InvestSefton works closely with a wide range of publicly funded business support providers. These organisations attend our Economic Forum twice a year, and we regularly connect Sefton businesses with relevant services and expertise. Where appropriate, we facilitate joint meetings to ensure businesses receive the most effective support.
Through this collaborative approach, we have helped many businesses access specialist advice, secure funding, diversify their operations, and achieve sustainable growth.
Please take a look at the list below and let us know if you would like to learn more about any of the services or be connected with one of our partner providers. We would be happy to make an introduction.
- Baltic Ventures– Support for digital tech start up businesses
- Business & IP Centre Liverpool- IP support if you’re looking to start or grow your business
- Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)– Developing skills & training standards in the construction sector
- Department for Business Innovation, Science & Trade- Supporting businesses to start, invest, innovate, export
- Edge Hill University – Leadership for Growth, Careers & Employment, Innovation Sprint– funded support programmes fr SME’s
- Elevate EBP– Connecting employers, educators and young people
- Federation of Small Businesses– membership organisation for small businesses
- Gather– funded support for businesses in the digital, creative & tech sectors
- Growth Platform – Business support service for the Liverpool City Region
- Hartree Centre- Science and Technology Facilities Council– Digital technologies to support SME’s enhance innovation and productivity
- Horizons Project– Supporting SMEs across the Liverpool City Region who want to improve their competitiveness and productivity
- Hugh Baird College – Support for employers including apprenticeships and upskilling/training staff
- Innovate UK – Support for early stage technology businesses
- Kindred– Support for socially-trading organisations in the Liverpool City Region
- Liverpool City Region https://www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do– Digital Bootcamps, Employer Engagement, Fair Employment Charter Officer, Finance Hub, Seed Fund, Skills for Growth – a range of support programmes for SME’s
- Liverpool Chamber– Promoting local business and economic development in the Liverpool City Region
- Living Well Sefton – free local support service to help improve health and wellbeing
- Liverpool John Moores University – Business School, Degree Apprenticeships, Graduate Futures, Low Carbon Eco-Innovatory – a range of support programmes for SME’s
- Lyva Labs – Supporting businesses through innovation
- Made Smarter– Digital support for manufacturing companies
- Manufacturing Technology Centre – Research and technology organisation supporting manufacturing innovation.
- Merseyside Expanding Horizons – Delivering business start up support in Sefton
- Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service– Business engagement & support
- Merseyside Police – Business engagement & support
- Music Futures – Supporting SME’s in the music industry
- North West Cyber Resilience Centre– Helping SME’s with their cyber security
- River Capital – Investment fund for SME’s
- Safe Regeneration – Delivering business start up support in Sefton
- Sci-Tech Daresbury – Science and Technology Facilities Council- Support for businesses through science & innovation
- Sefton Community Learning Service– Adult learning- courses and training
- Sefton Council– Active Sefton, Building Control, Business Rates, Climate & Environment Team, Community Adult Learning, Corporate Learning, Merseyside Environmental Advisory Service, Tourism
- Sefton CVS – Support for the voluntary community and faith sector in Sefton
- Sefton@Work Recruitment support for Sefton businesses
- Southport Bid– The Business Improvement District (BID) for Southport – an independent not for profit organisation representing over 750 businesses
- Southport Education Group (Southport College & KGV)- Support for employers including apprenticeships and upskilling/training staff
- The Women’s Organisation – Support for women in business
- University of Liverpool– Help to Grow Programme, Innovation, Leadership Programme, Low Carbon Eco Innovatory, Management School – a range of support programmes for SME’s.