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Business grants and support in Altrincham

Altrincham is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester. About 50,000 people live there (Census 2021).

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

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Places to work and meet in Altrincham

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.

Event venues to hire (1)

Places to work and meet across Trafford

Only for Trafford or Greater Manchester 9 schemes

Schemes for Trafford or Greater Manchester, not for the whole region, which businesses in Altrincham 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
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 Trafford, on its page

Need to talk to someone?

Local services that help businesses in Altrincham and the rest of Trafford. 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. Trafford Council Inclusive Economy and Communities Team

    Council's single contact point helping Trafford businesses find funding, premises and business support.

    0161 912 2000

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

Closing in the next 30 days

Open to businesses in Altrincham, 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 Trafford come first.

Business events in and near Altrincham

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

No in-person events found in or near Altrincham in the next 30 days.

Events for Trafford, week by weekOnline events

No business in Altrincham 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 Altrincham.

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Where Altrincham is

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

Council areas next to Trafford: Warrington, Cheshire East, Manchester, Salford

The dots are its workspaces and venues. 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 Trafford. Every area