Liverpool Business

Liverpool embodies a feeling of optimism, a 'can do' approach to life. It is a city where 50,000 students make up 25% of all 18-24 year olds and is famous for its pulsating nightlife, where one can rub shoulders with famous footballers, writers, musicians and even TV soap stars. Career prospects for people in Liverpool are great too - 600,000 people are employed in Merseyside businesses. This grandiose city has been rightly declared as the European Capital of Culture in 2008.

Liverpool Business Environment

Liverpool is a key gateway to a range of high quality business services for new and existing investors. Contemporary Liverpool is undergoing a remarkable renaissance. Substantial investment in recent years has transformed the city, creating an environment where business can thrive. Developer interest in the city is at its highest for over a century and significant growth is anticipated in several key sectors. The three main organizations that are thriving to ensure prosperity, growth and investment in Liverpool's business environment are

• Liverpool City Council
  
  
• Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
  
  
• Greater Merseyside Enterprise
  

These three organizations have forged together to form the Business Liverpool, a new-look and one-stop shop for business support for the city. Business Liverpool provides a dedicated Investment Manager for those businesses investing in Liverpool for the first time - or for existing businesses that are interested in re-investing. It works as part of the investor's team to create a detailed business case proposal to support the decision making process.

• New businesses in Liverpool are growing at a faster rate than anywhere else in UK. The number of start-ups in the city increased by 278 from 12,247 in 2002 to 12,525, in 2003. That is a rise of 2.3%, which outstrips the national increase of 1.5%.
  
  
• The number of businesses in Liverpool has increased by 1.2% between 1998 and 2003. During this time there was major growth in banking, finance and insurance sectors with a 20.6% increase. This sector also showed the greatest short-term increase between 2002 and 2003 of 6.9%
  

Liverpool business school

The Liverpool Business School comes under the administration of the John Moores University (JMU). Liverpool John Moores University (JMU), whose history can be traced back to as early as 1823 is a large city-based university with over 25,000 students studying over 200 courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The University has played a vital role in the cultural renaissance of Liverpool. In collaboration with other educational establishments, it has taken an active part in the regeneration of the city.

The Liverpool Business School is responsible for the delivery of teaching in the areas of Strategy, Marketing, Operations Management and Human Resource Management. The school has tie-ups and partnerships with various international institutes like the Ostrava in the Czech Republic, the Dublin Business School and a Chinese Management institution. The Business School is also situated in the heart of the city and is accessible by a five to ten minutes' walk from the nearest underground stations.