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Launchpad (Rotherham)

Launchpad (Rotherham) is a free support programme for residents and new or small businesses in Rotherham, including people with an idea or a business in its first few years. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by RiDO · funded by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) and the UK Government's Local Growth Fund (LGF)

Checked against the official page (investrotherham.com) on 2 Nov 2026.

A free business start-up programme offering individual coaching, advisers and monthly expert workshops and clinics for new or small businesses and residents in Rotherham. It is delivered through RiDO's Business Hubs in Rotherham.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open all year

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Open all year

Confirmed on the official page

How much

Fully funded and free to access

Not confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Residents and new or small businesses within Rotherham, including people with an idea or a new business in its first few years.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Micro (under 10 staff), Small (10 to 49 staff)

Not confirmed on the official page

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How to apply

Fill in the form on the Invest Rotherham contact page, or email BusinessRiDO@rotherham.gov.uk or call 01709 254444 to speak to an advisor.

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: Rotherham

Rotherham

Confirmed on the official page

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Things we could not confirm

  • Page says the programme is part funded by SYMCA and the Local Growth Fund; its own rules may apply.
  • Eligibility for residents as well as businesses; no business size limit stated beyond new or small businesses.
  • Sizes given as micro and small only from 'new or small businesses'; medium not stated.

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Source and last checked

Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (investrotherham.com) on 2 Nov 2026. Its details have not changed since it was listed on 2 Nov 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with RiDO before you apply.

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