Shropshire Council is reminding county businesses about a free online service that can help them to find new customers.

Select Supply is operated by Business Link and helps businesses to promote themselves to potential customers. There are currently 125 Shropshire suppliers registered on the online database - at www.selectsupply.co.uk - but the council is encouraging more to sign up.

David Roberts, Shropshire Council's Cabinet member for local environment and economy, said: "Shropshire Council is working hard to help local businesses during the economic downturn, and to make them aware of support available to help them. We therefore encourage businesses to register with Select Supply which is effectively a free shop window. It offers businesses the opportunity to grow their client base, make new contacts and access valuable business resources - all completely free of charge."

All suppliers of services or products can register their details at www.selectsupply.co.uk. After a straightforward accreditation process, their company profile will be added to the database - together with areas of expertise, case studies, rates and more.

Once approved, potential customers that need specialist support will be able to access a company's information as part of the service they receive from Business Link.

As an accredited supplier, businesses will be able to use the Select Supply accreditation logo on their marketing tools to show that they are an accredited supplier to Business Link.

For information about business support and advice available from Shropshire Council call 01743 252531.