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Business grants and support in Colne

Colne is a town in Pendle, Lancashire. About 18,900 people live there (Census 2021).

As of 2 November 2026, businesses in Colne can apply to the 293 schemes open across Pendle; 9 of them are only for Pendle or Lancashire. Updated 31 Oct 2026.

Talk to someone in Colne

Business events in and near Colne

In-person events in the next 30 days in Colne, then within about five miles of it. 59 online events are open to anyone.

Within about five miles

Events for Pendle, week by weekOnline events

Places to work and meet in Colne

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)

  • The Muni Theatre

    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

Places to work and meet across Pendle

Only for Pendle or Lancashire 9 schemes

Schemes for Pendle or Lancashire, not for the whole region, which businesses in Colne can apply to.

Open all yearGrant

Pendle Town Centre Premises Improvement Grants

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.

Amount
Up to £3,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
PendleLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearLoan

Rosebud Business Loans

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.

Amount
£25,000 to £100,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, WyreLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

Chamber Low Carbon - Lancashire

Chamber Low Carbon provides a range of 1-2-1 business support services specialising in energy, resource and water efficiency.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
LancashireLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

1-to-1 Business Support

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.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
LancashireLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

Advanced Business Support

Chamber Low Carbon - Lancashire

In-depth support for Lancashire businesses to integrate energy and sustainability management, including training, ISO standards guidance and environmental auditing.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
LancashireLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

Best Practice Events

Chamber Low Carbon - Lancashire

Events for Lancashire businesses to learn about low carbon renewable energy options, technology choices and implementation strategies.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
LancashireLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10

All 9, and everything else open in Pendle, on its page

Need to talk to someone?

Local services that help businesses in Colne and the rest of Pendle. Each number is from the organisation's own website.

  1. Boost Business Lancashire (Lancashire's Business Growth Hub)

    Helpdesk guiding Lancashire businesses to support, from start-up and finance to marketing and leadership.

    See Boost Business Lancashire on Local Landscape

    0800 488 0057

  2. Pendle Borough Council Business Support and Advice

    Council pages pointing Pendle businesses to start-up, growth, funding and social enterprise support.

    Their website

Your chamber of commerce: East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce (+44 (0)1254 356400)

Closing in the next 30 days

Open to businesses in Colne, local and national, soonest first.

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 Pendle come first.

No business in Colne 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 Colne.

Other towns in Pendle

Where Colne is

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 Pendle. Every area