Up to 40% funding for SMEs in Greater Merseyside:  

September 2003  

Willow Starcom has become an Approved Supplier of ‘Best Practice’ ICT Consultancy  

Willow Starcom are pleased to announce that they have recently become approved by Business Link, a service provided by Greater Merseyside Enterprise Ltd (GME) to supply ICT services as part of the ‘Growing Business Merseyside’ programme. The scheme, supported by European Objective 1 Funding, provides funding of up to 40% to qualifying SMEs in the Greater Merseyside area, who undertake developmental consultancy in any one of 9 key business areas, including ICT.  

‘This is fantastic news for our clients in the Greater Merseyside area’, said Mark Berry, Managing Director at Willow Starcom, ‘To be able to supply ‘best practice’ ICT Consultancy, at a fraction of the cost, will make a huge difference to customers.’  

‘The funding will cover the majority of our services including network design & planning services, data storage consultancy and solution implementation services.’
The scheme provides for SMEs in the Liverpool, Sefton, Halton, St Helens, Knowsley and Wirral areas.  

If you are considering an IT Project and want to find out if you qualify for up to 40% funding, please contact Carly Unsworth on 01257 471132 or email rachel.tasker@willowstarcom.co.uk.