Downtown in Business celebrated its 23rd anniversary last week, reflecting on a journey that began in Liverpool in 2003 and has since grown into one of the UK’s leading business networks.
Downtown in Business was delighted to host a high-profile roundtable discussion at the Holiday Inn Preston on 25 June 2026, bringing together business leaders and key political figures to discuss the future of devolution and what it could mean for Lancashire.
Downtown in Business is delighted to invite members and guests to join the team at Maldron Hotel Liverpool as they celebrate their 2nd Birthday on Wednesday 2nd July from 5pm–9pm.
The specialist companies have secured a place on the fourth iteration of the framework.
On Thursday 18th June 2026, we were delighted to celebrate DIB’s 23rd birthday with an evening at the fantastic INNSiDE by Meliá Sky Bar, bringing together many of the people who have been part of our journey over the years.
If your work touches property, regeneration, infrastructure, investment, growth or placemaking, this is a conversation the private sector need to be part of.
As Lancashire prepares for the most significant restructuring of local government in half a century, alongside plans for a new Combined Authority and the potential introduction of a directly elected mayor, DIB is urging ministers and local leaders to focus on creating councils with the scale and capacity to succeed.
The business organisation believes that a cut in hospitality VAT would provide a much-needed stimulus for a sector that sits at the heart of local economies across the country, while helping businesses invest, recruit and grow.
As part of the initiative, DIB has published an open letter to MPs, ministers, metro mayors, and civic leaders outlining a package of proposed reforms.
When two defence ministers have resigned because they believe the government is failing to invest adequately in Britain’s security, the announcement of £4.5 billion for cycling and walking projects feels, at best, politically naive and, at worst, negligent.
Downtown in Business partner Krol Corlett Group has announced its support for the Nugent Sleep Out Challenge 2026, continuing a longstanding commitment to tackling homelessness and supporting vulnerable people across the Liverpool City Region.
Private sector business network Downtown in Business (DIB) and heritage regeneration specialist PJ Livesey have joined forces to call for major reforms to the way Britain protects and restores its historic buildings.
