WBN Social Accounts - 2005 - The Social Audit Network

6.2 Objective 1To encourage and support networking amongst women entrepreneursActivity 1Building and administrating a network for women in business networks2002 2003 2004 2005Number of full members 8 21 30 37Number of associate members4 5 7 10(network)Number of associate members0 18 28 39(individual/organisations)Total number of associate members 4 23 35 49WBN has progressively built the regional network to 47 member networks (appendix 4)across the North West of England. These figures represent the total membership as at the31 st March in each year.In this social accounting period 2 network dissolved, however it is considered that WBNmembership continues to demonstrate steady expansion.Of the 47 networks, 5 networks focus support on women from BME communities,representing 11% (2004: 8%) of the total.The total number of women represented through WBN member networks as at 31 st March2005 was 6,562 (2004: 4,069). Network size varies; the following table presents the spreadof size of networks across the membership. It must be noted that RWN, a member of WBN,is a large network, which supports members across Cumbria, their membership numbers aremore than 2000.GRAPH24