business development Liverpool Vision - A vision for Liverpool 40 Liverpool Chamber of Commerce - The voice of business 42 Liverpool Chamber of Commerce - Build a business network 44 Liverpool Chamber of Commerce - Foreign affairs 46 Liverpool Chamber of Commerce - Protecting business 48 Business Link Northwest - Survive and thrive 50 Northwest Development Agency - Know success 54 Northwest Development Agency - Supporting business in difficult times 55 Liverpool First - A city in partnership 56 Liverpool First - A city ready for economic growth 57 The Carbon Trust - Kick the carbon habit 58 Wirral Metropolitan B C- Advice makes the difference 60 Sefton Metropolitan B C -Business Builds Community 62 Knowsley Metropolitan B C - Get in the know 64 St.Helens Council - Connectivity, catchment and cost 66 Halton B C - Economic renaissance 68 business meets education University of Liverpool - Gateway to business success 71 Liverpool Hope University - New gateway brings new hope 72 Liverpool John Moores University - New business hub for 2009 73 destination liverpool The Mersey Partnership - Liverpool City Region: capital of conferencing 74 The Mersey Partnership - The place to be in 2009 76 The Liverpool Culture Company - Culture capital 78 Front Cover photos: Bottom main image: © The Mersey Partnership Insert images left to right: © Liverpool City Council © Liverpool City Council © Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Published by: Burrows Communications Ltd, 2009 Publicity House 106 Stafford Road Wallington, Surrey SM6 9AY Tel: 020 8773 3000 Fax: 020 8773 8888 email: burrowsguides@burrows.co.uk www.burrows.co.uk Our Advertisers: We gratefully acknowledge the support of all the firms whose advertisements appear in these pages. Without their help we would not be able to produce this guide. As a reciprocal gesture we have pleasure in drawing the attention of our readers to their announcements, but wish to make it clear that Burrows Communications Ltd can accept no responsibility for their products or services advertised.