INDUSTRY TO INGENUITY ST HELENS IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE

Few locations can match what St Helens is a place with a prime position St Helens has to offer. It’s a place between the northern powerhouses of people want to live, invest, work Liverpool and Manchester, less than 30 minutes’ drive from the Port of Liverpool and visit, but for too long we have and 20 minutes’ train journey from hidden it away. Liverpool and Manchester City Centre.

However, St Helens is distinguished in its own right. We are renowned for our many arts and culture assets, our successful and innovative advanced manufacturing, having all the right ingredients for logistics, for boasting outstanding schools, colleges and a university centre, as well as our rural surroundings.

We must be active, bold and aggressive “We can’t be a mere observer. We must all in our growth strategy. In a changing participate, contribute, and benefit from environment, businesses and St Helens as what should be a long period of economic a whole, need to do things differently to outperformance for this region… I hope get the outcomes we aspire to. We need many of you join us, as there is a great deal WE MUST BE a renewed way for the public, private that we can achieve together, and most and third sector to work together and importantly, enjoy achieving together.” ACTIVE, BOLD AND joint resources to compete nationally and AGGRESSIVE IN OUR internationally like never before. GROWTH STRATEGY. New developments are transforming St Helens and creating new opportunities. Such as major town centre transformation and major development on the M6 Eamonn McManus corridor – the time to act is now! Chair of St Helens Economy Board WHAT IS BENEFICIAL FOR ST HELENS IS GOOD FOR EVERYONE

Our collaborative place-led Bringing businesses closer together to In the short term, there are some other approach involving public, private, lead St Helens’ future opportunities and ways ambassadors can take advantage voluntary and community sectors helping St Helens’ businesses to grow of being members: and flourish; including your business. puts innovation, aspiration and quality at the heart of what we do - giving St Helens the profile it deserves by: • Invitations to regular ambassador • Social networking network events and access to key decision makers and senior business • Access to photography and • Creating economic growth figures across the region and marketing material to help you sell • Innovative promotion and nationally, who understand the link St Helens for the benefit of your marketing between success for St Helens and business/organisation • Senior networking success for business • An ambassador certificate and logo • Opportunities to promote your which will help demonstrate your organisation. For example, contribution to St Helens a company profile on BRINGING investinsthelens.com • First to hear of latest development news BUSINESSES CLOSER • Access to dedicated ambassador pages on investinsthelens.com • Influence how and what TOGETHER TO LEAD and forum/blogging opportunities we promote ST HELENS’ FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES. THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERY ORGANISATION TO BECOME INVOLVED

Whatever the level of • Display and share key publications • Send us video footage of your corporate commitment you choose, videos to share on social media and there are many opportunities • Take key publications and the St Helens investinsthelens.com Ambassadors messages to trade fairs/ for you to become involved as exhibitions that you are attending • Use the St Helens Ambassador logo and an ambassador, for example: display the Ambassador certificate • Share positive messages through your partners, employees, customers • When developing promotional material consider using the St Helens place • Follow us on twitter @investsthelens graphics or logos and invite your contacts to follow too. Don’t forget to tag us in your good news stories or email them to [email protected]

• Keep yourself updated on St Helens business news and current events by signing up for our newsletter on the ATTRACTING investinsthelens.com website INVESTMENT, • Speak at Ambassador events and BUSINESS AND feature in promotional place campaigns VISITORS TO • Attend place related events and contribute your ideas CREATE A MORE SUCCESSFUL ECONOMY. JOIN OTHER BUSINESSES AND BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF CHANGE

Below are some of the first St Helens Ambassadors, with more joining by the week;

2Kleen / Abbey Group Properties / Andy Reid / Ashurst Primary School Barrow & Cook / Bartons Pickles / Bericote / Blackbrook St Marys Catholic Primary School Brendon International / Burrows Lane Educational Equestrian Centre / Carmel College Charles Nevin / Christian Life Centre / Communications Plus / Cosey Rentals Cowley International College / Cultivate / DC&A Financial Planning District CE Primary School / DriversNet / Eaves Primary School Eccleston Lane End Primary School / EDStaff / Garswood Primary School Hardshaw Centre / Haydock Park Racecourse / Heaven Sent Holy Cross Catholic Primary School / Home Town Plus / Horizon Group Hurstwood Holdings / Imperial / Jamm Studios / Knauf Insulation / Knoll Group Lawrenson Associates / Lucam Consultancy / Luxor Estates / Mercure Haydock Merton Bank School / Mill Green School / Mission in the Economy (MitE) “...very exciting times for St Helens, and NatWest St Helens / Neticonic / Network Space / NGF / North West Energy it’s fantastic to see so many businesses OD’s Designer Clothing / Parkside Regeneration / Phoenix Apparel / Pilkington come together to promote this great SHARING THE Pixel Tree Media / High School / Regenic / /University Centre borough. It’s pleasing to see so many KNOWLEDGE, St Helens Council / St Helens Parish Church / St Helens R.F.C. / St Helens STAR businesses and organisations take up St Helens Photo Studio / Stapleton Derby / Tailored Financial Planning this offer since its introduction only a NETWORKS, PASSION Thatto Heath Crusaders ARLFC / The Emerson Group / The News Room matter of months ago, which says a lot / Theatre Royal / Unite St Helens Central / Vigour Kitchen about the positive attitude that these & DETERMINATION OF Vinyline / Willow Tree Primary School ambassadors have towards the future LOCAL BUSINESSES. development of St Helens.” Steve Rotheram City Region Mayor GET INVOLVED

Ambassadors bring together Whilst being an Ambassador you are Please contact ambassadors@ passion and ambition to make raising the profile of St Helens as the investinsthelens.com if you are charity St Helens an even better place educated choice to do business, invest, or community group for contribution live and visit. This helps St Helens levels for your organisation. to do business. economy to thrive but it also opens potential new business opportunities for your organisation.

Ambassador contributions received will contribute to support activities and materials available for use by all St Helens ambassadors. The cost of becoming an Ambassador is based on the type of organisation you are and the number of employees you have.

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ANNUAL (EQUIVALENT TO FULL-TIME) CONTRIBUTION 0-4 £50 OPEN POTENTIAL 5-9 £100 NEW BUSINESS 10-19 £250 OPPORTUNITIES 20-29 £500 FOR YOUR 30-49 £800 50-99 £1,400 ORGANISATION. 100-249 £2,800 250+ £5,000 CONTACT US FOR AN INFORMAL CHAT

Roy Benyon Head of Place Delivery Unit

Stefanie Frazer Place Delivery Project Manager

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