Rawtenstall is a town in Rossendale, Lancashire. About 24,000 people live there (Census 2021).
As of 2 November 2026, businesses in Rawtenstall can apply to the 292 schemes open across Rossendale; 8 of them are only for Rossendale or Lancashire. Updated 31 Oct 2026.
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In-person events in the next 30 days in Rawtenstall, then within about five miles of it. 59 online events are open to anyone.
Tue 10 Nov17:30
Somewhere in Burnley · about 4 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.
Coworking space · Rawtenstall · Full coworking membership £150 per month; virtual office membership £40 per month
Hot desks, dedicated desks, a virtual office and meeting rooms
Sports venue · Rawtenstall
Meeting rooms, catering and outdoor space
Arts venue · Rossendale
Meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, event space, catering and outdoor space
Schemes for Rossendale or Lancashire, not for the whole region, which businesses in Rawtenstall can apply to.
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.
Chamber Low Carbon provides a range of 1-2-1 business support services specialising in energy, resource and water efficiency.
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.
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.
Local services that help businesses in Rawtenstall and the rest of Rossendale. 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.
Rossendale Borough Council Economic Development Team (Economic Regeneration)
Support for new and existing Rossendale businesses: networking, rural grants, town centres and premises.
Your chamber of commerce: East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce (+44 (0)1254 356400)
Open to businesses in Rawtenstall, 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 for Rossendale come first.
No business in Rawtenstall 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 Rawtenstall.
Rawtenstall is a town in Rossendale, Lancashire. The darker shape is the built-up area the Office for National Statistics counts as Rawtenstall; the lighter ones are the towns around it, each with its own page.
Council areas next to Rossendale: Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Hyndburn, Bury, Rochdale, Calderdale
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 Rossendale. Every area