South Tyneside Business Network - in Business for your Business - was founded in 1992. Originally known as South Tyneside Business Club, it is managed by an an independently annually elected management committee, made up of representatives from local business. Details of whom can be found under the management section.
Our current membership comes from a wide spectrum of the business community within South Tyneside borough and immediate surrounding areas. From small, medium, large, new or well established business ventures this is the make up of our existing membership.
Membership (currently 90+) has more than doubled over the last 12 months following our involvement with South Tynesides Economic Development Company - TEDCO. At the same time meeting attendance has increased dramatically. Average numbers being around 50.
Increased membership and meeting attendance means the network is able to over increased networking and intertrading opportunities to businesses within the South Tyneside area.
The Network is part of the Business Clubs North East Ltd umbrella organisation offering addiotnal networking and intertrading opportunities across the North East. This organisation incorporates 9 addiotnal Business Clubs and Networks attracting membership of over 800 small and medium sized businesses across the region
Some comments from businesses attending recent meetings include
I Hate Networking ....but it works' - 1/7/09
'Having developed my own style of meeting and dealing with people, this was a great opportunity to look again at what I do, the hows and the whys, when "networking". It gave me the opportunity to remind me of what my business is all about and how to ensure that I'm the person people want to talk to about their legal work.
It was an excellent effective workshop which I found hugely beneficial to the point that I am now recommending it to others.
Phillip Dean, Partner, Mincoff Jacksons LLP