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Introduction
A Place To Live
Retail in The City
Physical Regeneration
The Liverpool Image
Realising The Opportunities
Recommendations
Museum of Popular Culture
About Downtown Liverpool
About The Management School
Entrepreneurship, Liverpool and the 24 Hour Economy
Foreword
This Policy Briefing is the first such joint publication involving Downtown Liverpool in Business and the University of Liverpool Management School. The focus in these pages are those emerging opportunities for entrepreneurs in Liverpool should the city develop its ‘24 hour’ economy. The content is based on a recent seminar held by Downtown Liverpool in Business at the Racquet Club.
Acknowledgements
This briefing has been authored by Dr Alan Southern from the University of Liverpool. Thanks go to all those who contributed including Frank McKenna, Chris McLinden, Dale Heywood and Rebecca Southern. Also thanks to those who attended and participated in the Downtown Liverpool in Business Seminar in April 2004.
Introduction
Based on a recent seminar held at the Racquet Club this policy briefing outlines some of the views from those who were present. In so doing, it begins to set out the opportunities for new forms of enterprise in the City of Liverpool should the ‘24 hour’ economy be developed. Participants at the seminar considered the City as a place needing something extra to stimulate business opportunities in the evening. Delegates spoke about the residential and commercial property available in Liverpool and the type of recreation and lifestyle patterns of those who live and visit the City. They also provided questions to Anthony Wilson and James Barton as part of a broader dialogue on the emergence of Cream and its impact on the City.
The structure of this document develops the perspectives that began to be outlined during the day. Aspects such as education, skills, the role of the Universities and their impact on Liverpool are not discussed here, although we recognise their vital importance. Also absent is a perspective on legislation, such as the 2003 Local Government Act, something that may well influence city centre management through the Business Improvement District currently being piloted in Liverpool; or licensing reform that could be important in the not too distant future.
The notion of a city centre economy inevitably has some reference to culture. Here, details concerning museums, art galleries, and cultural venues are tied up in general references to culture, and implicit in the clear references to heritage and the City of Culture award. This policy briefing takes into account downtown Liverpool as a place to live, how retail in the City is being developed, the physical regeneration we are witnessing, image enhancement for Liverpool, and what is needed to realise some of the opportunities for enterprise. The report finishes by tentatively suggesting a number of recommendations for further consideration.
