"The events at the Entrepreneurs' Forum are second to none. Whenever I go to an event, I come away feeling like I've had a shot in the arm and I can achieve anything."

"It's a great forum for established businesses to constantly challenge themselves, see the direction of travel for the future and to gain connections with likeminded business owners."

"Being an entrepreneur is lonely at times, not everyone understands your drive and passion or understands your vision. Being part of the Entrepreneurs' Forum has given me the inspiration, direction and support to be the best that I can be."

"You need to get inspiration, creative thoughts and ideas and personally, I think the Entrepreneurs' Forum is the best place for that, I always take something away from any event, no matter what it is."

“No matter how big your business is, the Entrepreneurs’ Forum can help you grow, learn and understand through mentoring programmes, and through their programme of events. The confidence and support you get from other entrepreneurs around you is phenomenal."

"I’m the fourth generation to lead the family business, I find that there is always something to learn at the Forum’s events, and it’s fantastic to be see how the Forum is inspiring entrepreneurship in the North East region.”

"I think the Entrepreneurs’ Forum is fantastic. It’s the only networking group in the region where it’s got such a disparate group of people, where entrepreneurs come to discuss their businesses and the problems that they’re having, and to share their experience. I think it’s an invaluable group."

"If the Entrepreneurs' Forum could be replicated throughout the UK we would have a stunning economy. What a dynamic group."

"By chatting to people who took a particular interest in Trend Bible, it made me a lot more ambitious and helped me to think ‘big. It's the kind of experience I could never have afforded as a small business but it's something I've been able to benefit from."

"At one stage I felt like both I and the business had been torn apart and put back together again with a great new business strategy and would recommend it to anyone really wanting to move their business onwards, upwards, into new areas or to explore ways of running a business more efficiently and increasing profits."