud architects from Microsoft’s global customer base. Microsoft partners and independent software vendors building on Azure and Microsoft 365. CIOs and technology executives navigating enterprise AI adoption decisions. Microsoft employees across engineering, product, and field teams. Developers and administrators from organizations across every industry. Technology analysts and journalists covering the enterprise software market. Microsoft-focused investors tracking the company’s ecosystem expansion.
Industries in Play
Enterprise software and cloud infrastructure, financial services technology, healthcare IT, manufacturing and industrial technology, government and public sector, education technology, retail and supply chain, media and communications, and professional services. Microsoft’s cross-industry enterprise presence means every major sector is represented at Ignite in meaningful depth.
Who Benefits Most
Enterprise technology leaders making Azure and Microsoft 365 investment decisions who need the most current and complete platform intelligence available. Microsoft partner companies seeking roadmap alignment and ecosystem positioning. Founders building AI-native applications on Microsoft’s platform who need first access to new API capabilities and partnership opportunities. Competitive intelligence professionals at enterprise software companies tracking Microsoft’s strategic direction. Investors with significant enterprise software positions who need to understand how Microsoft’s AI expansion reshapes their portfolio companies’ competitive environment.
Hustler’s Library Private Mixer
Hustler’s Library will host a private mixer during Microsoft Ignite 2026. The gathering is designed for founders building on or around the Microsoft ecosystem, enterprise technology operators, and investors tracking enterprise AI deployment who want a focused conversation environment away from the main event’s scale.
Attendance is limited. To request consideration and receive details, contact Hustler’s Library directly.
Final Thoughts
Microsoft Ignite 2026 closes the enterprise technology year with the most consequential platform announcements in the calendar. The company’s position at the center of enterprise AI deployment makes every Ignite announcement a strategic signal that ripples across the entire technology market. For anyone building, selling, investing in, or competing within the enterprise software and AI space, Ignite is not a conference. It is an annual intelligence briefing that you cannot afford to miss.
Plan it early. Align your sessions to your specific platform and competitive intelligence priorities. Use the partner and customer network in the room as a relationship asset that will pay dividends throughout the following year. See the Hustler’s Library events calendar for the full 2026 lineup of essential business and technology events.
