AI Training Sefton

AI training for Sefton businesses

Sefton is home to approximately 7,935 businesses and generates £5.4 billion in GDP, with 89.3% of firms classified as micro enterprises. The borough stretches from Southport in the north down through Formby, Crosby, Maghull and Bootle, covering a wide range of business communities. Health and social work is the largest employing sector, and InvestSefton has identified advanced manufacturing, digital and creative, and health and life sciences as priority growth areas.

Southport is undergoing a major transformation backed by a £37.5 million Town Deal from central government plus £17.7 million from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. The £73 million Marine Lake Events Centre is now under construction and expected to generate £19 million per year for the local economy. The 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in July 2026 is expected to bring over 200,000 golf fans, with the 2017 Open generating £20.9 million directly for the region. The new Enterprise Arcade on Eastbank Street provides 8,000 sq ft of workspace for digital and creative startups.

In Bootle and south Sefton, HMRC operates one of its largest offices in the country from The Triad on Stanley Road, providing significant public sector employment. The Port of Liverpool at Seaforth is the UK's fourth busiest container port, handling approximately 900,000 TEU annually. The £300 million Liverpool2 deep-water terminal can berth two 14,000 TEU vessels simultaneously. Atlantic Park on Dunningsbridge Road has been approved for nearly 695,000 sq ft of industrial warehousing, expected to deliver 1,125 jobs and inject £62 million per year into the economy.

Crosby and Formby have thriving clusters of independent businesses, professional services firms and creative freelancers. Maghull Health Park is a major development on a 100-acre NHS site, with a Mental Health Digital Research Centre featuring augmented reality labs and a planned science park expected to create over 1,200 jobs. Southport and Formby District General Hospital employs nearly 3,500 staff, and Aintree University Hospital serves 1.5 million residents as a teaching hospital of the University of Liverpool.

Sefton's business owners tend to be well networked locally but underserved when it comes to practical AI support. A solicitor in Southport has completely different AI needs from a logistics operator near Seaforth or a healthcare practice in Formby. AI training that is built around each business's specific workflows, industry and client base is what Sefton's diverse business community needs to stay competitive as the borough's economy continues to grow.