Ipswich & Suffolk Small Business Association (ISSBA) was set up as a not-for-profit organisation in the 1980s as a way of providing peer-to-peer support for small business owners. Starting and running a business can be a lonely place so connecting with other business owners is an invaluable way to share ideas/experiences and offer mutual support.
ISSBA still maintains the same ethos to this day, as our volunteer committee, made up of local business people, focuses on providing valuable support, events and useful information to members backed up by their own understanding of the ups and downs of the business world.
We run monthly networking events where you will always be guaranteed a friendly and warm welcome. ISSBA also runs the annual Anglia Business Exhibition, which will next take place on 12th May 2027 at Trinity Park, Ipswich. Businesses from across the region will come together for a fantastic day of networking, connections and generating business.