All the help and advice you need
Dedicated support is available to businesses seeking to develop sites and premises in Wirral, or move into the area. The area is eligible for European structural funding through the 2007-2013 Northwest Operational Programme.
You will find specialist advice and assistance is available in all areas, from finding sites and development partners, to applying for funding, through recruiting and training quality staff and developing new supply chains. The wide range of help available includes:
- A full package of location advice and business support — designed to give your company a competitive advantage.
- Information and advice on the availability and cost of commercial property, including a free property and site search service.
- People and skills support. In partnership with businesses, Wirral Council’s economic regeneration unit puts together a support package that locates skills among the local workforce and delivers effective training solutions.
- Focused commercial analysis, that offers comprehensive overviews and insights into the borough’s economic ‘DNA’, such as demographic data and business sector trends and statistics.
- Developing local links and supply chain relationships to enable businesses to identify fresh customers and suppliers and interact with peer companies.
- Encouraging an enterprise culture using innovative ventures such as wirralbiz, a free programme for potential entrepreneurs who want to start and run their own business.
- Promoting commercial, social and cultural initiatives, for example through Wirral Investment Network, one of the UK’s most successful partnerships of local authorities and private sector organisations.
