Including Wythenshawe
As of 1 November 2026, 292 schemes are open to businesses in Manchester; 10 of them are only for Manchester or Greater Manchester. Updated 1 Nov 2026.
In October 2026, no scheme only for Manchester or Greater Manchester opened or closed.
What opened and closed across Greater Manchester this monthWhat opened and closed across the North West this monthTalk to someone in Manchester
Schemes for Manchester alone, not for the whole of Greater Manchester.
Manchester City Council
Increases awareness of business continuity management in Manchester's business and voluntary sector.
Open to businesses anywhere in Greater Manchester, Manchester included.
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.
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.
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.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
£10m investment fund to support the growth of companies in the advanced manufacturing and materials sector in Greater 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.
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.
GC Business Finance
Loans of £25,000 to £100,000 for SMEs across the North of England to invest in equipment, expansion, recruitment or cash flow improvements.
GM Business Growth Hub
Free fully funded training and tailored business support to develop workforce skills, address skills gaps and strengthen workforce resilience for Greater Manchester organisations and individuals.
Centre for Sustainable Innovation, University of Salford (with GM Business Growth Hub
A free three-day workshop for Greater Manchester SMEs with an innovation or R&D project ready for its next stage, covering market research, design sprints and advice on finding more funding. Businesses that qualify can then get help applying for technical assistance from an expert.
GM Business Growth Hub
A six-week scale-up support programme for businesses in Greater Manchester covering strategy, innovation, customer insight, people management, finance and social value.
Local services that help businesses in Manchester. Each number is from the organisation's own website.
Free, publicly funded advice and growth programmes for Greater Manchester businesses and the self-employed.
Business & IP Centre Greater Manchester (BIPC GM)
Free business databases, workshops and IP clinics for people starting or growing a business.
Manchester City Council: Business and investment
Council business pages pointing Manchester businesses to the Growth Hub, BIPC and recruitment help.
Your chamber of commerce: Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (0161 393 4321)
For the whole region or the North, Manchester included. The soonest to close first.
Support programme · Open all year
Investment · Open all year
Loan · Open all year
Loan · Open all year
Support programme · Open all year
Loan · Open all year
Support programme · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Loan · Open all year
Loan · Open all year
Open to businesses across England or the UK, including Manchester.
Open to businesses in Manchester, local and national, soonest first.
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 in Manchester come first.
In-person events in the next 30 days in Manchester, then within about five miles of it. 58 online events are open to anyone.
Tue 10 Nov09:30
Somewhere in Manchester City Centre · GM Business Growth Hub
Tue 10 Nov13:00
Somewhere in Manchester City Centre · GM Business Growth Hub
Wed 11 Nov09:30
Somewhere in Manchester · GM Business Growth Hub
Thu 12 Nov09:00
Somewhere in Manchester City Centre · GM Business Growth Hub
Thu 12 Nov09:30
Somewhere in Manchester City Centre · GM Business Growth Hub
Thu 12 Nov09:30
Somewhere in Central Manchester · GM Business Growth Hub · Free
Thu 19 Nov17:00
Somewhere in Manchester City Centre · GM Business Growth Hub
Fri 20 Nov09:30
Bridge5Mill · GM Business Growth Hub
Fri 20 Nov13:00
Somewhere in Manchester · GM Business Growth Hub
Tue 24 Nov09:30
Manchester City Centre · GM Business Growth Hub
Wed 4 Nov09:30
Graft, Radcliffe Library · about 2 miles outside · GM Business Growth Hub
Wed 18 Nov09:30
Somewhere in Tameside · about 3 miles outside · GM Business Growth Hub
Thu 19 Nov09:30
Audi · about 3 miles outside · GM Business Growth Hub
Wed 25 Nov09:30
Somewhere in Trafford · about 1 mile outside · GM Business Growth Hub
Coworking spaces, incubators and workspaces a business can use, and venues to hire for a meeting, training day or event, each from its own website. Those with a known address are dots on the map below.
Coworking space · Manchester
Hot desks, dedicated desks, private offices, meeting rooms and event space
Coworking space · Manchester · Pay as you go £3 an hour; half day (4 hours) £7; full day (8 hours) £12. Monthly memberships on enquiry.
Hot desks, dedicated desks, meeting rooms, event space, studios, outdoor space and catering
Coworking space · Manchester · Pay as you go £3 an hour; half day (4 hours) £7; full day (8 hours) £12.
Hot desks, dedicated desks, meeting rooms, studios and event space
Studios and workshops · Manchester · Studio 24 is £619/month including service charge and broadband.
Studios
Workspace · Manchester
Hot desks, dedicated desks, private offices, meeting rooms, event space, a conference hall, exhibition space, training rooms and catering
Workspace · Manchester
Private offices, meeting rooms, event space, a theatre or auditorium, a conference hall and catering
Event venue · Manchester · Main Hall: dining (round tables) 288 guests; dining (banquet tables) 324 guests.
Meeting rooms, a conference hall, event space, catering and a theatre or auditorium
Arts venue · Manchester
A conference hall and event space
Coworking space · Manchester
Hot desks, dedicated desks, private offices, meeting rooms and event space
Conference centre · Altrincham · Alpha Charlie suite seats up to 50
Meeting rooms, a conference hall, exhibition space and catering
University venue · Manchester · Eight meeting rooms from 8 boardroom to 120 theatre style
Meeting rooms, training rooms and a conference hall
University venue · Manchester · Theatre: 60 to 240 people. Cabaret: 20 to 160 people. Boardroom: 20 people. Dining: 250 people.
Meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, exhibition space, event space and catering
Coworking space · Manchester
Hot desks, dedicated desks, meeting rooms, event space, studios, outdoor space and catering
Coworking space · Manchester
Hot desks, dedicated desks, meeting rooms, studios and event space
No business in Manchester has listed itself yet. Is yours here? List it, free: we read your website to say what you do and put you on the map.
Groups and memberships a business here can join, then the networks and chambers based here.
Membership or network · Open all year
Stories about businesses, schemes and events here, from the news we read every day.
NorthInvest · 27 Jun 2023
Councils first, then the organisations with the most schemes open here.
Each town's page shows the businesses listed there, its events, places to work and meet, and the local schemes for businesses.
Manchester is a council area in Greater Manchester, in North West England. Its biggest towns besides Manchester itself are Wythenshawe.
Next to it: Cheshire East, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford
Choose an area on the map to see its page. The shaded shapes are its towns, each with its own page. The dots are its workspaces and venues. Boundaries from the Office for National Statistics.
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 Greater Manchester. Show open funding for Manchester on your website. Every area