Assist Women's Network
To support Tees Valley women to achieve their full potential, to encourage, enable, facilitate and make visible their active involvement in business and professional life as they continue to develop, learn new skills and gain experience as they connect with likeminded people.
ABOUT US: 

Assist is a Tees Valley based organisation, set up in 2009, allowing women in business to grow professionally through a strong network of like-minded women. We deliver a wide range of affordable events that are topical, timely and mostly ran by our local women. We have social get togethers including book club, podcast club and our annual Christmas party. We have group mentoring, working in a small group with other business women, working collectively on a business challenge you each bring to the table. We have a framework to trade together, share skills and experiences, collaborate and support each other.

WHY OUR WORK MATTERS: 

We enable business and professional women of the Tees Valley to share and increase their knowledge, skills and experience. We promote the advancement of women
into leadership and entrepreneurial roles. We provides a diverse network for discussion and development which is apolitical and non-denomational. We build awareness of business innovations that accelerate women’s empowerment and have a real impact on women, families and communities. We fosters the advancement of young women (16+) to make positive life choices and to maximise their authentic potential. We encourages mentoring opportunities. We represents the views of Assist individuals where possible in developing local, regional and national policies

OUR VALUES: 
WE ARE... EMPOWERING Together we ‘Assist’ and encourage women to grow in their professional and personal life. We take an active role in supporting Tees Valley women.
WE ARE... BOLD Encouraging our members to take calculated risks, experiment and reach beyond boundaries. Be brave. Be courageous.
WE HAVE... A VISION We have hope for the business and professional women of the Tees Valley and the next generation. We empower the collective voice of Assist.
WE ARE... A COMMUNITY We collaborate, share knowledge and learn. We are respectful, honest, and ethical through inclusivity and accessibility. We operate with integrity and a genuine desire to move women forward.
WE...RECOGNISE AND CELEBRATE We spotlight achievements of Tees Valley women, encourage them to shout about their successes. We understand the challenges and hurdles, offering a framework for support.
THINGS WE ARE PROUD OF: 
We are proud to have supported Tees Valley women for over 12 years
We are proud to empower business and professional women of the Tees Valley and encourage the next generation
We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive network, we strive to be accessible to all
We are proud to collaborate, share knowledge and learn, with an aim to reach beyond boundaries, be brave and be courageous
We are proud to encourage women to shout about their successes
WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN OUR PEOPLE: 

A commitment and genuine desire to support business and professional women in the Tees Valley to achieve their full potential. To encourage, enable, facilitate and make visible their active involvement in business and professional life as they continue to develop, learn new skills and gain experience as they connect with like-minded people.

HOW WE ARE DIFFERENT: 

As a community organisation that is ran 100% by volunteers, we have our Tees Valley women in mind with everything we do. We deliver a wide range of affordable events that are topical, timely and mostly ran by our local women. We have social get togethers including book club, podcast club and our annual Christmas party. We have group mentoring, working in a small group with other business women, working collectively on a business challenge you each bring to the table. We have a framework to trade together, share skills and experiences, collaborate and support each other.

 

Assist...

  • enables business and professional women of the Tees Valley to share and increase their knowledgeskills and experience
  • promotes the advancement of women
  • encourages individuals advancement in to leadership and entrepreneurial roles
  • provides a diverse network for discussion and development which is apolitical and non-denomational
  • builds awareness of business innovations that accelerate women’s empowerment and have a real impact on women, families and communities
  • fosters the advancement of young women (16+) to make positive life choices and to maximise their authentic potential
  • encourages mentoring opportunities 
  • represents the views of Assist individuals where possible in developing local, regional and national policies