Starting Point

General information

Business

Whether you need help with running your business and overcoming issues that are standing in your way, or you need support to help your business grow and succeed, we can provide expert advice and guidance; whilst our exclusive Membership services and discounts will help with the bottom line.

We can provide:

Expert advice on key business areas such as finance, HR, IT, health & safety and marketing
Business advocacy and lobbying
Help to grow your business
Networking opportunities
Business information, mailing lists and export documentation
Exclusive Membership discounts and services

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Enterprise

As well as supporting the businesses of today, we are also working to sustain the St Helens business community and economy of tomorrow. From our business start up programme to our enterprise activities in schools, encouraging entrepreneurship is vital to secure the long term success of St Helens.

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Employment

Through our range of employment initiatives we offer help and support to unemployed people from the Borough to help them find work.

Starting Point is our specialist employment advice and guidance service, with offices in the town centre and in Parr.

The Chamber also provides a range of training and employment opportunities. Through our Construction Training Centre and various work placement programmes we provide real work experience and on the job training and support to help unemployed people to return to work.

We also offer a range of support to help businesses deal with recruiting and employing staff. We provide support with everything from finding the right people to fill vacancies, to support with human resources, health and safety, employment law and even the health and wellbeing of your workforce.

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Training

Developing your workforce to its full potential is the best way of keeping your business moving forward.

Our training team offers a wide range of free or discounted staff training to local employers. Our free workplace training assessments will help identify the skills gaps in your workforce and find the solutions needed to increase your competitive edge.

Training on the job is an effective way for your business to create a more responsive and motivated workforce. We deliver a wide range of Apprenticeships and training frameworks to meet you business needs.

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Kind words:

I write to you all just to say thank you for the training you gave me for Wincanton. I attended my interview and re-sat the literacy and numeracy test and to my amazement this time got everything correct. However in my interview I did struggle a little and thought to myself I’m not going to get this position. On Thursday I received a phone call from Wincanton and again to my amazement I was offered the job and start on June 28th, and as a bonus they asked me if I wanted to take my forklift truck course and they would pay for the course. So I will also have an FLT license if all goes well.

Once again thank you, if it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t have got the job, and I’m now looking forward to my new future, it’s like starting a new life. Well Done Everyone!"

Alan Henson