TWO Liverpool businesses have joined forces, with support from the Community Foundation for Merseyside, to make a long-term joint investment in a project with North Liverpool Academy.

Law firm, Hill Dickinson and digital agency, Mando Group, have pledged to donate a percentage of their net profit to charitable causes and are working together to develop an international social enterprise element of NLA’s Student Leadership Academy.

The Academy is one of the UK’s top 10 most improved schools and is situated in an area of social and economic deprivation.

The project will nurture the leadership skills of young people by developing their enterprise capabilities, self-awareness and interpersonal skills to aid their careers in the future.

As well as the financial investment, both Mando Group and Hill Dickinson will be investing their time and expertise to help build the confidence and employability of the students.

Matt Johnson, chief executive at Mando, said: “We may be small, but we are passionate about seeing the opportunities of others increased by the small contributions we make. We have some incredible talent within our company and each and every one one of us would like to reach out to help those less fortunate than ourselves.

“We believe this partnership will be a huge success.”