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Business Liverpool supports a network of local enterprise agencies providing a full range of business support and advice to new and existing businesses and the self-employed. You can get advice either at the nearest agency to where you live or where you plan to set up your business.
For initial advice contact:
South Liverpool (Speke, Garston, Netherley, Valley, Childwall)
SMART, Sure Start Family Centre, Conleach Road, Speke L24 0SW. Phone 486-0815 or email smart@smart.org.uk
East Liverpool (Dovecot, Deysbrook, Old Swan, Kensington, Tuebrook)
ELECT, 36 Carnegie Road, Tuebrook L13 7HH. Phone 230-0300 or email liz@elect.org.uk
Alt Valley (Croxteth, Gilmoss, Walton and Fazakerley)
CENTEC, CENTEC Business Centre, Stopgate Lane, Aintree Liverpool L9 6AW. Phone 525-1954 or email business@centecltd.com
North Liverpool (Anfield, Breckfield, County, Everton and Kirkdale)
Everton Development Trust, Great Homer Street, Everton L5 5DF. Phone 298-2478 or email bill.davis@edt.org.uk
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The Eldonian Group, 7 Eldonian Way, Vauxhall L3 6JL. Phone 207-5181 or email les@eldonians.co.uk
South Central Liverpool (Granby, Toxteth, Aigburth, Dingle)
Granby Toxteth Development Trust, 129B Lodge Lane, L8 0QH. 734-4925 or email
Innovations Factory, 141 Park Road, Toxteth L8 6QF. 707-4340 or email robp@innovations-factory.co.uk
Muslim Businesses ( L8 and Wavertree/Picton)
MEDS, 2 Lodge Lane, Granby, Liverpool L8 0QH. Phone 709-6567 or email info@muslimenterprise.co.uk
Design Businesses
Liverpool Design Initiative, Unit 101, The Tea Factory, Wood Street Liverpool. Phone 709-1566 or email elaine@designinit.org.uk
From Benefits To Business
If you are unemployed or worried that self-employment may leave you worse off through loss of benefits, you can access a combined benefits and business advice service via The Initiative Factory, 29 Hope Street, Liverpool. Phone 709-2148 and ask for Terry Teague, Anthony Thompson or Gordon Thomas
50+ Program and 50+ Test-Trade
Additional support, training and access to the New Deal for Self-Employment ‘benefits while trading’ program is available for people who are 50 and over who are thinking about starting a business. Advice and eligibility from:
Everton Development Trust (contact details above)
or
Innovations3, Business Dock, 8 Grosvenor Street, Liverpool L3 3BB. Phone 280-3000.
Further Education & Enterprise
Specialised support for young people completing further education courses and thinking about going into self-employment. Contact Les Bellmon at the Eldonians (see above)
BRM/BME Women’s Business Outreach & Support
Culturally-sensitive support to BRM/BEM women thinking about or running a business.
Train 2000
5th Floor Wellington Buildings, The Strand, Liverpool L2 0PP. Phone 236-6601 or email lisa@train2000.org.uk
Research & Evaluation of Liverpool City Council’s Business Support Programmes
Business Liverpool has just completed (November 2007) an extensive evaluation of the business support services funded by the City Council since 2003. Read the full report here or the executive summary here or download to your PC.
