Leytonstone Business Forum

Terms of Reference

Aims and Objectives

To bring together stakeholders including businesses, the Local Authority, police and other interested in supporting Leytonstone Town Centre to establish a Town Centre Business Forum for Leytonstone. The Forum will work in partnership with the aim of achieving a thriving and vibrant economy in a safe environment. It will do this by the following:

Develop a strategy to attract more customers
Provide a platform for businesses to network and provide support to each other.
Discover and promote a shared vision for the Town Centre from a business perspective.
Act as a collective voice in discussions with the Council and other agencies such as police.
A platform for tackling issues and taking actions
Provide opportunities to maximise benefits from business support initiatives available through the Regional and Central Government bodies.
To act as a key consultative body on major development proposals effecting the town centre.
To work with the Town Centre Manager to deliver a Town Centre business plan.
To ensure that the principles of Equal Opportunities are addressed in the activities of the Management Board.

Meeting these Aims

The Steering Group will meet its aims in the following way:

Initially convene monthly meetings
Build up a broad-based membership from the business community
Establish appropriate channels of communications to promote and foster greater understanding and collaborations.

Frequency of Meetings

The Steering Group shall meet monthly for 6 months and then a General Meeting to elect a management board and the office bearers. Two weeks notice of the meeting shall be given in writing to all members.