Through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) you can access free advice and guidance through your Local Authority Business Support teams.
Contact your Local Authority using the links below:
Halton
Halton Business Support Service, is aimed at helping Halton businesses with a range of solutions, including:
- Strategic Management, Strategy & Business Planning
- Digital Marketing
- Environmental Performance
- HR Support
- Manufacturing Process & Efficiency
- Strategic Marketing & Sales
- Tendering & Bid Writing
- Financial Management
Knowsley
For all businesses – Invest Knowsley can provide experienced advisors who can support your individual business needs.
Services include:
- Business support advice and guidance
- Moving your business to Knowsley
- Expanding your business
- Land and property services
- Investment and development
- Tendering and selling your services
- Access to finance
- Starting your own business
- Recruitment needs and apprenticeships via Knowsley Works
- Funding for training via Skills for Growth
Liverpool
The Business and Economic Support Team at Liverpool City Council help foster a strong and inclusive economy.
Support includes
- advice for residents thinking of starting a business
- support workshops for early-stage entrepreneurs
- specialist advice for existing businesses looking to grow
- signposting to additional support and referrals into relevant programmes
- help finding sites and premises to start, expand or relocate businesses
- development of key business clusters and sectors
- inward investment support and investor development
Sefton
The Invest Sefton team offers a wide range of services, from help with finding a new property to identifying potential sources of funding.
The support can take many forms, including:
- Free business events and workshops to meet your business needs
- Providing business advice and guidance
- Helping your business access finance
- Dealing with Sefton Council easily and effectively
- Quality signposting to partners
- Recruitment of new staff through Sefton@Work
- Finding premises and helping you to relocate your business in Sefton
- Supporting your business to access new markets, including export
- Developing supply chain opportunities in public/private procurement
- Signposting new business start-ups through one of our many partners
St Helens
Current businesses and aspiring start-ups in St Helens are being offered access to a tailored package of support to help them grow, innovate and create new jobs for local people.
The service provided by the Growth Company includes:
- One-to-one general business advice with tailored action plan and benchmark report
- One-to-one specialist growth business advice
- Fully funded business support events and workshops
- Information and guidance to those looking to start-up a business
- Start-Up workshops covering mindset, marketing and financial management
To find out more information, please email sthelensenquiries@growthco.uk with your enquiry or ring 01744 415 322 to speak with an advisor.
Visit the St Helens Business Support Service
Wirral
The Wirral Business Support Services Contract is fully funded Business Support for all Wirral based businesses funded by Wirral Council and delivered by Wirral Chamber of Commerce.
Some typical examples of support are:
- HR – Processes and Templates
- Marketing – Strategy, digital marketing, website
- Training – Strategy & Planning
- Finance – Cashflow, business plans
This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared
Prosperity Fund with the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority as the lead
authority.
For more information, visit UK Shared Prosperity Fund: prospectus – GOV.UK