GROW HERE
Supported at every stage of your business growth journey.
Liverpool City Region Inward Investment Service is managed and delivered by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority mission is to deliver growth across the City Region – through business support, attracting investment and developing talent to create a fairer, greener and more inclusive economy for all who live and work here.
Growth Platform is the Liverpool City Region’s business support service designed to support business leaders to grow and develop. Through their Local Growth Hub service they can support every stage of your business growth journey. From starting to scaling and sustaining we have a wealth of support to help you to grow your business in Liverpool City Region.
Get support with starting your business, find programmes and funding, get support with accessing external funding or get in touch to find out how we can help.
6 Million
People live within 1hr drive time
50%
Of UK manufacturers’ closest port
£1bn
Invested in Liverpool’s logistics infrastructure
£2.1bn
of Foreign Direct Investment over last 4 years
£32bn
Gross Value Added – 3rd largest regional economy in the North West of the UK
250,000
Students developing specialist expertise at 12 universities in the region’s catchment
Freeport
Offering unrivalled tax and customs incentives
UK Hub
For vaccine discovery, development and manufacture
Sector expertise, tailored support
Growth Platform’s sector specialists are ready to help investors make the most of the assets, expertise and capabilities in Liverpool City Region. Each sector champion translates business needs into tailored scale-up support and works collaboratively with local authorities and enterprises to identify gaps in the region and enhance what already exists.
To find out more, visit Growth Platform’s website to learn about the help and support packages that can enable you to grow your business in Liverpool City Region.
KEY FACTS & FIGURES
Freeport offering tax and development benefits
Targeting 5% of GVA invested in R&D by 2030
£313m Local Growth Fund Investment
Developing the UK’s largest 5G Mesh Network
“Businesses in Liverpool City Region are in an environment tailored to help them grow and succeed. The Liverpool Growth Platform is a great showcase for this, as they have a real passion for helping businesses in the region and have demonstrated the type of innovative thinking required to help today’s companies overcome the challenges they face.”
Mark Sykes
Head of Entrepreneurial Business, BDO
Whether its access to skilled employees, a thriving hub of culture, or world-leading innovation in a place committed to a greener, more sustainable future, you’ll find it all here.
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Whatever your business ambition, requirement or opportunity in the UK and Europe – talk to one of our team to see how we can help. We are in the business of delivering value, success and excellence for our clients and we’re waiting to speak with you.
News & Events
Top property professional appointed to head up high-powered Liverpool City Region investment task force
ONE of the region’s most influential property professionals has been appointed to head up the Invest Liverpool City Region (ILCR) Partnership Taskforce. Colin Sinclair, Chief Executive of Knowledge Quarter Liverpool and Sciontec Developments Limited, has been unveiled as Chair of the Taskforce which brings together senior representatives from local authorities, the private sector and key …
‘Northern Arc’ linked by a Liverpool-Manchester Railway could match Oxford-Cambridge growth potential
A concerted focus on the internationally significant investment opportunities in the North West – linked by a new railway – could lead the UK’s economic growth over the next decade, with the right infrastructure and national support needed to unlock untapped potential. A ‘Northern Arc’ – the stretch from the Mersey to the Pennines – …
Investment doesn’t just happen, you have to win it…
The Government has made economic growth its number one priority – because a stronger economy means more jobs, better public services, and more money in people’s pockets. But turning ambition into reality means backing the places that are ready to deliver. The Liverpool City Region is one such place. This week we are sending a …
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Whatever your business ambition, requirement or opportunity – talk to one of our team to see how we can help. We are in the business of delivering value, success and excellence and we’re waiting to speak with you.
