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STC is very much about empowering the high-tech companies within a given region. It’s clear the people and organisations behind it are knowledgeable, well connected and determined to make this one of the UK’s stand-out industry clusters and of global significance. Why would any business specialising in engineering, technology and manufacturing not want to be part of that?

Paul Waldron, Managing Director, EDM Precision

Membership

Creating the future today

Join the Silverstone Technology Cluster to expand your horizons and grow your business.
Silverstone Technology Cluster (STC) was founded to help companies in and around Silverstone make money, increase their profits and grow. STC is an integral part of the Oxford – Milton Keynes – Cambridge Super Cluster and, through our members, we increase the value of the local economy.

Join our community to meet like-minded people and be part of a critical mass of high-tech and business activity in the local area which attracts the attention of government, the finance community and large corporates.

Membership will put you in the ideal position to:

  • Catch up with the latest technological developments
  • Keep up to date with funding and collaboration opportunities
  • Raise your company profile through events, on the web and social media
  • Network at tailored events
  • Find new business opportunities
  • Meet other people in the ecosystem who can support your business ambitions, both professional advisors and peer to peer mentors

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Whether you are a….

START-UP

Virtually all of our members know what it takes to start a new business. Whether you are looking for advice or contacts to gain funding, insight into the
growth process or collaboration opportunities, STC’s membership boasts many business leaders who have been through the start-up lifecycle more than once.

SME & SCALE UP

Growing an SME is far easier with the right advice from the right people. If you are looking to scale up your business, the ability to find and exploit critical business opportunities comes by way of extending your networks and bringing on board knowledgeable business leaders. By offering easy access to these things, our Business Growth agenda is designed to help bring your business to the next level. Our networks and bringing on board knowledgeable business leaders is critical.

INTERNATIONAL

In today’s fundamentally global markets, it is more important than ever to bridge the gap between UK and internationally-based business — but finding the most direct, effective routes can feel daunting. The STC is perfectly poised to support the forging of those relationships. Whether for UK companies wishing to spread their wings or international businesses looking to expand their horizons in the UK, the STC can open doors to new opportunities and collaborations.

OEM/GLOBAL MULTINATIONAL

Through our dynamic membership programme, the STC provides unique opportunities to cultivate relationships between companies and leaders between — and at both ends of — the
value chain. Our comprehensive schedule of networking and knowledge-sharing events serves to highlight our members’ cutting-edge capabilities before the right audience, inside the cluster and beyond. The STC’s aim is to facilitate engagement and discussion on the hottest new tech, wherever that should originate.

 

Benefits

  • Free place at STC events
  • Company profile on the STC website
  • Ability to hold STC Webinars
  • Ability to post news/blogs on STC website
  • Ability to post jobs on STC website
  • Eligible for Member’s Spotlight feature
  • Receive monthly members’ newsletter
  • Access to an exclusive online members’ forum
  • MAKE UK affiliate membership
  • Eligible to become a SIG Champion
  • Discounted partnership opportunities
  • Discounted tickets to STC events
  • Business introduction service
  • Invites to exclusive events
  • Partnering service at selected events
  • Attend VIP or closed ‘invitation only’ events
  • Use of the STC logo on stationery/website

Knowledge sharing

In the ever-changing landscape of hi-tech engineering, electronics and software, there is no substitute for hearing directly from the people shaping and steering the industries. Through our special interest groups, we not only share the latest ideas and technologies, but also stimulate debate, helping our members to learn from one another.

Building business connections

Having a forum where you can easily meet everyone in your ecosystem is a game-changer. Regardless of their place in the value chain (upstream or downstream), the opportunity to make those connections helps build your own powerful network.

Raising brand awareness

STC can help organisations build their public persona with the people that matter. Through STC events, sponsorship and speaking opportunities, you can ensure that you raise the profile of your business with the key individuals at the heart of the cluster.

Membership Fees

Number of employees

Annual fee

1-5

£350

6-10

£700

11-20

£1,000

21-50

£1,500

51-100

£2,000

101-200

£3,000

201+

£5,000

We would not hesitate to encourage any other business to become a member of the STC if they are interested in joining a community of businesses keen to pursue and develop important business links, and work towards a larger supportive network along with current STC members.

Marcus Trofimov, Managing Director, Silverstone Composites