We have been alerted by a Chamber member of the latest Nigerian letter scam. The Chamber’s business Crime Direct Team advises that these letters change frequently but they all want the same information; Name, address, telephone number, company name & address.

There is also crime prevention advice about all manner crime including frauds and business fraud.

Once again, Liverpool Chamber would like to extend a warm welcome to all its newest members. As always, the businesses listed below represent the full spectrum of local industries. From solicitors to chauffeurs, training companies to tea manufactures, all of life is here.

These companies are now enjoying the range of benefits available to Chamber members, including free HR and legal support, money-saving services, fantastic networking opportunities, plus the support and representation of a nationally accredited chamber of commerce.

If all that’s making you a bit jealous, don’t despair, joining Liverpool Chamber couldn’t be easier.

See the full list of January’s new members below. They could be just the business partner you’re looking for.

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Liverpool Chamber is brining the British Chamber’s national conference to Liverpool’s new BT Convention Centre on Monday 28 April.

Guests may wish to stay in the city for one or two nights and will be looking for city centre hotels to suit a range of budgets.

Next week, our e-newsletter will be focusing on the conference. This is an opportunity for city hotels to promote their conference offers, free of charge to an audience of 7000 potential customers.

If you run a hotel, call Sue Platt on 0151 227 1234 at Liverpool Chamber by 4pm on Friday 29 February to be included in next week’s newsletter.

Announcing the NLab Social Networks Conference
19/20 June 2008, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
http://nlabnetworks.com

The internet is transforming how small businesses connect with each other and their customers. The ability to collaborate with other small businesses to create and innovate becomes ever more important to sustainability.

How are small businesses going to cope with the massive changes taking place?

Social networking is key to answering these challenges, but what does it all mean, and how can small businesses develop effective ways of using social networking to generate wealth?

The NLab Social Networks Conference provides a timely opportunity to discuss these searching questions. A packed two-day programme of international and local speakers, practical workshops, and a networking dinner, the Conference addresses these questions:

- What is a social network and how can it generate wealth for your business?
- How can social networks increase creativity and why is that important?
- How will social networks affect the future of your company?
- What can you do right now to benefit your business?

NLab is delighted to welcome Andrea Saveri, Director of the Institute for the Future, Palo Alto. The Institute for the Future, a long-established Silicon Valley thinktank, has identified six major drivers of change for the future of businesses, work and society - Andrea will tell us how key trends shaping work will affect your business.

Other highlights include:

Steve Clayton, Microsoft UK, a veritable social networking butterfly, gives his thoughts on how his experiences at Microsoft can be applied to Small Business.

Roland Harwood, Programme Director at NESTA, asks, “Are online social networks the new cities?” and Toby Moores, CEO, Sleepydog, explores creativity through the trajectory of an idea from an ill-formed thought to a fully-formed product.

Chris Meade, Institute for the Future of the Book, presents the findings of research into how new media writers earn their money, and Jim Benson, Modus Cooperandi, explores how small businesses can make money through social networking.

Shani Lee, Toby Moores, Sue Thomas and Vijay Ryait, iQubed, talk about local small businesses who are successfully exploiting social networking via the innovative CreativeCoffee Club, and Ken Thompson shares his know-how on team dynamics, virtual collaboration and bioteaming.

For more information and to register your interest, visit the Conference website at http://www.nlabnetworks.com.