Open to businesses in North West England, including schemes for the wider region and the whole country.
North West England's page: people to ring, events nearby and what is only for North West England
Open to businesses across England or the UK, including North West England.
British Library, Business & IP Centre (British Library)
Free business support, workshops, one-to-one advice and business and IP information at the British Library and over 70 libraries across the UK, for people starting, running or growing a business.
Police CyberAlarm
A free, Home Office-funded, policing-led cyber security service that scans websites and internet-facing systems for known weaknesses and monitors suspicious activity, with an optional Secure Sensor. Offered to organisations of all sizes.
Health Innovation Network
Support from the Health Innovation Network for innovators in health and care, including healthtech companies and NHS clinicians with new ideas, covering early-stage guidance, prototyping, evidence, market access and adoption.
CPI, Centre for Process Innovation
Access to CPI's multidisciplinary experts, specialist innovation facilities for R&D, process development and scale-up work, with customised flexible project options, to help defer capital and workforce investment until a product or process is proven at scale.
UK Government
Free online courses in digital, numeracy and soft skills, which employers can share with staff to upskill them. Aimed at people learning new skills or seeking work, and at employers.
Confederation of British Industry
Paid membership of the CBI giving businesses access to policy influence, practical guidance and evidence-led analysis, and peer networks and events.
NatWest
A free accelerator programme from NatWest with one-to-one coaching, peer networks, expert support and co-working space access, for businesses with ambitions to expand. Open to all business owners, not only NatWest customers.
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas)
Impartial advice, guidance, training and conciliation for employers and employees on workplace issues such as redundancy, pay, contracts and dismissals.
British Chambers of Commerce, The Diplomatic Advisory Hub
A support hub offering British SMEs strategic insight and connections to help them feel more confident doing business overseas, led by a former UK Ambassador.
National Cyber Security Centre
A free online toolkit from the National Cyber Security Centre giving personalised, step-by-step cyber security actions for sole traders, micro businesses and small organisations.
Co-operatives UK
Co Operatives UK is a membership network for businesses working to promote, develop and unite member-owned business.
Enterprise agency Wenta, offers free one-to-one and virtual support for people starting or running a small business.
North East BIC
A 12-week programme of one-to-one and group mentoring and training to help veterans become their own boss.
The Family Business Foundation, The Family Business Community
Educational and professional development support for current and future generations in small and medium-sized family businesses across all sectors in the UK.
Durham University
Business support from Durham University including Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, enterprise zone accommodation at NETPark, and access to academic expertise and graduate recruitment.
Federation of Small Businesses
Membership of the Federation of Small Businesses, giving members advice, financial products, networking groups, and a voice in government. Aimed at self-employed people and small business owners.
Workwhile
Free training programme for line managers of young apprentices aged 24 or under in SMEs, developing skills to support apprentices.
National Cyber Security Centre
Certification scheme to protect businesses against common cyber threats, aligned to five technical controls recommended by the Government.
Key Fund
Funding for community businesses to retrofit buildings with energy-saving measures, combining grants and loans from £10,000 to £150,000.
Cranfield University
Cranfield University provides capital and advice from the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship to help entrepreneurs and start-ups scale their businesses.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Search current funding opportunities from across UKRI, research councils and Innovate UK across academic disciplines and industrial areas.
National Careers Service
Free careers advice and guidance for employers to support staff development, recruitment, reskilling and redundancy management.
ORE Catapult
An award-winning offshore wind technology accelerator programme for UK start-ups and SMEs, providing technical expertise, business growth support and access to industry sponsors over 12 months.
Co-operatives UK
Resources and support to convert an existing business or organisation to a co-operative, covering employee or community buyouts.