You don't have to spend money on advertising to get your company noticed, here are a few tips to help promote your business for free.

Don’t buy space when its free Both morning & evening newspapers that serve this area run daily business pages that need to be filled with news. Get to know the business columnists. They always welcome fresh ideas and like to be well informed.

Ryanair used Liverpool Chamber's Council Chamber to announce a further commitment to their operation at Liverpool John Lennon Airport with two new destinations added to their growing network from Liverpool. This expansion brings Ryanair’s total number of routes served from JLA to 35.

Liverpool Chamber holds quarterly consultation meetings with Louise Ellman, MP for Liverpool Riverside. These meetings enable members of the business community to raise issues that affect them directly.

Meetings last year tackled coach management strategy in Liverpool city centre, BBC relocation to the Northwest and the London olympics and their impact on regional disparity.

Merseyside Police have asked the Chamber's Business Crime Direct Team to circulate the following advice.

Letter bombs can come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Packages the size of paper-back books have been among the more successful. However, they do not need to be bulky and can be found in envelopes as well. If you think your business has received a letter bomb, what do you do?

To find out more about the smoke-free legislation and the available support to businesses. Come along to a FREE event organised by the Liverpool Chamber Environment Club on Wednesday 28th February.

The legislation includes a legal duty for companies who occupy or manage smoke-free premises to display no-smoking signs. Signs will be made available at NO CHARGE to businesses by The Department of Health and Smokefree England after the Easter break.

Insider magazine is looking to speak to companies that have had experience in either raising venture capital or those that have had difficulty in raising funds. Of particular interest are those companies that are seeking funding of £5million or under. If you'd like to contribute, please contact Pam Holstein on 0151 227 1234 by 14 February 2007.