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Business grants and support in the North West

Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, Lancashire, Cheshire and Warrington and Cumbria

As of 1 November 2026, 282 schemes are open to businesses in the North West; 12 of them are only for the North West. Another 54 are only for part of the North West. Updated 1 Nov 2026.

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For all of the North West 12 schemes

Schemes open to businesses anywhere in the North West, and only there.

Open all yearInvestment

Early Stage Equity

GC Angels, GC Business Finance

Equity investment from £25,000 to £2 million provided by GC Angels, with over 400 associate investors.

Amount
£25,000 to £2,000,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
North West EnglandLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Open all yearLoan

Growth Loans

GC Business Finance

NPIF II Smaller Loans from £25,000 to £100,000 for businesses looking to expand, take on staff or diversify.

Amount
£25,000 to £100,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
North West EnglandLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

Invest in - Fylde

Fylde Council

The Invest in Fylde website showcases all there is to offer to businesses in Fylde.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
North West EnglandLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

Made Smarter Adoption Programme

The Growth Company

Support for small and medium-sized manufacturing and engineering businesses in the North West to adopt industrial digital technologies, including expert guidance, match funding, digital interns and leadership training.

Amount
Up to £20,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
North West EnglandLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearLoan

Momentum Small Business Loan

Business Finance North West (Finance NW

Business loans of up to £250,000 over up to five years for working capital, growth or refinancing, from a not-for-profit community lender. It is for small businesses in the North West that have been trading for at least six months.

Amount
£25,000 to £250,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
North West EnglandLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
Open all yearLoan

North West Business Growth Loan Fund

River Capital

Loans of £100,000 to £500,000 for SMEs in the North West for early stage growth, capital expenditure, acquisitions and succession planning, with focus on social impact and ESG outcomes.

Amount
£100,000 to £500,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
North West EnglandLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearInvestment

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II - Equity North West

Praetura Ventures

Equity investment of up to £5m for growth-stage businesses headquartered in or moving to the North, across sustainability, consumer, tech, hardware, health and services sectors.

Amount
Up to £5,000,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
North West EnglandLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearLoan

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II)

FW Capital, British Business Bank

Loans from £100,000 to £2 million for small and medium-sized businesses to grow in the North of England.

Amount
£100,000 to £2,000,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
North West EnglandLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Check statusInvestment

GC Business Finance - North West England

GC Business Finance

Start-up loans and equity investment for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) based in Greater Manchester and the North West.

Amount
£500 to £2,000,000
Area
North West EnglandLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Check statusSupport programme

Leading Digital Transformation (North West Adoption Leadership programme)

Made Smarter North West

A funded programme for senior leaders and managers in SMEs, mixing online and face-to-face sessions on digital strategy, identifying priorities and where digital tools can help.

Amount
Described as funded; no amount stated.
Deadline
Next cohort: January 2027
Area
North West EnglandLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Check statusSupport programme

Two Zero - Lancashire

Lancashire County Council

Growth support for scale-up businesses

Area
North West EnglandLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10

For one part of the North West

Schemes for a single area in the North West. Each area's page lists its own.

Need to talk to someone?

Each part of the North West has a growth hub that advises businesses. Each area's own page has more local numbers.

  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. Cheshire and Warrington Growth Hub (Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington)

    Business and skills support for businesses in Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, and Warrington.

    See Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington on Local Landscape

    01606 812280

  3. Cumbria Business Growth Hub

    Advice, training, funding, networking and start-up help for businesses across Cumbria.

    01228 534120

  4. GM Business Growth Hub

    Free, publicly funded advice and growth programmes for Greater Manchester businesses and the self-employed.

    0161 359 3050

  5. Growth Platform (Liverpool City Region's Local Growth Hub)

    Points Liverpool City Region businesses to local and national support, programmes and funding.

    See Growth Platform on Local Landscape

    +44 (0) 300 131 2881

Chambers of commerce here: Cumbria Chamber of Commerce (01228 534120), East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce (+44 (0)1254 356400), Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (0161 393 4321), Liverpool Chamber of Commerce (0151 227 1234), North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce (01772 653 000), South & North Cheshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry (01270 504 700), West Cheshire and North Wales Chamber of Commerce (01244 669 988), Wirral Chamber of Commerce (0151 650 6940)

Across the North 5 schemes

For the whole North of England, the North West included.

National schemes 265 schemes

Open to businesses across England or the UK, including the North West.

Grants (103)Loans and guarantees (15)Investment (9)Support, advice and training (108)Competitions and awards (23)Tax relief (2)

Closing in the next 30 days

Open to businesses in the North West, 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 in the North West come first.

Business events in and near the North West

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

Events for the North West, week by weekOnline events

Places to work and meet in the North West

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.

Workspaces (111)

  • 54 St James Street

    Managed offices · Liverpool · Small suites for 4-5 people from £480.00+ VAT (3-month minimum term)

    Private offices, meeting rooms, a conference hall, event space and catering

  • Adventure Hyndburn

    Community venue · Accrington · Each space at the Centre on Norfolk Grove can be booked for £25.00 per hour…

    Meeting rooms, training rooms, dedicated desks and catering

  • Avenue HQ Mann Island

    Coworking space · Liverpool · Day pass from £20 per day; Flexible member from £130 per month; Resident member from £230 per month.

    Hot desks, dedicated desks, private offices, meeting rooms, event space and catering

  • Avenue HQ St Paul's Square

    Coworking space · Leeds · Day pass from £20 per day; flexible member from £130 per month; resident member from £230 per month

    Hot desks, dedicated desks, private offices, meeting rooms, a virtual office and catering

  • Baltic Creative

    Workspace · Liverpool

    Private offices, studios, labs or workshops, meeting rooms, event space and catering

  • BizSpace Cheadle

    Managed offices · Stockport

    Private offices, meeting rooms, a virtual office and studios

  • Blackburn Business Development Centre

    Workspace · Blackburn

    Private offices, meeting rooms, a conference hall, training rooms and catering

  • Blackburn Enterprise Centre

    Managed offices · Blackburn · Rent a desk for as little as £25 a week + Vat.

    Private offices, dedicated desks, meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, event space and catering

All 111 in the North West

Event venues to hire (253)

  • 54 St James Street

    Managed offices · Liverpool · Offices for 4 to 16 people; conference rooms for up to 200 people.

    Private offices, meeting rooms, a conference hall, event space and catering

  • Abbot Hall

    Event venue · Kendal · Up to 8 people seated theatre style

    Meeting rooms and catering

  • Accrington Town Hall

    Arts venue · Accrington · Ballroom up to 350 guests in theatre style, or 240 for weddings and events serving a three-course dinner

    Meeting rooms, training rooms, event space and catering

  • Active Bolton Arena

    Conference centre · Bolton · Suitable from 2 to 150 people

    Meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, event space and catering

  • Adventure Hyndburn

    Community venue · Accrington

    Meeting rooms, training rooms, dedicated desks and catering

  • Aintree Racecourse

    Conference centre · Liverpool · Indoor capacity for up to 600 delegates theatre-style and 360 cabaret-style

    Meeting rooms, a conference hall, event space, exhibition space, catering and outdoor space

  • Albert Hall Manchester

    Event venue · Manchester · Main Hall: dining (round tables) 288 guests; dining (banquet tables) 324 guests.

    Meeting rooms, a conference hall, event space, catering and a theatre or auditorium

  • Albert Halls Bolton

    Arts venue · Bolton · Albert Hall Theatre: 800 standing (including balcony) or 670 seated.

    Meeting rooms, a conference hall, a theatre or auditorium, event space and catering

All 253 in the North West

Places to work and meet, council by council

No business in the North West 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.

Networks and communities for businesses in the North West

Groups and memberships a business here can join, then the networks and chambers based here.

News from the North West

Stories about businesses, schemes and events here, from the news we read every day.

All news from the North West

Organisations that support businesses in the North West

Councils first, then the organisations with the most schemes open here.

And 36 more. All organisations

Closed lately in the North West

Schemes for this area that closed in the last four months, in case you were looking for one, with what is open instead.

Council areas in the North West

HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHalton: 37 schemes open, not counting national onesWarrington: 19 schemes open, not counting national onesBlackburn with Darwen: 26 schemes open, not counting national onesBlackpool: 27 schemes open, not counting national onesKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire East: 19 schemes open, not counting national onesCheshire West and Chester: 19 schemes open, not counting national onesNorthumberlandCumberland: 21 schemes open, not counting national onesWestmorland and Furness: 20 schemes open, not counting national onesNorth YorkshireBurnley: 28 schemes open, not counting national onesChorley: 27 schemes open, not counting national onesFylde: 27 schemes open, not counting national onesHyndburn: 28 schemes open, not counting national onesLancaster: 27 schemes open, not counting national onesPendle: 28 schemes open, not counting national onesPreston: 28 schemes open, not counting national onesRibble Valley: 27 schemes open, not counting national onesRossendale: 27 schemes open, not counting national onesSouth Ribble: 27 schemes open, not counting national onesWest Lancashire: 27 schemes open, not counting national onesWyre: 29 schemes open, not counting national onesBolton: 27 schemes open, not counting national onesBury: 27 schemes open, not counting national onesManchester: 28 schemes open, not counting national onesOldham: 28 schemes open, not counting national onesRochdale: 28 schemes open, not counting national onesSalford: 27 schemes open, not counting national onesStockport: 27 schemes open, not counting national onesTameside: 27 schemes open, not counting national onesTrafford: 27 schemes open, not counting national onesWigan: 27 schemes open, not counting national onesKnowsley: 37 schemes open, not counting national onesLiverpool: 39 schemes open, not counting national onesSt. Helens: 37 schemes open, not counting national onesSefton: 38 schemes open, not counting national onesWirral: 37 schemes open, not counting national onesDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield
  1. Liverpool39
  2. Sefton38
  3. Halton37
  4. Knowsley37
  5. St Helens37
  6. Wirral37
  7. Wyre29
  8. Manchester28
  9. Oldham28
  10. Rochdale28
  11. Burnley28
  12. Hyndburn28
  13. Pendle28
  14. Preston28
  15. Bolton27
  16. Bury27
  17. Salford27
  18. Stockport27
  19. Tameside27
  20. Trafford27
  21. Wigan27
  22. Blackpool27
  23. Chorley27
  24. Fylde27
  25. Lancaster27
  26. Ribble Valley27
  27. Rossendale27
  28. South Ribble27
  29. West Lancashire27
  30. Blackburn with Darwen26
  31. Cumberland21
  32. Westmorland and Furness20
  33. Cheshire East19
  34. Cheshire West and Chester19
  35. Warrington19

Each number counts the schemes open to that council area, not counting national ones. 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. Show open funding for the North West on your website. Every area