Including Nelson, Colne and Barnoldswick
As of 1 November 2026, 293 schemes are open to businesses in Pendle; 9 of them are only for Pendle or Lancashire. Updated 1 Nov 2026.
In October 2026, no scheme only for Pendle or Lancashire opened or closed.
What opened and closed across the North West this monthTalk to someone in Pendle
Schemes for Pendle alone, not for the whole of Lancashire.
Pendle Borough Council
Grants of up to 50% of eligible costs (maximum £3,000) to improve shop fronts of commercial properties in Pendle's town centres.
Schemes for Pendle 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, Pendle 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 Pendle. 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.
Pendle Borough Council Business Support and Advice
Council pages pointing Pendle businesses to start-up, growth, funding and social enterprise support.
Your chamber of commerce: East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce (+44 (0)1254 356400)
For the whole region or the North, Pendle 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 Pendle.
Open to businesses in Pendle, 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 Pendle come first.
In-person events in the next 30 days in Pendle, then within about five miles of it. 58 online events are open to anyone.
Wed 4 Nov09:30
Somewhere in Hyndburn · about 5 miles outside · Hyndburn Borough Council
Tue 10 Nov17:30
Somewhere in Burnley · about 2 miles outside
Fri 13 Nov09:30
Somewhere in Hyndburn · about 5 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.
Managed offices · Brierfield
Dedicated desks, private offices, hot desks, meeting rooms, event space and catering
Community venue · Barnoldswick · Ballroom up to 100 people; lounge up to 50 people
Meeting rooms and event space
Managed offices · Brierfield · Office sizes from a 2 person office up to a 20 person office
Dedicated desks, private offices, hot desks, meeting rooms, event space and catering
Arts venue · Colne · Main hall up to 600 seated (including 200 in the seated balcony), 200 at tables or 800 standing
Meeting rooms, a conference hall, event space, a theatre or auditorium, catering and training rooms
No business in Pendle 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.
Schemes for this area that closed in the last four months, in case you were looking for one, with what is open instead.
Each town's page shows the businesses listed there, its events, places to work and meet, and the local schemes for businesses.
Pendle is a council area in Lancashire, in North West England. Its biggest towns are Nelson, Colne and Barnoldswick.
Next to it: North Yorkshire, Burnley, Ribble Valley, Bradford, 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.
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