Open to businesses in West Yorkshire, including schemes for the wider region and the whole country.
West Yorkshire's page: people to ring, events nearby and what is only for West Yorkshire
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Buttercrumble
A network for women in the creative sector, listed under business 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.
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.
Inclusive Growth Leeds
Small business support. Text gives no further detail.
University of Huddersfield
Lets private and public sector organisations with a presence in West Yorkshire collaborate on Masters or PhD postgraduate research courses, with optional work placements, through the scheme.
Supply Chain North
Fully funded support to help businesses diversify and access regional, national and global supply chain opportunities, including workshops, networking, events, industry visits and sector-based Innovation Challenges.
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.
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.
Leeds Beckett University
An academic brokerage service that connects growing businesses in West Yorkshire, mainly in the Health, Wellbeing and Digital sectors, with university expertise, facilities and innovation support.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
A programme run by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority that helps businesses recruit graduates and students from the seven West Yorkshire universities, and offers research partnerships, placements and employer-led events.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
A region-wide suite of free training and business support for creative industries freelancers and microbusinesses in West Yorkshire, including tailored skills development and signposting to networks. Also open to creative industries graduates starting a business in West Yorkshire.
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.
Huddersfield Health Innovation Partnership
Free membership of Huddersfield's health innovation incubator for West Yorkshire start-ups and growing organisations in health, wellbeing and life sciences: business support, events and mentoring, product development help, co-working space and connections with the NHS, universities and industry. Membership is fully funded for the first two years.
Foresight Group
Equity investment fund for established, profitable companies with £500k+ EBITDA across the North East and Yorkshire.
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce
Chamber membership offers flexible membership options to help businesses succeed. It is a membership run by West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce.
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Supporter is a free way for businesses to become part of the Chamber's business community and learn about membership benefits.