Silicon North Associates

Silicon North is building the connective infrastructure for the Northern technology economy.

To do that properly, we need good people on the ground across the North and Midlands. People who already know their local technology and business communities, have strong relationships and can open doors that wouldn't necessarily open from a cold approach.

We're building a small network of Silicon North Associates to do exactly that.

This isn't a full time job and it isn't conventional business development.

We're looking for established, well-connected people who already spend their time around founders, technology companies, investors, professional services firms, corporates and the wider ecosystem.

You might run your own business, advise companies, invest, consult or hold a portfolio of roles. What matters is that you're credible, connected and comfortable making introductions.

What you'll do

You'll represent Silicon North within your network and help us identify companies and organisations that should be part of what we're building.

That could mean introducing a potential Partner, opening a conversation with a major employer, bringing us into a regional opportunity, identifying an event or commercial partnership, or simply putting us in front of someone we should know.

There are no call targets, prospecting lists or scripts.

We want Associates having good conversations with people they already know and spotting opportunities where Silicon North genuinely fits.

How it works

This is a commercial relationship.

When an introduction you make results in new business for Silicon North, you receive an agreed share of lifetime revenue.

The better the opportunity, the more valuable it is to both of us.

We'll provide the proposition, materials, support and, where useful, join meetings with you. You bring the relationships, local knowledge and judgement.

Associates aren't restricted to rigid territories. We want people with genuine reach and credibility, not postcode sales reps.

Who we're looking for

People with established networks across the technology and wider business economy of the North and Midlands.

You should already be someone people take a meeting with.

You need to understand that good networks are built on trust.

The right Associate knows when an introduction makes sense, makes it properly and stays involved where they can add value.

What you get

A commercial return from the opportunities you create, but also a position inside a growing Northern network.

You'll have access to Silicon North's relationships, events, companies and wider activity.
As the network grows, that should create opportunities in both directions.

We're building a small team, not an army.

Connected. Credible. Commercial. Useful.

If that sounds like you, we'd like to talk.