Founding partners

Inherent in the plans to develop a successful CONNECT North East is the involvement of a number of regional partners.  Organisations across the business community can benefit from CONNECT North East – as an open network, we see it as critical to encourage as many organisations as possible to be involved.  The rich mix of partners will add value to the CONNECT North East network and create a broad and varied offering for CONNECT North East investors and investees as well as fellow partners.

The success of the CONNECT North East network is determined by its commitment to work in mutually beneficial partnerships and to avoid duplication of existing provision. CONNECT North East’s founding partners are those that share our vision and understand the benefits that the international, national and regional network can deliver to the north east region.

Our current founding partners have all taken a financial stake in the network and in return we are working closely with them for mutual benefit and to deliver a high return on investment.

We have two more founding members waiting to sign contacts and there is a provision to extend this number to eight. All founding partners will have a regionally strategic role to help deliver on innovation, technology and regeneration targets. They are and will benefit from the community built, the communications managed and the introductions made by CONNECT North East.


As a Founding Partner your organisation will benefit from:

• Delivery rights within the CONNECT North East calendar for a pre-agreed area of expertise.
• Access to the CONNECT North East user group via CONNECT NE events and other delivery activities.
• Inclusion of events or other activity within the CONNECT North East calendar for a pre-agreed area of expertise marketed in CONNECT NE mailings and web pages.
• Company profile, logo, weblink and contact details on the CONNECT North East website.
• Pro-active referral of CONNECT North East users to your organisation’s services by CONNECT North East account managers.
• Coverage in CONNECT North East PR activity.
• Opportunity to feature in one CONNECT North East e-newsletter.
• Opportunity to suggest topics for debate in the dedicated area of the CONNECT North East e-newsletter.
• Data relating to website traffic to your site as a result of CONNECT North East activity and/or website.

 

In-kind investment required:

• Active support of CONNECT North East activity through your website, mailing lists and newsletters (where available and appropriate).
• Weblink to CONNECT North East website from your company's website.
• Permission to co-brand events or activity within the CONNECT North East calender for a pre-agreed area of expertise as CONNECT North East.
• Shared names and contact details of attendees to your CONNECT North East co-branded events in order to help build critical mass for CONNECT North East for the benefit of all.
• Letter of support to endorse the principles and objectives of CONNECT North East.
  

Financial Investment required:

£2500 + VAT.

Inclusion of events or activity delivered by your organisation that fall outside of a pre-agreed area of expertise on CONNECT North East web pages.

Click here to download a full Founding Partner information pack and application form

CONNECT North East is grateful for the support of its Founding Partners: