Are you a local business leader who wants to be a driving force in shaping Surrey’s economic future, be a voice for businesses in Surrey, and use your experience to help inform the delivery of projects that will bring tangible benefits to the local business community and residents?
Business Surrey – which is a Surrey County Council service – is expanding the membership of the Surrey Business Leaders’ Forum to ensure it is reflective of the diversity, innovation, and growth that is happening across Surrey’s economy.
As a member, you will bring your knowledge and expertise from your business and wider sector to share insights about the opportunities and challenges your business faces, help inform local decision-making, and shape new initiatives and investments designed to support local economic growth.
To register your interest in joining the Surrey Business Leaders Forum, please email economy.growth@surreycc.gov.uk.
A member of the team will be in contact to set up a call to share more details about the Forum and discuss your interest in joining.
About the Business Leader’s Forum
The Surrey Business Leaders’ Forum is a diverse and representative group, bringing together companies from across the county, including business representative organisations, SMEs and representatives from major Surrey employers and priority sectors.
It plays a critical role in elevating the voice and role of business in local decision-making.
The forum supports the One Surrey Growth Board and Surrey County Council with business insight and expertise and represents a diverse local business voice related to Surrey’s key economic strengths.
It will provide challenge and insight into the business impact of public sector initiatives and raise awareness of local business and economic needs.
For further details on how the Business Leaders’ Forum supports the work of Business Surrey visit the How We Work page.
About Surrey’s economy
With 110,000 businesses, Surrey fosters a thriving and diverse economy which generates £50 billion a year to the UK economy.
Alongside an impressive mix of international enterprises such as Samsung, Sony and the WWF, among many others, Surrey is also home to innovative start-ups and a high level of micro-businesses, adding to the county’s entrepreneurial spirit.
Surrey has a highly skilled workforce. Fifty-four per cent of residents have a degree or higher. The area also has prestigious educational and research institutions, including three prominent universities and national research agencies. The business success rate is high, at 88%, compared to 81% nationally. As a result, it is well-suited to nurturing some of the UK’s most successful companies and world-leading sectors. These include createch, cybersecurity, AI, space and satellites, health, and gaming.
Read more about Surrey’s economy here.
