BIBA’S - SPONSORS

Sponsors of the BIBA show

BlackpoolUnlimited.com is an online portal that brings together information from a range of public and private sector organisations to provide a central gateway for local businesses so that they can:

• access high-quality information about a range of bespoke services, opportunities, advice and support that is available to them at local, regional and national level
• access up-to-the-minute information about the strategy and vision for the town's regeneration and capitalise on the business opportunities that the new Blackpool will create

It has been established by a partnership between the Blackpool Business Leadership Group, Blackpool Council and Business Link North West in order to help businesses realise their potential.

Why? Because we passionately believe that nurturing and energising local businesses will help build a bigger and better Blackpool.

Within this website you will find a wealth of information to help you and your business - whether you are a new business, an established business - or someone who is just thinking about going into business.

The advice and information contained here is wide ranging - but because it's updated every day you should find it up-to-date and relevant.

However, we are aware that not everyone wants to search a website for information; sometimes people in business prefer to talk to someone either on the phone or face-to-face.

Either way, we can help you. If you want to call in and see one of our specialist advisors you will find us at the New Blackpool Enterprise Centre on Lytham Road, Blackpool.

Or if you want to speak to one of our advisors on the telephone, simply telephone 01253-478819 and we will point you in the right direction.

There's no charge for any of these services - our aim is quite simply to try to help businesses in Blackpool to prosper.

Broadcast Sponsor: 97.4 Rock FM

Broadcasting across Lancashire, 97.4 Rock FM this year celebrates a landmark 25 years on air. The station plays "more of the music you love" from acts like Oasis, Kylie, Robbie, Mika, Sugababes, and The Stereophonics as well as providing up to date local news, sport, and travel for the region.

Rock FM's breakfast show, Adam @ Breakfast, picked up numerous prestigious radio awards including "UK Commercial Radio Presenter of the Year" and "European Breakfast Personality of the Year".

Listen weekdays between 6 and 10am to Adam@Brekafast. Rock FM's charity, "Quid For A Kid", continues to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for ill and needy kids across the region. Rock FM is available on 97.4 FM, DAB digital radio, online and via podcasts from www.rockfm.co.uk. The station is proud to be part of the BIBAs 2009.

For further information call (01772) 477735 or contact Nikki Murray, the Station's Marketing Manager on nikki.murray.@rockfm.co.uk

Media sponsor to the BIBA's 2009 - the Lancashire Evening Post

The Lancashire Evening Post, which publishes six days a week, has served the people of Lancashire for more than 120 years - now it is also providing 24/7 coverage through its award-winning website. Our newspaper has always been at the heart of community life, striving to inform and entertain with our unrivalled news, sports and features sections. In this modern digital age we have never been in a better position to ensure we bring you the vital stories within minutes of them happening.

For further information please call (01772) 254841 or email Assistant Editor David Upton at david.upton@lep.co.uk or visit www.lep.co.uk

Sponsors of the BIBA's Pre Dinner Party - Rossendales

Rossendales is an independently owned group which was originally founded in 1972. We provide enforcement services through Rossendales Ltd to over 140 clients throughout England and Wales. We provide debt collection services through Rossendales Collect to in excess of 210 clients throughout the UK. We deliver a comprehensive suite of Revenues & Collection training courses through Rossendale Training Ltd. Our full range of collection and enforcement services, including ancillary services provide the perfect Corporate Debt Solution. We pride ourselves on our ability to excel in the quality of service and in market leading collection rates currently recovering in excess of £85 million per annum for our clients.

We are fully committed to our Local Authority partnerships. We appreciate and understand Local Authority policies on Social Inclusion, Customer Care, Equality, Environmental Issues and Valuing Diversity, yet also recognise the pressures faced to improve performance and collections to meet your performance targets.

Rossendales recognise that the Local Authority market is unique, public facing and overtly political and believe that our experience, gained over 36 years of partnerships, makes us ideally placed to work within the sector to deliver unparalleled results. For further information contact Managing Director Julie Green Jones at jgreen-jones@rossendales.com or call 0845 2267700

Sponsors of the BIBA’s VIP Pre-Dinner Party - LANCASHIRE & BLACKPOOL TOURIST BOARD

Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board (LBTB) was set up in April 2004 and is a company under the control of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Blackpool Borough Council and Lancashire County Council.

The tourist board is led by a Chief Executive supported by a team of staff whose work is overseen by a board of directors including a Chair and two Vice Chairs.

It supports tourism businesses in the Lancashire and Blackpool sub-region by representing their interests regionally and nationally, by co-ordinating marketing activity, managing and developing the tourism product and working in partnership with industry. Activities in commercial membership, business development, 'Welcome to Excellence' training, visitor services and marketing are all designed to improve quality and achieve common goals.

Our key strategies focus on the development and management of the visitor economy to achieve this vision. They uphold, reinforce and add value to the Regional Economic Strategy (RES), the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) and the Regional Tourism Strategy (RTS) for the Northwest.

For further information please call: (01257) 226600 or email enquiries@lbtbltd.com