Leeds, Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield
As of 1 November 2026, 310 schemes are open to businesses in West Yorkshire; 22 of them are only for West Yorkshire. Another 12 are only for part of West Yorkshire. Updated 1 Nov 2026.
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Schemes open to businesses anywhere in West Yorkshire, and only there.
AD:VENTURE, Leeds City Council
Completely funded support for ambitious businesses in West Yorkshire trading less than five years, with three levels: building momentum, ready to grow, and ready to scale.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
A service where larger employers transfer unspent apprenticeship levy funds to smaller businesses taking on apprentices, covering 100% of training costs. Businesses seeking a transfer must be located in West Yorkshire and register through a training provider.
Business and IP Centre Leeds
Free support for people starting or running a business, including one-to-one specialist guidance, access to business databases and help protecting products with patents, trade marks, registered designs and copyright. Aimed at entrepreneurs in Leeds and West Yorkshire.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Support for West Yorkshire businesses to connect with young people in schools and colleges, including a free Engage with Education toolkit for working with SEND schools and colleges.
CKMA
A membership for manufacturers offering factory visits, member meetings, representation with local authorities and the Mayoral Office for West Yorkshire, and a talent pipeline with local schools.
Buttercrumble
A network for women in the creative sector, listed under business support.
Green Economy
Fully funded support from Green Economy to help green technology installers, suppliers and innovators in West Yorkshire develop products, enter new markets, raise their profile and increase sales.
Leeds College of Building
Information for employers on hiring apprentices, placement students, employability sessions, donating materials and sharing apprenticeship levy with small construction businesses, run by Leeds College of Building.
Trust Leeds
Personal loans for business purposes for people in West Yorkshire who want to grow their own business, including those with weak credit histories. Trust Leeds is an ethical lender that checks each application and credit history.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
A promise from local employers to review their working practices and foster a culture of fair work, giving members access to peer networks, a learning and development portal, a recognition mark and a pathway to sustainable growth.
Leeds Conservatoire, Come Play With Me, CREATE Britain
A network for everyone working in music across West Yorkshire, offering a place to share knowledge, collaborate on projects and get support to grow a business. Aimed at music sector professionals of all kinds.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Free impartial advice and support for businesses employing apprentices, offered through the Business Growth Hub team. Apprenticeships can be used to train staff in the skills a business needs.
Schemes for West Yorkshire and other areas named with it, such as a loan fund for several districts.
Foresight Group
Equity investment fund for established, profitable companies with £500k+ EBITDA across the North East and Yorkshire.
Schemes for a single council area in West Yorkshire. Each area's page lists its own.
Local services that help businesses in West Yorkshire. Each number is from the organisation's own website.
West Yorkshire Business Growth Hub
Free advice and signposting on starting, running and growing a business in West Yorkshire.
Funded support, workshops and a business manager for West Yorkshire businesses trading under five years.
Chambers of commerce here: MY Chamber (Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce) (01484 483 660), West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce (0113 247 00 00)
For the whole region or the North, West Yorkshire included. The soonest to close first.
Loan · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Support programme · Open all year
Grant · Open all year
Support programme · Open all year
Support programme · Open all year
Loan · Open all year
Open to businesses across England or the UK, including West Yorkshire.
Open to businesses in West Yorkshire, 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 West Yorkshire come first.
In-person events in the next 30 days in West Yorkshire, then within about five miles of it. 58 online events are open to anyone.
Tue 3 Nov09:00
Leeds General Infirmary · West Yorkshire Business Growth Hub
Tue 3 Nov09:30
104 Briggate · LeedsBID · Free
Wed 4 Nov10:00
Bradford Live · West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce
Wed 4 Nov10:30
104 Briggate Office · LeedsBID · Free
Wed 4 Nov11:00
West Yorkshire Business Growth Hub
Wed 4 Nov14:30
Somewhere in Leeds · Buttercrumble
Thu 5 Nov
Somewhere in Leeds
Thu 5 Nov
29 King St, Leeds, LS1 2HL · West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce
Fri 6 Nov08:30
Leeds United A.F.C · Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber
Mon 9 Nov
West Yorkshire Business Growth Hub
Thu 5 Nov09:30
Somewhere in Fire Up Co-Working Space · about 4 miles outside · GM Business Growth Hub
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.
Workspace · Wakefield · Private offices from £250* per month; dedicated membership from £199* per month
Dedicated desks, hot desks, private offices, studios, meeting rooms, a virtual office and catering
Workspace · Huddersfield · Meeting rooms from £46 per hour (Larchfield), £48 per hour (Riverside, The 3M Room and Training Suite)…
Dedicated desks, private offices, labs or workshops, meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, event space and catering
Workspace · Bradford · Co-working from £45 a month
Hot desks, dedicated desks, private offices, meeting rooms and event space
Workspace · Batley · Co-working spaces to rent on a monthly basis from £120 per month
Private offices, hot desks and meeting rooms
Workspace · Dewsbury
Labs or workshops, private offices, hot desks and a virtual office
Workspace · Brighouse · Hot-desking £10 for half day or £18 for full day; meeting rooms from £30 for a half day
Hot desks, private offices, meeting rooms, outdoor space and catering
Workspace · Leeds
Dedicated desks, hot desks, private offices, studios, event space and catering
Managed offices · Hemsworth
Private offices
Workspace · Huddersfield · Meeting and event spaces cater for 2 to 80 delegates.
Dedicated desks, private offices, labs or workshops, meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, event space and catering
Conference centre · Rooms and suites hold from 15 to 600 guests, including Meeting Rooms up to 15, The Boardroom up to 50…
Meeting rooms, a conference hall, exhibition space and catering
Community venue · Wakefield · Up to 100 delegates, depending on room layout
Meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, event space and catering
Workspace · Bradford
Hot desks, dedicated desks, private offices, meeting rooms and event space
Arts venue · Bradford · Studios up to 50; The Hall up to 200; Weston Room up to 70; Clock Tower Suite up to 30
Studios, meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, a theatre or auditorium, event space and catering
Community venue · Bradford · 20
Meeting rooms
Heritage venue · Halifax · Approximately 60 for seated events, and 100 for non-seated
Event space and catering
Meeting rooms to hire · Bradford · Capacity from 3 up to 75 overall; Rowntree Suite 12-14; Boardroom 8-10; Carlisle Hall up to 150
Meeting rooms, a conference hall and catering
No business in West Yorkshire 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.
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Stories about businesses, schemes and events here, from the news we read every day.
West Yorkshire Business Growth Hub: business support programmes · 30 Oct 2026
West Yorkshire Business Growth Hub: business support programmes · 30 Oct 2026
West Yorkshire Business Growth Hub: business support programmes · 28 Oct 2026
West Yorkshire Business Growth Hub: business support programmes · 21 Oct 2026
West Yorkshire Business Growth Hub: business support programmes · 21 Oct 2026
Councils first, then the organisations with the most schemes open here.
And 19 more. All organisations
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. Part of Yorkshire and the Humber. Show open funding for West Yorkshire on your website. Every area