Open all yearSupport programme
Rochdale Development Agency
Rochdale Development Agency
Support and information for businesses relocating to Rochdale.
- Deadline
- Open all year
- Area
- RochdaleLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Business grants and support in Littleborough
Littleborough is a town in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. About 12,200 people live there (Census 2021).
As of 1 November 2026, businesses in Littleborough can apply to the 292 schemes open across Rochdale; 10 of them are only for Rochdale or Greater Manchester. Updated 1 Nov 2026.
Talk to someone in Littleborough
Business events in and near Littleborough
In-person events in the next 30 days in Littleborough, then within about five miles of it. 58 online events are open to anyone.
Within about five miles
Thu 5 Nov09:30
Match: RochdaleSomewhere in Fire Up Co-Working Space · about 2 miles outside · GM Business Growth Hub
Only for Rochdale or Greater Manchester 10 schemes
Schemes for Rochdale or Greater Manchester, not for the whole region, which businesses in Littleborough can apply to.
OpenSupport programme
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
Need to talk to someone?
Local services that help businesses in Littleborough and the rest of Rochdale. 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.
Rochdale Borough Council Business Support (the Rochdale Offer)
Free start-up and business advice, staff training, recruitment and wellbeing help for Rochdale businesses.
Your chamber of commerce: Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (0161 393 4321)
Closing in the next 30 days
Open to businesses in Littleborough, local and national, soonest first.
- Engineering Biology Collaborative R&D: Round 3Closes 3 November 2026 at 11am (2 days)
- Space for Sustainable Industry and Digital Business Transformation ContestCloses 4 November 2026 (3 days)
- CfI: Battery innovation for dual use & defence Phase 1Closes 4 November 2026 at 11am (3 days)
- DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 5Closes 4 November 2026 at 11am (3 days)
- Future Leaders Fellowships: Round 11, business and non-academicCloses 4 November 2026 at 11am (3 days)
- Scale-up FundCloses 4 November 2026 at 11am (3 days)
- Access to Elected Office FundCloses 4 November 2026 at 2pm (3 days)
- International Bilateral Fund - Call 3Closes 4 November 2026 at 3pm (3 days)
Narrow it to your business
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 Rochdale come first.
No business in Littleborough 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 Littleborough.
Other towns in Rochdale
Where Littleborough is
Littleborough is a town in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. The darker shape is the built-up area the Office for National Statistics counts as Littleborough; the lighter ones are the towns around it, each with its own page.
Council areas next to Rochdale: Rossendale, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Calderdale
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 Rochdale. Every area