Grants, loans, investment and support programmes for businesses in Leeds, Yorkshire and the North of England. Leeds and West Yorkshire come first. Pick your area to see only what is open to you.
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.
Leeds City Council
Short-term commercial loans of over £1 million for commercially viable private sector infrastructure and construction projects that drive economic growth and job creation in the Leeds City Region.
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
£20 million fund providing equity and debt investments of up to £2 million to growing companies in West Yorkshire with £1-20 million revenues.
Bradford Council
Grants to help businesses, sole traders and not-for-profit organisations switch to fully electric or other zero-emission heavy-duty or light-duty vehicles. Passenger cars, private hire vehicles and taxis are not eligible.
Foresight Group
Equity investment fund for established, profitable companies with £500k+ EBITDA across the North East and Yorkshire.
For the whole region, or for places in it outside West Yorkshire.
Enterprise CUBE, Strive Live, York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub
A free online start-up incubator with weekly live training, one-to-one advice and on-demand learning, for people running or launching a start-up in York and North Yorkshire. Participants could win up to £2,500 in micro grants at the end of the programme.
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.
Sheffield Hallam University
Free innovation support for organisations in South Yorkshire that want to develop ideas, improve a process, reach new markets or launch a new product. Support includes academic consultancy, technical projects, innovation audits, student projects and placements, access to university equipment, and funded help to put an existing or off-the-shelf innovation solution in place.
Enterprising Barnsley
Business support for businesses of all sizes in Barnsley, from start-ups to large enterprises, with tailored help across start-up, growth, innovation and investment.
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.
SEYH
Membership of SEYH, a network for social enterprises and associates with an interest in the sector, with member benefits including directory listing, network events and discounts.
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.
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority's apprenticeship levy transfer scheme pays 100% of apprenticeship training and assessment costs for employers based in York and North Yorkshire, while funds last.
West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce
Membership of West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, offering flexible membership options for businesses.
UK Steel Enterprise
Business loans from UKSE for businesses in steel areas, at fixed interest rates: unsecured loans of up to £200,000 for a growing business, or up to £100,000 for a new one, and secured loans.
The FSE Group
A business loan from The FSE Group of between £1 million and £3 million, listed under 'Our Funds'.
The Growth Company
Funded student or recent graduate internships to support a business's digitalisation journey.
Cyber Resilience Centre for the North East
Police-led centre that helps small and medium-sized businesses, charities and public sector organisations in North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber improve their cyber security, with fully funded training and Cyber PATH services for subscribers.