Including Padiham
As of 1 November 2026, 293 schemes are open to businesses in Burnley; 9 of them are only for Burnley or Lancashire. Updated 1 Nov 2026.
In October 2026, no scheme only for Burnley or Lancashire opened or closed.
What opened and closed across the North West this monthTalk to someone in Burnley
Schemes for Burnley alone, not for the whole of Lancashire.
Burnley Council
Business advice and signposting for pre-start and start-up businesses in Burnley, including one-to-one appointments with a business advisor and pre-start/start-up workshops (Start-up Essentials, Marketing Essentials, Financial Essentials) run throughout the year.
Schemes for Burnley and other council areas named with it, such as a loan fund for several districts.
Rosebud Finance
Tailor-made business loans for growing companies in Lancashire, from £25,000 at interest rates up to 14% for up to five years.
Open to businesses anywhere in Lancashire, Burnley included.
Chamber Low Carbon provides a range of 1-2-1 business support services specialising in energy, resource and water efficiency.
River Capital
Debt finance from £25,000 to £100,000 for new or growing businesses in the North West.
Chamber Low Carbon - Lancashire
One-to-one support for Lancashire businesses to reduce energy bills, carbon footprint and improve efficiency through energy audits, carbon footprint analysis and sustainability mentoring.
Chamber Low Carbon - Lancashire
In-depth support for Lancashire businesses to integrate energy and sustainability management, including training, ISO standards guidance and environmental auditing.
Boost Business Lancashire, 3D360 Printer
Free or subsidised online and in-person training in advanced manufacturing topics such as 3D printing, robotics and AI, for employed, self-employed and other learners in Lancashire.
Chamber Low Carbon - Lancashire
Events for Lancashire businesses to learn about low carbon renewable energy options, technology choices and implementation strategies.
Lancashire County Council
A programme to help individuals set up and grow small, independent businesses delivering personalised care and support services in their local communities, with guidance, networking and signposting to resources.
RedCAT Ventures, East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce
A pathway of technical business consultancy, financial and R&D support to help accelerate the commercialisation of low-carbon technologies, bringing together innovators and investors.
Boost Business Lancashire, Science and Technology Facilities Council
A guide to public sector tender opportunities, pointing businesses to Contracts Finder for Government contracts over £12,000 and to The Chest and Lancashire County Council for Lancashire-specific contracts.
Local services that help businesses in Burnley. Each number is from the organisation's own website.
Boost Business Lancashire (Lancashire's Business Growth Hub)
Helpdesk guiding Lancashire businesses to support, from start-up and finance to marketing and leadership.
Burnley Council Business Support Team
Advice for Burnley businesses starting up or growing, including workshops, business planning, funding and premises.
Your chamber of commerce: East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce (+44 (0)1254 356400)
For the whole region or the North, Burnley 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 Burnley.
Open to businesses in Burnley, 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 Burnley come first.
In-person events in the next 30 days in Burnley, then within about five miles of it. 58 online events are open to anyone.
Tue 10 Nov17:30
Somewhere in Burnley
Wed 4 Nov09:30
Somewhere in Hyndburn · about 3 miles outside · Hyndburn Borough Council
Fri 13 Nov09:30
Somewhere in Hyndburn · about 3 miles outside
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.
Workspace · Padiham · Co-working memberships from £40 per month
Hot desks, dedicated desks, private offices and meeting rooms
Workspace · Burnley · Suites from £79 per week; Pendle Boardroom from £65+VAT; Calder & Brun Suites from £90+VAT
Private offices, meeting rooms, a conference hall, training rooms and catering
University venue · Burnley · Theatre: retractable seating for up to 160 attendees. Lecture theatre: 100 seats.
Studios, meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, a theatre or auditorium and catering
Arts venue · Burnley · Meetings and conferences (10-495 people)
Meeting rooms, a conference hall, event space, catering and a theatre or auditorium
Meeting rooms to hire · Burnley · Up to 80 people
Meeting rooms, training rooms, event space and catering
Workspace · Burnley · Pendle Boardroom up to 10; Calder & Brun Suites up to 40; The Old Library up to 35 seated (12 board meeting)
Private offices, meeting rooms, a conference hall, training rooms and catering
Conference centre · Burnley · Up to 1000 guests (The Fanzone at Burnley); conference rooms with capacities up to 600 people
Meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, event space and catering
No business in Burnley 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.
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.
Burnley is a council area in Lancashire, in North West England. Its biggest towns besides Burnley itself are Padiham.
Next to it: Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, Calderdale
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 Lancashire. Show open funding for Burnley on your website. Every area