Launched on 6th May 2013 #WorcestershireHour has grown an active Twitter following of over 22,000 mainly local accounts. The #WorcestershireHour twice weekly LIVE events brings together local businesses, charities and the communities of Worcestershire. #WorcestershireHour is proudly geographically biased with a Keep It Local agenda. #WorcestershireHour is run by Worcestershire Enterprise Limited, a social enterprise business with the aim of supporting the local economy, and is supported by a group of local sponsors and partners. #WorcestershireHour was founded and is managed by Worcester based businessman Stuart Allen who runs The Sales Performance Company Ltd. Stuart has been using Twitter to promote his own business for the past five years and has in excess of 80,000 Twitter followers. “Twitter is a great platform to send out messages BUT you never know who is watching at any given time! By concentrating a ‘local’ Twitter event into a regular one hour time slot, you can be absolutely sure that your messages WILL be seen by local people.” Stuart Allen Worcestershire Enterprise Limited also organises the annual Worcestershire Festival of Business & Social Media Awards.