ELMBRIDGE Borough Council is using social media site, LinkedIn, in a bid to extend links with local businesses.
The LinkedIn group, "Enterprise Elmbridge" was recently created to increase interaction between the Council and Elmbridge-based businesses.
LinkedIn is a social networking site which allows employers to list jobs and look for suitable candidates.
Although Elmbridge is a small Borough, it is home to a large number of companies, ranging in size from multinationals to freelance professionals.
The LinkedIn group will offer discussions, opinion polls and provide relevant information improving communications between the private sector and local authority.
Group members are also encouraged to make use of the virtual network and communicate with each other too. This is just one way the Council wants to support the local economy.
A spokesman for Elmbridge Borough Council said: "The Council already works closely with business groups such as the Elmbridge Business Network, but social media will allow them to engage with a wider network of businesses directly."