Successful businesses are vital to the economy of Cheshire and Warrington providing residents with employment opportunities and enabling them to enjoy a high quality of life. The following organisations can offer help and advice to businesses in addition to that offered by the relevant local authority.

Business Link

The main business support provider nationally. From April 2007, Business Link moved towards a regional structure with the head office of Business Link Northwest based in Preston. There are still, however, local business advisors that cover the Cheshire and Warrington area who are based locally.

There is also a sub regional hub being created which will be co-located with CWEA in Middlewich. For further information contact Mike Collins, Sub Regional Business Partner, email Mike.Collins@businesslinknw.co.uk.

Links:
Business Link - http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/northwest or tel 0845 0066 888
Northwest Regional Development Agency - http://www.nwda.co.uk/areas-of-work/business/business-link.aspx 

Chambers of Commerce & Industry

CWEA works closely with the Cheshire Chambers of Commerce, who are represented on the CWEA Board. The following Chambers of Commerce operate across the area:

Chester, Ellesmere Port & North Wales Chamber of Commerce - http://www.cepnwchamber.org.uk/
Macclesfield Chamber of Commerce - http://www.macclesfieldchamber.co.uk/
South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce & Industry - http://www.southcheshirechamber.co.uk/
South East Cheshire Enterprise (Congleton Chamber of Commerce) - http://www.sece.co.uk/
Warrington Chamber of Commerce & Industry - http://www.warrington-chamber.co.uk/

Cheshire County Council

Cheshire County Council offers a range of business support services including planning and recruitment advice, access to funding and a sites and its Business Location Service.

http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Business/BusinessLocation/

Environmental Business Support

Groundwork Cheshire - http://cheshire.groundworknw.org.uk/
ENWORKS - http://www.enworks.com/
Envirolink - http://www.envirolinknorthwest.co.uk/
Environment Connect, tel 0800 032 0222 - http://www.environmentconnect.co.uk/.

Enterprise & Business Start Up Agencies

Cheshire & Warrington Business Ventures - http://www.warringtonbusinessventure.co.uk/
Chester & Ellesmere Port Enterprise Agency - http://www.cepea.co.uk/ 

Other Business Support & Development Organisations

Institute of Directors (IoD) - http://www.iod.com/
Confederation of British Industry (CBI) - http://www.cbi.org.uk/
Federation of Small Businesses - http://www.fsb.org.uk/
Forum of Private Business - http://www.fpb.org/
Excellence North West - http://www.excellencenorthwest.co.uk/