£1m fund to support small businesses and create jobs across Merseyside
Wirral based Law Firm, Hillyer McKeown, are urging local small businesses to get involved with a new incentive which will help their businesses to grow. Launched by The Liverpool Echo, the £1million fund will help boost small business and create jobs across Merseyside.
The money has been made available as part of the Governments £2.4billion Regional Growth Fund which is designed to create jobs amid tough economic conditions. Working with the regeneration agency Liverpool Vision, The Liverpool Echo will offer funding to small and medium sized businesses across the Liverpool City Region.
The emphasis is on job creation and any money given by the fund must be matched by the business itself. So if the business plans a £10,000 investment in order to help it grow, it would need £5,000 of its own and would be eligible to apply for up to £5000 from the fund.
“This is great news for Merseyside” said Ian Millington, Partner at Hillyer McKeown. “This region is known for its inspiring entrepreneurial spirit, and this fund will help so many small and medium sized businesses to realise their potential, whilst also helping to create valuable job opportunities. Being so heavily involved in the local business community, we’re aware of many businesses that given just a little help would flourish. The opportunity to secure that help had has been presented with the launch of The Echos £1million fund and we hope that in helping to raise the profile of the fund more businesses will step forward to apply.”
To register your interest and find out more visit The Liverpool Echo website