Open to businesses in Wakefield, including schemes for the wider region and the whole country.
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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 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.
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.
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.
Wakefield First
Free independent support for new and existing businesses across the Wakefield District, including access to funding, 1-2-1 business growth advice and start-up support. Wakefield First connects businesses to its own services or other relevant support programmes in any sector.
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.
Nexus
A three-year programme giving bespoke support, mentoring and networking events to healthtech start-ups, SMEs and growing businesses based in West Yorkshire, aiming to help them overcome barriers to growth.
Foresight Group
£20 million fund providing equity and debt investments of up to £2 million to growing companies in West Yorkshire with £1-20 million revenues.
Foresight Group
Equity investment fund for established, profitable companies with £500k+ EBITDA across the North East and Yorkshire.
NorthInvest
A business can apply to pitch to NorthInvest's angel investors for equity investment. Aimed at early-stage northern tech start-ups in healthtech, fintech, sustainability, AI and media.
Connect Yorkshire
A paid membership of a not-for-profit business growth community offering mentoring from Entrepreneurs in Residence, masterclasses, networking and funding access for Yorkshire businesses and entrepreneurs.
The FSE Group
A business loan from The FSE Group of between £1 million and £3 million, listed under 'Our Funds'.
Business Enterprise Fund
Business loans from £500 to £250,000 for startups, small and growing businesses across the North of England, for startup costs, working capital, growth, equipment and refinancing.
Business Enterprise Fund
Loans from £25,000 to £100,000 for new or growing businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Made Smarter
A fully funded nine-week course for senior and emerging leaders in Yorkshire-based SMEs who want to drive digital change. Participants attend all sessions and complete a project to shape their firm's growth plan.
Mercia Ventures, British Business Bank
Equity investment for established businesses with ambitious plans, or large start-ups with high growth potential.
Made Smarter
Help for small and medium manufacturers in Yorkshire and the Humber to adopt digital technology: a free assessment and digital roadmap, intensive technical support from consultants with up to 50% match funding, and digital technology grants of up to £20,000 (50% match funded). Grants are paid after you spend.
Mercia Debt, Mercia
Debt finance from £100,000 to £2 million for businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber that can demonstrate growth potential, for example to hire staff, launch products, fund marketing or buy equipment.
Key Fund
Grants and loans for social enterprises in the North and the Midlands.
RTC North
RTC North Ltd is a support provider that delivers publicly funded business support, expert advice and innovation programmes across the North of England, for start-ups, scale-ups, manufacturers and supply chains.
Mercia
Mercia Capital, a specialist asset manager, provides equity investments, typically from £100,000 to £2 million, to growing regional businesses at start-up or scale-up stage that cannot be fully funded through conventional borrowing.
The FSE Group
FSE offers a range of loans and equity finance for innovative growth companies.
Open to businesses across England or the UK, including Wakefield.
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Funding for investment into building a manufacturing facility or developing a specific process at pilot-scale or demonstration-scale.