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 PrecisionCreating 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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
