It’s back! After the enforced 3 year Covid break, the Torbay Business Dinner is back on Thursday 17th November from 6.30-11pm at the Grand Hotel. Our guest speaker will be Alison Hernandez, who has been Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall for the past 6.5 years. Alison’s mission is to “get the best […]
Book now for the TBF Christmas breakfast on Tuesday 6th December at 8-9.30am at the Hampton by Hilton Hotel in Torquay. Steve 'Chief Elf' Reynolds is our Master of Ceremonies and will no doubt surprise us once more with a selection from his array of immeasurable talents! Jackie Kelly from Hampton by Hilton is kindly […]
Happy New Year to one and all! Book now for the TBF breakfast on Tuesday 10th January at 8-9.30am at the Riviera Centre in Torquay. Not only will it be a great networking event after the festive season but Steve Reynolds, our Master of Ceremonies will be on stage with Jim Parker talking about the […]
Torbay Business Forum are proud to be holding an Apprenticeship Takeover for this month's TBF Breakfast at South Devon College. The event will include an apprenticeship overview, information on the exciting new Fisher apprenticeship, a guest speaker slot from the Chair of the South West Apprentice Ambassador Network (SWAAN) who will be announcing the new […]
We are delighted to welcome back Carolyn Custerson, CEO of the ERBID as guest speaker at the TBF breakfast on Tuesday 7th March at 8-9.30am at the Riviera Centre in Torquay. Carolyn will be talking about “Future Proofing the English Riviera" as well as giving an update of the tourism market in our beautiful Bay. […]
Did you know that last year, we had TWO local businesses given the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise? To find out who they are and understand more about the now King’s Award for Enterprise, we are delighted to welcome Brian Wills-Pope, as guest speaker at the TBF breakfast on Tuesday 4th April at 8-9.30am at […]
Paignton’s seafront is dramatically changing with the addition of two brand new hotels - the Mercure and Ibis - and we are delighted that Mercure Hotel will be our hosts for our Tues 2nd May event at a slightly earlier start and finish time of 7.30-9am. Multi Site General Manager, Jason Parry and Tamsyn Parsons, […]
How exciting! Paignton Zoo are celebrating their 100th Anniversary this year and that's where we're heading for the next Torbay Business Forum event, on Tues 6th June from 8-9.30am at Paignton Zoo. CEO Dennis Flynn OBE will explain that way back in 1923 Herbert Whitley first opened the zoo’s gates and, although there have been […]
Summer is here, so why not come to some informal networking at the TBF 'Biz with a Fizz' - Fri 30th June 5.30pm at Below Decks? For only £15, sample some delicious food and Torbay Gin and enjoy the summer sun in a relaxing environment. There’ll be a little live music too from Acoustic Guitarist, […]
'Building for the Future’ is the topic of our next business breakfast on 4th July at the RICC. Neil Robinson, Finance Director of award winning Inter-Line Building Supplies, will be our next speaker. With 7 branches, 100 local staff and a turnover of £17.5million, Inter-Line has been a large part of the Torbay scene for […]
Book now for the next business breakfast on 1st August at Torquay’s Hampton by Hilton where our next speaker is Rob Woolcock, Operations Director of Willmott Dixon, the UK’s leading independent construction and property services company with over 3,000 employees. Rob will be talking about their projects - past and present - including the new […]
The next business breakfast is on 5th Sept at Torquay’s Riviera Centre where the focus is on ‘Funding Opportunities for Torbay’. Jed Stevenson from TDA will talk about the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda from which Torbay has been awarded £1.8m government funding to be used […]
