About us

One place for business in Surrey

Business in Surrey (BiS) is an independent collective offering Surrey business a supportive ecosystem. Including Surrey’s leading business event brands, networking groups and business support organisations, that ALL work together to support fellow businesses within Surrey. As well as the events, we have this independent signposting and supportive website.

The faces behind BiS

Co-directors and founders

Steve Page

Co-director & founder

07973 739 516

Founder of Surrey Event Professionals (SEP) and co-founder of Surrey Charity Network with Paul Marcus. Steve has over 25 years of experience within the events and hospitality industries. He co-owns the BiS group and supports all their events, leads on the BiS networking, and operates the BiS website.

When not working on BiS projects, Steve's main focus is running the SEP networking and business support organisation for fellow event, wedding and venue businesses from across Surrey.

Visit SEP site

Paul Marcus

Co-director & founder

07881 816 096

Former MD of Eagle Radio, now running PM Media and co-founder of Surrey Charity Network with Steve Page. Paul has over 30 years of experience in media and business management. He co-owns the BiS group, supports all their events and leads on the BiS Conference.

When not running the BiS projects, Paul's main focus is his business and media consultancy, in which he supports a wide range of businesses from Surrey and North Hampshire.

Visit Paul's site

Paul Bridgland

Co-director & founder

Founder of Connect Surrey and The Surrey Business Expo, which he now co-runs with Steve Page. Paul has over 30 years of experience within various businesses and networking. He co-owns the BiS group and supports all their events, leading on the Surrey Business Expo.

When not running the BiS projects, Paul's main focus is the running of his highly successful business breakfast networking events across Surrey.

Visit Connect Surrey site

Hannah Breen

Co-director & head of operations

Event Director for Apollo Event Consultants and Head of Operations at Business in Surrey. Hannah has over 20 years of experience within the events industry, specialising in private and public sector events.

She co-owns the BiS group, along with Steve and the Pauls, leading on the marketing and operational side of BiS.

Visit Apollo Event Consultants

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