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Spelthorne Business Forum - About the forum

All businesses in the borough or businesses who provide services to the borough are welcome to become members of the Forum and hopefully find the Forum both beneficial and a useful opportunity to network with senior Council Officers and with other Spelthorne business colleagues.

 Spelthorne Business Forum
Membership of the Forum is free with meetings being held on a regular basis at venues across the borough.

The purpose of the Forum is to:

  • enable member of the business community to come together for networking and support
  • to facilitate an exchange of ideas and information between local businesses, the council and other organisations and to promote a greater understanding of the local economy
  • to promote Spelthorne as an attractive location for business
  • to raise awareness of the needs of local businesses and the factors affecting local economic growth and prosperity
  • to provide a focus for discussion and joint working on issues of mutual relevance including unemployment and environmental issues
  • to develop links with local schools, adult education establishments to ensure that the skills of the local labour market closely match the needs of local businesses
The Forum will provide meaningful interactive opportunities:

  • a chance to network with other local business people
  • the opportunity to input your ideas to the Council on how they could help you achieve your business goals and tackle appropriate local business issues
  • access to senior councillors and council staff
  • receive input on how to help guide the meaningful development of the Forum’s future
  • increase awareness of the value of quality performance and the diversity of local companies.
The Forum is run by and belongs to each of its members with the Council providing the meeting co-ordination but it will not be led by any single organisation or company. The success and future of the Forum will depend on its members’ proactively and their commitment to see it evolve and develop naturally, under the leadership of the companies participating in the work of the Forum.  

How to join the Forum

If you wish to attend meetings and participate in the work of the Forum please e-mail Liz Phillis at Spelthorne Borough Council and tell her your name, e-mail address and company details and you will automatically receive details of forthcoming meetings or alternatively complete the online form.