Welcome to the home page of South Liverpool Business Leaders, the organisation which speaks up for business in South Liverpool! We provide a forum for problems and issues to be discussed. We lobby key decision-makers on behalf of the business community. We organise briefings and other events, encourage firms to take a wider view of their responsibilities to the community and facilitate networking.
HELPING OUR COMMUNITY: Ten member companies teamed up to sponsor junior football for the next two seasons. This top-of-the-table clash in the South Liverpool Business Leaders Junior League ended in a 2-0 win for Booker over Dingle Villa.
South Liverpool Business Leaders is boosting profits for members who take advantage of the networking opportunities on offer.
Corporate clothing firm Ioma and accountancy experts Group 2020 are just two companies who have attracted new business after making presentations at Breakfast Briefings.
Members are eligible to make a one-minute presentation at the start of each of the group's bi-monthly get-togethers. Three members are drawn at random ahead of each event - and it was a lucky result for Ioma MD Paul Levinson when his name came out of the hat.
Paul made his pitch on the day that Everton FC chief executive Keith Wyness was there as a guest speaker. After mentioning that his company supplies corporate wear to another major club close to Stanley Park, Blues fan Paul was on his way to clinching a contract.
"That event was a wonderful opportunity for me to put our company name in front of a potential client," said Paul. "It wasn't the sole reason why we won the contract but it definitely helped."
Ioma duly signed a contract to supply all Everton's corporate uniforms, from front office to hotdog sellers.
Julie Irving of Group 2020 is another member who reported a dramatic result. Julie spoke at the Business Leaders' January Briefing and said later: "The fact that the slot was limited to just one minute made me focus on the message and as a result it came across very positively.Two companies approached me afterwards. One has already become a client and I'm in discussions with the other. It was a very successful experience."
Other members are seeing benefits from their involvement with the group. Charlie Lambert of media firm Northern River Productions said: "The Business Leaders group has been by far the most productive networking organisation that I've been involved with.We have received commissions for promotional DVDs and other media work thanks to contacts made at Business Leaders events, and that work has in turn introduced us to even more business."
The news was warmly received by Business Leaders chair Dr Joe Adamson. "Our group receives no public funding and is run by members for members," he said. "The fact that companies are seeing tangible benefits to their bottom line is proof that the business community of South Liverpool is going from strength to strength."
We lobby on behalf of companies in our area - if you have a problem which should be brought to the attention of the local authority, the police or any other agency, let us know.
- Join us at one of our regular Breakfast Briefings. It's a chance to hear from key decision makers
- We offer companies a platform to promote their products and services to the business community
- Our e-bulletin service keeps our members ahead of the rest
- Our Newsletter goes out free to members and contacts
- Benefit from special member-to-member offers
Annual membership is available on a corporate basis - one company, one membership. The membership band applicable to each company depends on the total number of employees at that company. Once your company has joined, as many individual members of staff as you specify will be added to our database in order to receive e-bulletins, invitations to Breakfast Briefings etc.
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| Band A | 1 to 10 | £40 |
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| Band B | 11 to 50 | £200 |
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| Band C | 51 to 249 | £450 |
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| Band D | 250 upwards | £750 |
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South Liverpool Recruitment has become the latest sponsor of South Liverpool Business Leaders. Already well-known through its previous links with JET, South Liverpool Recruitment provides companies and organisations with the best talent to fill permanent and temporary vacancies. Managing Director Nick Hughes said: "We're a social enterprise - we reinvest the profits we make into the business with the aim of increasing the economic competitiveness of South Liverpool and enhancing the employment prospects of local residents in the area."
There is now only one sponsorship opportunity remaining. Sponsorship is sector-exclusive, which means that we will not now accept sponsorship from another bank, business support organisation or training provider. Benefits to sponsors include
- Opportunity to communicate directly with the 400 businesses associated with SLBL
- Branding of your organisation within all marketing materials produced by South Liverpool Business Leaders
- Opportunity to mount static displays at Briefings and any other events organised by SLBL
- 2 complimentary admissions to each Breakfast Briefing
Sponsorships are available at £1500 per annum. Click to enquire about sponsorship details.
NEW INVESTMENT AT MATCHWORKS
A Business Support Centre which will create more than 200 skilled jobs has been set up at the Matchworks in Garston by Enterprise plc. The £20m centre is supporting Enterprise's growing business operations in the insurance, education and central government sectors in the first year, with further diversification expected in future years. Members of the new workforce have been recruited locally through SLBL members South Liverpool JET (Jobs Education and Training).
CAPITAL OF CULTURE BUSINESS CLUB
Want to know about doing more business in the Capital of Culture? Want your business to thrive? Want to expand your cultural horizons? Get involved in 2008 celebrations? Want to win new contracts? This is how. 08 businessconnect is the FREE local hub with a global reach, where the city, business and culture meet. Join now and get what every business wants: influence, contacts, deals, a shop window, the inside track. You also get the 08 businessconnect member logo.
Full details at 08 Business Connect or click here to go direct to the joining page at 08 Business Connect.
FOOTBALL
Our sponsorship of the South Liverpool Junior League helped 800 young footballers enjoy the 2005-06 season. Matches are played on Saturday mornings at Simpsons Grounds in Woolton and Jericho Lane, Aigburth.Ten member companies from the Business Leaders group put up £200 each to guarantee the League's future for the next two years. Officially re-titled the South Liverpool Business Leaders League, the competition receives coverage each week in the Liverpool Echo.
BUSINESS VILLAGE
UK Land & Property is building a £20 million business village on the Estuary Commerce Park. The scheme is targeted at small and medium sized businesses.
