December 2008 Archives

MERSEYSIDE video gaming and digital content firms are being urged to fight for funding to help them get more competitive.

Screen agency Northwest Vision and Media (NWVM) wants companies to bid for grants from the Regional Attraction Fund (RAF), which aims to back companies with strong growth strategies.

The fund is accepting bids until March, 2010, from companies either based in the North West or wanting to move here.

THE UK's creative sector will come under the spotlight in Liverpool today as the city hosts the National Creative Industries Conference.

The event at the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology (FACT), in Wood Street, will discuss what it means to be a "creative city" and debate the impact Capital of Culture has had on Merseyside.

ON A bright and brisk Saturday mid-morning, the first Liverpool Barcamp commenced with anticipation and obvious enthusiasm among the 200 attendees, which included Microsoft, BBC, Yahoo!, and local organisations and sponsors such as Mando Group.

Touted as an "unconference", it was evident from the start that entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm would rule.

DIGITAL agency Rippleffect has been commissioned by The Mersey Partnership (TMP) to develop a new website to showcase the region's corporate incentive travel offer to European businesses.

TMP believes the incentive travel market, where companies provide travel as a reward to their staff, has great growth potential in Merseyside, and could be worth millions to the Merseyside economy.

TWO Liverpool agencies have been named on the Central Office of Information's new PR roster for the North West.

It means The roster, which came into force this month, means Wirral agency ICE and Liverpool-based Bell Pottinger North will be able to compete for government and public sector work without undergoing a lengthy procurement process for each contract.