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Business support in South Yorkshire

As of 1 November 2026, 123 support programmes are open to businesses in South Yorkshire; 2 of them are only for South Yorkshire. Another 2 are only for part of South Yorkshire. Updated 1 Nov 2026.

For all of South Yorkshire 2 schemes

Support programmes open to businesses anywhere in South Yorkshire, and only there.

Open all yearSupport programme

South Yorkshire Innovation Programme (SYIP)

Sheffield Hallam University

Free innovation support for organisations in South Yorkshire that want to develop ideas, improve a process, reach new markets or launch a new product. Support includes academic consultancy, technical projects, innovation audits, student projects and placements, access to university equipment, and funded help to put an existing or off-the-shelf innovation solution in place.

Amount
Fully funded support (programme backed by £3 million from SYMCA)
Deadline
Open all year
Area
South YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

Launchpad South Yorkshire

Launchpad South Yorkshire

Free business support programme offering workshops, events and one-to-one advice from business advisors and coaches for start-ups and SMEs under three years old and micro businesses of any age.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
South YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10

For one part of South Yorkshire 2 schemes

Support programmes for a single council area in South Yorkshire, under the part each one is for.

Barnsley (2)

Across Yorkshire and the Humber or the whole North 13 schemes

For the whole region or the North, South Yorkshire included. The soonest to close first.

All 123 in the funding list

National schemes 108 schemes

Open to businesses across England or the UK, including South Yorkshire. The soonest to close first.

All 123 in the funding list

Business support elsewhere in the North