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Business grants and support in Halifax

Halifax is a town in Calderdale, West Yorkshire. About 88,000 people live there (Census 2021).

As of 1 November 2026, businesses in Halifax can apply to the 312 schemes open across Calderdale; 24 of them are only for Calderdale or West Yorkshire. Updated 29 Oct 2026.

Talk to someone in Halifax

Business events in and near Halifax

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

Within about five miles

  • Wed 11 Nov08:00

    Bank of England Briefing

    Norcroft Centre · about 5 miles outside · West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce · Free

Events for Calderdale, week by weekOnline events

Places to work and meet in Halifax

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.

Workspaces (2)

  • Dean Clough

    Conference centre · Halifax · Co-working membership from £175 per month (ex VAT), including parking £220 per month (ex VAT)

    Meeting rooms, a conference hall, a theatre or auditorium, event space, catering, studios, dedicated desks and hot desks

  • Elsie Whiteley Innovation Centre

    Incubator or innovation centre · Halifax · Private offices from £219 per month; co-working from £15 per day + VAT

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

Event venues to hire (5)

  • Calderdale Industrial Museum

    Heritage venue · Halifax · Approximately 60 for seated events, and 100 for non-seated

    Event space and catering

  • Dean Clough

    Conference centre · Halifax · From 10 to 400 people; The Arches up to 400 theatre style; Viaduct Theatre up to 300 traverse setting

    Meeting rooms, a conference hall, a theatre or auditorium, event space, catering, studios, dedicated desks and hot desks

  • Halifax Central Library and Archives

    Meeting rooms to hire · Halifax · Ground floor room: 15 boardroom layout or 1-to-1 sessions.

    Meeting rooms

  • Mereside Centre

    Conference centre · Halifax · Grange Suite holds up to 60 delegates; Central Suite holds up to 16 delegates

    Meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall and catering

  • The Piece Hall

    Arts venue · Halifax

    Meeting rooms, event space, catering and outdoor space

Places to work and meet across Calderdale

Only for Calderdale or West Yorkshire 24 schemes

Schemes for Calderdale or West Yorkshire, not for the whole region, which businesses in Halifax can apply to.

Open all yearSupport programme

Calderdale Council business support

Calderdale Council

Free, local business support from Calderdale Council to help people start, grow and scale a successful business in Calderdale.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
CalderdaleLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearMembership or network

MY Chamber membership

MY Chamber

Annual membership of the Mid Yorkshire Chamber, giving businesses networking events, a chamber directory, member offers, training and a voice with decision-makers. Priced by number of full-time equivalent employees.

Amount
Membership fee a year, excluding VAT: £221 (1 to 3 employees) to £649 (251 or more employees). MY Export Hub membership £402 to £649.
Deadline
Open all year
Area
Calderdale, Kirklees, WakefieldLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

AD:VENTURE Business Support Programme

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.

Amount
Completely funded support (no cash amount stated)
Deadline
Open all year
Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 10 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

Apprenticeship levy transfer (West Yorkshire)

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.

Amount
Transfers of up to 50% of a levy payer's unspent levy; the transferred funding covers 100% of the training costs of the apprenticeship.
Deadline
Open all year
Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

BIPC Leeds free business support

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.

Amount
Free
Deadline
Open all year
Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

Businesses developing future talent

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.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10

All 24, and everything else open in Calderdale, on its page

Need to talk to someone?

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

  1. West Yorkshire Business Growth Hub

    Free advice and signposting on starting, running and growing a business in West Yorkshire.

    See West Yorkshire Business Growth Hub on Local Landscape

    0113 348 1818

  2. AD:VENTURE

    Funded support, workshops and a business manager for West Yorkshire businesses trading under five years.

    See AD:VENTURE on Local Landscape

    0113 535 1199

  3. Calderdale Council business support

    Free one-to-one advice and workshops to start, grow and scale Calderdale businesses.

    See Calderdale Council on Local Landscape

    Their website

Your chamber of commerce: MY Chamber (Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce) (01484 483 660)

Closing in the next 30 days

Open to businesses in Halifax, 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 Calderdale come first.

No business in Halifax 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 Halifax.

Other towns in Calderdale

Where Halifax 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 Calderdale. Every area