Business Forum
The Forum meets quarterly in varying venues, all meetings start at 4.00 pm. It covers a range of topics relevant to the local business community in order to consult with them and to ask for their involvement. The Forum welcomes new members from the business community, both large and small enterprises, throughout the Borough, particularly from the industrial and commercial sectors.
To join the forum (No membership fees necessary), and be included in the mailing list for future meetings, please contact Fran Hughes on (01642) 526024 or email our contact details shown to the right, or log onto www.stocktonbusinessforum.co.uk
The meetings for 2010 are:
1st June
7th September
30th November
Aim:
The Business Forum will sustain and expand the working partnership between
the local Business Community and Public Sector bodies.
Objectives:
1. To improve multi-directional communication, feedback and discussion
between members of the Forum, the Local Authority and other agencies.
2. To enable local businesses to influence the content and timing of
projects planned by Public Sector agencies, in the spirit of true
partnership.
3. To promote and encourage initiatives that will have a beneficial effect
on the expansion of existing Stockton Businesses and those that will
encourage new businesses to locate in Stockton-on-Tees.
4. To assess business need and identify opportunities that may be
considered within the Local Strategic Partnership programme i.e. Stockton
Renaissance.
5. To provide, through representation at board level, a business response
to the Local Strategic Partnership - Stockton Renaissance.
Members can raise topics for discussion and a programme of meetings is
arranged around these. Forum members also find the meetings to be a
valuable source of up to date information on Regeneration initiatives
taking place in the Borough. The format is intended to enhance and open up
the opportunities for more effective business involvement and influencing
of policy through the Local Strategic Partnership mechanism.
Business Forum Website
The Stockton Business Forum website supported by Stockton Borough Council
and the North East Chamber of Commerce aims to expand the working
partnership between the local Business Community and Public Sector bodies.
The website will carry all details of business forum meetings
enabling those unable to attend or looking to engage to follow developments
and good news stories.
The website which is free to all local Stockton based business to register
and access provides a portal to all tender opportunities with Stockton
Borough Council, and additional North East Councils informing local
business of a wide range of opportunities to contract with the local
authority.
In addition the website allows members to display key details and contact
links of their business in an easily accessible and locally promoted web
based location. A search facility is available that allows any
website visitor to search for local businesses by name sector or service
description.
Stockton Business Forum would like to expand the opportunity to all
Stockton based business to register on line, and take advantage of the
resources, networking and advertising opportunities available upon the
purpose built web site.
Business Registration Scheme
In partnership with Stockton Business Forum, Stockton Council has
established a Business Registration Scheme. This is a website-based
database which Council officers can use to identify local businesses when
seeking quotations for a wide range of contract opportunities. It will also
present potential for inter-trading between all companies on the database
and tender opportunities are advertised on this web site.
Data from 2007/08 has indicated the Council's commercial spending was £163m
totalling approximately 96,000 transactions with around 7,000
suppliers.
The aim of the Business Registration Scheme is to help local business
compete for the contracts the Council awards by allowing officers to engage
with local suppliers, service providers and contractors listed. The
scheme will promote the diversity of the local economy across all Council
Departments.
To register your business for this scheme and expand your working
relationship with the Local Business Community, and learn what
opportunities exist to work with Public Sector organisations
please click on the web link to the left
In addition members of the scheme will automatically receive a business
E-Bulletin, a short and punchy update on general business support
initiatives.
NB: It must be emphasised that there is no guarantee of any work from
Stockton Council if you register, but it will enable your company details
to be viewed by Council officers, who may require your services.
Last Updated: 17.3.10
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Contact Us
Contact: Business Development Team
PO Box 34,
Municipal Buildings,
Church Road,
Stockton-on-Tees
TS18 1LE
Sat nav postcode: TS19 1UE
Tel: 01642 528384
Fax: 01642 526027
Email:
business.enquiries
@stockton.gov.uk
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