Small businesses seeking information on cost-effective staff training shouldn't miss the Learning Pays! Skills Exhibition.

The two-day event is designed to provide small businesses with practical advice on how to improve profitability through staff training.

It is the first exhibition of its kind and is being held on March 21 and 22 at the Hilton Brighton Metropole.

It has been organised by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in partnership with the Sussex Learning and Skills Council and takes place alongside the FSB annual conference.

More than 50 exhibitors will offer training tasters on a range of topics including customer care, sales skills, effective marketing, IT, export success, staff motivation, team building and stress management.

The Argus will contain a supplement on the event next Tuesday.