Make the most of opportunities BUSINESS Link for Greater Merseyside is delighted to be named as an executive sponsor of the excellent Business Live Expo. The Expo is a great opportunity for regional businesses to network, make new contacts and do business with each another. Business Link can help you make the most of this opportunity by giving you access to the best independent business advice, including how to increase your profit and reduce your costs, break into new markets, or even develop a new product or service. You can obtain up to 40% towards the cost of fees for a range of specialist services, including financial management, HR, sales and marketing, general business management and health and safety. We have specialist teams to help you start your own business, get the most from your workforce and trade internationally. Our team will be available throughout the programme of events for Business Week. Visit our website for more information www.bl4gm.co.uk/ Get the best from support available BUSINESS Liverpool is the one stop shop for free business support and investment in Liverpool. Our primary objective is to create a focused and effective support mechanism which fully meets the needs of our clients. The core activity of Business Liverpool is the provision of support in the areas of property, finance and workforce development - and by working in partnership with other key public and private sector organisations to deliver a comprehensive business support package. It is our job to ensure you get the very best from the extensive range of business support available in Liverpool. All you have to do is contact Business Liverpool and we will deal with your enquiry quickly and efficiently to get the right support for your business. Find out more about Business Liverpool and how we can help your business at www.businessliverpool.co.uk or by telephoning 015-288 6677. Organisation you can rely on WHETHER you are a one-man band or a Blue Chip organisation, it is always good to know you can have someone to rely on to help you promote your business. Established in 1850, Liverpool Chamber is the largest independent private sector forum in the city, with 80 staff working to support the needs of the business community and in particular the Chamber's 2,000 full and affiliated members. Liverpool Chamber is in a privileged position to support and represent local business interests. As the voice of Liverpool's business community, the Chamber, through the strengthening of North West Chambers, the continued emergence of the British Chambers of Commerce and agreements with Eurochambres, is equipped to react and respond on behalf of local businesses to regional, national and European issues. Liverpool Chamber of Commerce and Industry offers members a wide range of services and support to ensure that we always reflect a modern, changing business environment. From training to trade missions, representation to networking, the breadth and depth of what we offer ensures that members can operate more effectively and productively, secure in the knowledge that they have a well established and supportive organisation behind them. For further details contact Colin Harrison on 0151-227 1234 or membership@liverpoolchamber.org.uk Delighted to be a sponsor VIACOM Outdoor, the UK's leading transport media sales company, and part of the global entertainment giant Viacom, is delighted to be a sponsor of Business Expo 2005 in Liverpool this June. Viacom Outdoor handles advertising opportunities on buses, the London Underground, tram, national rail and coach networks throughout the UK. Our media carries advertiser messages to local residents, businesses and commuters as they travel to work, shop or play. Locally, our media offering includes buses all over Liverpool and the north west, prima-rily the Arriva, Glenvale, Stagecoach and First fleets, which are responsible for thousands of passenger journeys every week. We also hold exclusive rights to sell all advertising formats at Merseyrail stations and on Merseyrail trains. Transport media works as a community message-board and we are delighted to be able to enhance our community participation further by sponsoring this key event. For more information, julie.riley@viacomoutdoor.co.uk or on 0161-877 7414. |