Hartlepool Business Breakfast Club has secured an influential local business leader as its next speaker.

The club, which meets on the first Thursday of every month, will welcome Stephen Catchpole, managing director of Tees Valley Unlimited, on Thursday, November 1.

Hartlepool Business Breakfast was launched in September with the aim of linking smaller firms with some of Teesside’s largest and most influential businesses and organisations.

Past speakers have included Bill Scott, of Wilton Engineering, and Alan Lloyd, yard director at Heerema.

Samantha Lee, director of Publicity Seekers which organises the evets, said: “Tees Valley Unlimited has an essential role to play in the on-going regeneration of the area and we look forward to hearing its plans for how we can all play our part in securing growth and long term prosperity.

“But the Business Breakfast is also about bringing companies together to learn from each other and how to develop strong partnerships between smaller and bigger businesses.”

The next Hartlepool Business Breakfast Club takes place on Thursday, November 1, from 7.30am to 9am in Hub 1 of The Innovation Centre, Queens Meadow. As well as the speaker there will be breakfast and networking. It is open to all small business owners and places are limited. To register, contact Samantha Lee on breakfast@publicityseekers.co.uk or search on Eventbrite.