Applications are now open for grants to support businesses in the hospitality and leisure sectors who have been affected by the Omicron variant. There are two separate grants which businesses can apply for: Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant Businesses from the hospitality and leisure sectors are invited to apply for a one-off payment of up … Read more
METRO MAYOR LAUNCHES THE GOOD BUSINESS FESTIVAL YOUTH PROGRAMME AT KNOWSLEY SAFARI • Ground breaks on sustainable children’s garden supported by Chris Packham and Carla Marie Williams• Garden marks the launch of the Youth Summit and education programme for The Good Business Festival in July• Official event partners include Incredible Edible, Knowsley Safari, British Antarctic … Read more
With England still in the tight grip of a third national lockdown, Liverpool feels still and quiet once again, as it has done for much of the last 12 months. Many of us are missing the vibrant businesses that make our city a great place to live. We thought it would be interesting to hear … Read more
The Good Business Festival reveals first details of Act 1on 8thOctober2020, with Act 2 taking place in March 2021 British Fashion Council, Greenpeace, Iceland Foods, Liverpool Football Club, Mastercard and Coca-Cola among its partners Ambassadors include Athian Akec, Member for Camden Youth Parliament, Ann Cairns, Executive Vice Chair of Mastercard, Holly Tucker, UK Ambassador for Creative Small … Read more
The City Conversation journey started at the back end of the summer when a secondment opportunity was advertised on the Intranet to take part in a new initiative to get out into the Community and talk to residents. Definitely a totally different scene for me given I have spent the last 30+ years working in … Read more
Whilst still a relatively new phenomenon, the latest economic data is starting to shed a light on how the gig economy is manifesting itself within Liverpool. The world of work is changing Technological developments over the last decade have revolutionised how we all live, work and spend money. With nearly 80% of the population now … Read more
A delegation from Liverpool will be in the city of London next week sharing all the latest exciting plans and developments that are taking place across the city. MIPM UK is a great example of private-public partnership. Two of the delegates representing Liverpool will be the new Liverpool MIPM chair Stephen Cowperthwaite and Liverpool City Council’s … Read more
Kier Property and CTP have secured planning consent for their transformational Pall Mall office development in the heart of Liverpool’s commercial business district.
Are you a new business owner? Do you have a unique product to sell? Do you want to reach new customers in a city-centre location? If so, Liverpool City Council wants to hear from you! A new pitch for street traders has become available at Waterloo Place (on Hanover Street at the bottom of Bold … Read more
Ninety-six per cent of people say that Liverpool is a good night out – and most people feel safe whilst they’re enjoying themselves, a survey has revealed. In spring, Liverpool’s Citysafe Community Safety Partnership undertook the first Perceptions of Liverpool’s Night Time Economy survey since 2011 and found overwhelmingly that people who come into the … Read more
A Liverpool City Council team is causing a real buzz on the green scene after swapping its diesel-driven fleet of vans for cleaner electric vehicles.
Liverpool Central Library is hosting Start-up Day Reloaded on Thursday 24 January. Start-up day Reloaded will give new businesses the opportunity to get practical advice from expert speakers, receive inspiration from fellow business founders and to learn about the wealth of support available to start-ups through the Business and Intellectual Property Centre at Liverpool Central … Read more
Liverpool’s business community has celebrated the city’s best start-up companies in the city at a special awards ceremony in Central Library
You will have heard us talk about how our funding has been cut but the graphic below illustrates what this looks like. The coins in red show the gap after inflation. We showed you that only 9% of our income comes from Council Tax. Below is the same graphic with actual figures showing … Read more
Liverpool is set to play host to the ultimate enterprise event, as the region looks to capitalise on its reputation as one of the UK’s leading business destinations.