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Business grants and support in Whitefield

Whitefield is a town in Bury, Greater Manchester. About 22,000 people live there (Census 2021).

As of 1 November 2026, businesses in Whitefield can apply to the 291 schemes open across Bury; 9 of them are only for Bury or Greater Manchester. Updated 1 Nov 2026.

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In-person events in the next 30 days in Whitefield, then within about five miles of it. 58 online events are open to anyone.

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Only for Bury or Greater Manchester 9 schemes

Schemes for Bury or Greater Manchester, not for the whole region, which businesses in Whitefield can apply to.

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International Scale Up Programme

Enhanced Trade Partnership in Greater Manchester, GM Business Growth Hub, Enhanced Trade Partnership

A programme for fast-growing Greater Manchester businesses preparing to expand internationally, with workshops, a 1-2-1 International Trade Adviser and an export grant of up to £2,500. It is run by the Enhanced Trade Partnership and brings together GM Business Growth Hub, Department for Business and Trade, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

Amount
Up to £2,500
Deadline
Closes 22 November 2026 (21 days)
Area
Greater ManchesterLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

ASCEND Scale Up Programme

GM Business Growth Hub

A 12-month support programme for founder-led businesses in Greater Manchester with annual turnover of £1m or above, offering workshops, mentoring, networking and access to investment opportunities.

Amount
fully funded (no amount stated)
Deadline
Open all year
Area
Greater ManchesterLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

Creative Industries Accelerator

GM Business Growth Hub

A fully funded support programme for creative businesses in Greater Manchester offering 1:1 business advice, workshops, masterclasses and networking to help businesses grow and scale.

Amount
Fully funded
Deadline
Open all year
Area
Greater ManchesterLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Open all yearInvestment

Equity and Loan fund in Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

£10m investment fund to support the growth of companies in the advanced manufacturing and materials sector in Greater Manchester.

Amount
Up to £1,000,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
Greater ManchesterLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

Invest in - Manchester

Invest Manchester

Invest Manchester offers a free and confidential package of services tailored to individual business needs, including finance and funding guidance, market intelligence, PR and marketing support, property solutions, recruitment and relocation support.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
Greater ManchesterLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

Invest Manchester free and confidential package of services

Invest Manchester

Invest Manchester offers a free and confidential package of services tailored to individual business needs, including finance and funding guidance, market intelligence, PR and marketing support, property solutions, recruitment and relocation support.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
Greater ManchesterLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10

All 9, and everything else open in Bury, on its page

Need to talk to someone?

Local services that help businesses in Whitefield and the rest of Bury. Each number is from the organisation's own website.

  1. GM Business Growth Hub

    Free, publicly funded advice and growth programmes for Greater Manchester businesses and the self-employed.

    0161 359 3050

  2. Business & IP Centre Greater Manchester (BIPC GM)

    Free business databases, workshops and IP clinics for people starting or growing a business.

    0161 234 1990

  3. Bury Means Business (Bury Council's Business Engagement Team)

    Free council support helping Bury businesses start, grow and invest, with Growth Company advice.

    Their website

Your chamber of commerce: Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (0161 393 4321)

Closing in the next 30 days

Open to businesses in Whitefield, local and national, soonest first.

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What it does, how long it has been going, how many people work there, what it needs help with and what it is looking for: the best matches for Bury come first.

No business in Whitefield has listed itself yet. Is yours here? List it, free: we read your website to say what you do and pin you on the map at Whitefield.

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Whitefield is a town in Bury, Greater Manchester. The darker shape is the built-up area the Office for National Statistics counts as Whitefield; the lighter ones are the towns around it, each with its own page.

Council areas next to Bury: Blackburn with Darwen, Rossendale, Bolton, Manchester, Rochdale, Salford

Boundaries from the Office for National Statistics (built-up areas, 2022).

Local Landscape gathers these details automatically from public web pages, and only some have been checked by a person, so check them with the organisation before you apply. Part of Bury. Every area