Professional Services

Cityco work with many businesses from Manchester’s professional and financial services sector, providing networking opportunities, the chance to influence and lobby at a senior level and involvement in strategic initiatives that affect their businesses.

Cityco’s membership scheme offers the following benefits to businesses:

Benefits and services

Make your voice heard amongst key decision makers

  • Cityco act as advocates, lobbyists, influencers, negotiators and facilitators on members’ behalf
  • By joining the Cityco network you get the chance to influence agendas
  • Cityco enfranchise businesses by working on your behalf to drive up the standards of public service delivery

Cityco work to improve the city centre business environment

  • Creating investment opportunities through strategic initiatives such as the retail study
  • Increasing footfall and trading opportunities through high quality marketing
  • Maintaining an external environment which is clean and well-presented
  • Reducing theft and anti social behaviour and improving external perceptions through the Cityco Business Crime Package

Attracting talented staff by making the city a better place for business and leisure Cityco help to attract skilled employees to Manchester by making the city a better place in which to work, live and invest. The 2007 UK Cities Monitor report, looking at criteria such as quality of life and ease of recruiting good quality staff, ranked Manchester second only to London as the best overall place in which to locate a business.

Network with other city centre businesses Cityco’s events give members access to high-level discussions relating to the strategic development of the city. The events offer extensive networking opportunities with other Cityco members, from sectors such as commercial property, leisure, utilities and retail. For more details, please see our Events pages.

“I had no hesitation in signing up as a member of Cityco. Membership has provided me with the opportunity to have an involvement at a decision-making level in the city, where Cityco have an influence in the strategic development of the city centre. The breadth of their contacts is wide-ranging and already I have been involved in a number of networking events alongside other opinion formers and leaders across the city.”

Ian Austin Managing Partner, Halliwells LLP

Fill out a membership enquiry form to find out more about Cityco membership or call us on 0161 838 3250.