Entrepreneurs Forum

Membership is open to ambitious entrepreneurs who are already trading and work full-time on their business. We have three main membership types, from our Nurturing Pool, which supports the region's emerging talent, to Associate level for companies with a turnover of £100,000 to £500,000 and Full member level, for those running companies with a turnover of over £500,000. All membership levels offer the same benefits.

At the Entrepreneurs' Forum our basic ethos is to help, nurture and support entrepreneurs through the altruistic sharing of experience. The unique nature of our membership structure, which spans the ages and stages of business life, means that there's always someone who has been there and done that, someone who has the first-hand practical knowledge that another member is looking for. Our members provide one-to-one support through our successful mentoring programme, whilst those looking for a larger peer group of like-minded entrepreneurs have access to a programme of over 50 inspiring business events that we host thorughout the year.

So by encouraging our emerging talent and nurturing the home grown success stories we will continue to help drive the creation of jobs, opportunities and wealth for this region and we welcome all ambitious entrepreneurs to join us.

Full Membership costs £400 a year plus VAT:

Full membership entitles you to attend all Forum events, some of which will be free of charge and to access the member´s only area of the website. To be eligible for membership you must meet the following guidelines:

• Your business should have an annual turnover in excess of £500,000.

• You must be the managing director, chief executive or principal of the business.

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Associate Membership costs £200 a year plus VAT:

This category of membership enables entrepreneurs who have taken their business beyond concept stage, but have not yet reached the turnover threshold for full membership, to join the Forum and gain the same benefits as the full members. To be eligible for associate membership you must meet the following guidelines:

• Your business should be committed to growth. Essential is the expectation that the business will attain eligibility of full membership within two years of joining.

• Founder directors and/or founder partners of businesses other than the managing director may be allowed membership at the discretion of the Membership Committee.

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Nurturing Pool Membership is £100 + VAT

(This category is by invitation only)

This category has been developed to identify and engage with emerging entrepreneurs in the early stages of business. To be eligible for this category you must meet the following guidelines:

• You must be trading and be working full time on your business.

• You must be able to demonstrate the characteristics of an ambitious growth orientated entrepreneurial business.

• Your business is adequately positioned and equipped to reach associate or full membership within 12 months of being accepted i.e. a turnover of at least £100,000.

If your business won't turn over more than £100,000 in the medium-term we recommend you join our other community of entrepreneurial people at www.ifwecanyoucan.co.uk where we have several hundred members who are growing or thinking about starting a business. There are also a host of resources, stories and words of wisdom to help make your venture a success.

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Master Entrepreneur Membership

(This category is by invitation only)

Master Entrepreneur Membership is by invitation only. Originally comprising only founder members, this group periodically invite existing Forum members who have been particularly successful to join them as Master Entrepreneurs. This entitles you to attend master entrepreneur dinners and all other Forum events, some of which will be free of charge and to access the members only section of the website. To be eligible for membership you must meet the following criteria:

• Your business should have an annual turnover in excess of £1m.

• You must be the managing director, chief executive or principal of the business.

The Entrepreneurs´ Forum deals with all membership applications in a strictly private and confidential manner and does not disclose details of membership committee members. The committee reserves the right to refuse membership without comment. No correspondence will be entered into.

Should you wish to speak to a member of the Forum team or if you´d like us to visit your business to explain more about our exciting plans please contact us on 0870 850 2233.

Please note that founding partners of professional advisors are not eligible for membership.