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Environmental

AECB
Promotes environmentally responsible practices within building

Aggregain
Free helpline for advice on sourcing and using recycled aggregates

Community Repaint
Scheme for re-using leftover paint

Decentralised Energy Knowledge Base (DEKB)
The DEKB is an information source for anyone in business who wants to make and use their own energy – including practitioners, consultants, advisors, agencies and energy consumers and developers.

Department of Energy and Climate Change
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) was created in October 2008, bringing together energy policy previously with BERR and Defra.

Energy Performance of Buildings Directive Implementation Advisory Group
Advises the UK Government on the energy performance of buildings and the implementation of the European Energy Building Performance Directive.

Energy Saving Trust
Boiler specifications and sizing

Envirowise
Envirowise offers UK businesses free, independent confidential advice and support on practical ways to increase profits, minimise waste and reduce environmental impact

Free Environmental Guidance
NetRegs provides free environmental guidance for small businesses in the UK. They will help you to understand what you need to do to comply with environmental legislation and protect the environment and even help you to save you money !

NetRegs
NetRegs provides free guidance on envirnomental legislation and regulations, and how to comply

NISP
NISP links companies together, enabling savings by sharing resources

Part L
Part L Building Regulations- Conservation of Fuel and Power ...

RES Group
World Leading Renewable Energy Company

Research and Development Grants
Pre start-ups, start-ups, and small and medium-sized businesses from all sectors across the UK may apply for the Grant for R&D programme.

The Carbon Trust
A not for profit company providing specialist support to help business and the public sector boost business returns by cutting carbon emissions, saving energy and commercialising low carbon technologies

The Carbon Trust
The Carbon Trust is an independent not for profit company set up by the UK Government with support from business to take the lead on low carbon technology

The Renewable Energy Centre
Information and advice on energy saving alternatives in the UK.

UK Green Building Council
Our mission is to dramatically improve the sustainability of the built environment, by radically transforming the way it is planned, designed, constructed, maintained and operated.

WRAP
Helps individuals, businesses and local authorities to reduce waste and recycle more, making better use of resources and helping to tackle climate change. Free guidance and tools to help you reduce and manage your waste and materials are available

Zero Carbon Hub
All new homes in England will need to be carbon neutral by 2016.....


Funding

Funding for Social Enterprises
The Big Venture Challenge is a national competition to find the 25 most ambitious social entrepreneurs in England

Kick Start is the seed investment programme for entrepreneurs, run by entrepreneurs.
Entrants can earn an investment of up to £30,000 in their business as well as gaining invaluable advice, support and mentoring.

Leadership and Management Training Grants
The Leadership and Management Advisory Service, funded by the Skills Funding Agency, aims to provide tailored advice and support to leaders and senior managers within small to medium sized enterprises, including social enterprises, that can clearly demonstrate the potential for high or fast growth.


General

Liverpool Business Lifeline
Listing of all the support freely available to helpo business through the recession and beyond

London 2012
CompeteFor is a free service that enables businesses to compete for contract opportunities linked to the London 2012 Games and other major public and private sector buying organisations.


Local Agencies

08 businessconnect
Businesses can now find out how they can get involved in the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, through a brand new business service.

Atlantic Gateway
Delivering improvements to businesses, people and the environment in South Sefton and North Liverpool

buildsefton - support for the construction sector businesses and residents
Working in partnership with the People Pool Construction Team to provide the construction sector with a wide range of assistance.

Government Office North West
The Home Page of GONW

Invest Sefton
Serving the needs of Sefton's business community

Liverpool Vision
Regenerating Liverpool City Centre

North West Regional Development Agency
e-tendering opportunities to access new work

Sefton@Work - Work opportunities for Sefton residents
Our Employer Liaison Team helps employers by finding the right person for the vacancies you pass to us. The team carries out a range of free recruitment services for employers. Our teams of Advisers help you find candidates, Education or Training and work with a wide range of partner agencies.

StepClever - Business Support
StepClever offer a comprehensive business suppot oportunity aimed at businesses located between Everton and Seaforth

The People Pool Construction Team
Construction Support across the whole of Liverpool City with emphasis on residents and training. Working in partnership with buildsefton in North Liverpool and South Sefton


National Agencies

Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS)
The individuals Passport into the Construction industry

ConstructionSkills home page
Sector Skills Council for construction

The Skill Works
Funding for Training for Construction Companies


Tender Opportunities

Bluelight Emergency Services eTendering Site
Tenders across the Country from the Emergency Services (requires registration)

CompeteFor
CompeteFor is a free service that enables businesses to compete for contract opportunities linked to the London 2012 Games and other major public and private sector buying organisations.

How To Tender to Sefton Council - a procedural guide
Information and advice for those responding to tenders

Latest Sefton Tender Invitations
Current tendering opportunities with Sefton MBC

Liverpool Tenders
Free service alerting registered businesses to new tenders from locations across the North West and Nationally

London 2012 Future Opportunities
Details of known future opportunities are published and updated at:

My Tenders
Management of Tenders whether a purchaser or supplier

NHS ProCure21
The site contains the NHS ProCure21 guidance library, PSCP contacts, best practice, the DART toolkit and full details of all the ProCure21 schemes.

NWDA Electronic Tendering System
NWDA have introduced a new electronic tendering (e-tendering) system. All tenders will now be advertised, issued and received via the e-tendering system.

sell2wales
Provides details of tender opportunities across the UK including lower value ones

Supplying Government
The new opportunities portal for lower-value contracts - supporting UK businesses to tender for government opportunities

Tenders Electronic Daily
European wide tenders above the EU procurement threshold

The Chest
THE Chest is the north west's public sector procurement portal and has been created with funding from the North West Centre of Excellence.


Work Opportunities

Planning Applications/Decisions in Liverpool City
A simple rearch engine for businesses to search for recent planning applications and decisions allowing your company to promote its services to the applicants

Search Sefton Planning Applications
Planning applications/decisions made in Sefton allowing your company to promote its services to the applicants.



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