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title: Boring Trade Show Businesses Are Minting Billions. Here’s How. | Trends
description: "Inside the numbers: An in-depth look at 3 business trade shows that are making hundreds of millions of dollars in annual profit."
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# [Boring Trade Show Businesses Are Minting Billions. Here’s How. | Trends](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/articles/boring-trade-show-businesses-are-minting-billions-heres-how)

 Written by [Sam](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/author/sam) | Jun 18, 2019 6:42:58 PM

While an often forgotten business, there are hundreds of business trade shows that have huge revenues and profit margins (30% to 50%) that rival even the biggest software startups.

There are opportunities to create new trade shows in the construction space as well as direct-to-consumer product niches. The marijuana and microbrewing industries are also open for new business.

The fastest-growing trade shows cater to government events, food, and discretionary consumer goods and services.

## 01 Where Are the Opportunities?

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