There are many business opportunities within Knowsley to enable buying from or selling to other local businesses.

There will be similar business support initiatives in other parts of the North West and UK.

Knowsley Chamber of Commerce's new Memberlink online inter-trading portal will provide the Knowsley business community with an automated matchmaking facility between buyers and suppliers... generating sales leads direct to your mobile phone or email inbox!

A Knowsley Business Guide of most businesses in the Borough is available either in hard copy format or electronic format, providing a brief description of each by business activity.

A CD Rom version is now available.

Contact: Helen Morrrison, Knowsley Council – Business Support Team, Business Resource Centre, Admin Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, Knowsley, L33 7TX, telephone: 0151 477 4000, fax: 0151 443 5588, or email: helen.morrison@knowsley.gov.uk

Knowsley Chamber of Industry and Commerce provide a range of local and wider business networking opportunities:-

• UK mailing lists can be tailored to meet specific needs including geographical location, product group or company turnover.

• Access to the North West Chamber Members Directory which has over 20,000 member details.

• Breakfast Seminars – thought provoking speakers bring the opportunity to share concerns and ideas and activate partnerships.

• Business Lunches – guest speakers on key business issues and networking opportunities.

• After Hours Events – presentations by Chamber members on their products and services at their own premises.

• Knowsley Business Generator – the annual business-to-business event in the region.

Contact: Keith Lynch, Knowsley Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Knowsley Business Resource Centre, Admin Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, Knowsley, L33 7TX Tel 0151 477 1356, fax 0151 549 1357, or Email:

For information on tender opportunities from public sector bodies, see the following section of the Knowsley Business Website:

This is an online database of products and services available from over 500 businesses in the Knowsley area. The system provides the functionality to register online and also provides password-controlled access to define search criteria by business category and/or product details all maintained by the business owner. This facility is currently a free service.

Contact: John Byron, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Information & Society Technologies Division, Computer Centre, Civic Way, Huyton, Merseyside, L36 9GD. Tel 0151 443 3413. Email:

This part of the business web site has still to be developed. It will list all Knowsley businesses and provide on-line information of all products and services that can be acquired in Knowsley.

Details of international trade opportunities are set out in this section of the website. See International Trade link.