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Business support in West Yorkshire

As of 1 November 2026, 140 support programmes are open to businesses in West Yorkshire; 20 of them are only for West Yorkshire. Another 9 are only for part of West Yorkshire. Updated 1 Nov 2026.

For all of West Yorkshire 20 schemes

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

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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
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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
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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
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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
Open all yearMembership or network

CKMA manufacturer membership

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.

Amount
£135 per year (2026). Sponsor membership is a separate tier at £300 per year.
Deadline
Open all year
Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearMembership or network

DesignHer - Women in Creative network

Buttercrumble

A network for women in the creative sector, listed under business support.

Amount
Free to join
Deadline
Open all year
Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
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Green Economy - Green tech sector 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.

Amount
Fully funded (no amount stated)
Deadline
Open all year
Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
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Leeds College of Building apprenticeship and employer support for businesses

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.

Amount
Up to £2,500
Deadline
Open all year
Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearMembership or network

West Yorkshire Fair Work Charter membership

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.

Amount
Price not stated on the page.
Deadline
Open all year
Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearMembership or network

West Yorkshire Music Network

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.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
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Apprenticeship support

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.

Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
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Carnegie Innovation Sport Health Tech Incubator (Leeds Beckett University)

Leeds Beckett University

A Sport Health Tech Incubator offering co-working and incubation space, research links, innovation support and networking for early-stage and scaling businesses in the sport, physical activity, health and wellbeing technology sector.

Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10

All 20 in the funding list

For one part of West Yorkshire 9 schemes

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

Bradford (2)

Calderdale (2)

Kirklees (1)

Wakefield (2)

Across Yorkshire and the Humber or the whole North 13 schemes

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

All 140 in the funding list

National schemes 107 schemes

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

All 140 in the funding list

Business support elsewhere in the North