Finance and support for your business

Able Futures is a funded service that helps employees, self-employed people and employers manage mental health at work.

Access to finance is a scheme for businesses who need help raising finance for growth.

Loan fund for SMEs in the manufacturing supply chain who are looking for investment to grow and support job creation.

Advice on good practice in employment and employment relations.

Funding for research and technology development to maintain and grow the UK’s competitive positions in civil aerospace.

Offers funding for civil aerospace research and technology development in the UK.

Funding for research and technology development to maintain and grow the UK’s competitive positions in civil aerospace.

Free, quick and easy access to a directory of approved finance suppliers for UK businesses.

Big Issue Invest helps social enterprises and charities by providing loans and investments.

Increases awareness of business continuity management in Manchester's business and voluntary sector.

Specialist support and resources to help businesses cut carbon emissions, save energy and work on new technologies.

Chamber Low Carbon provides a range of 1-2-1 business support services specialising in energy, resource and water efficiency.

Free support to help businesses compete for major public and private sector contracts

Capital and R&D funding for the UK automotive industry in the design, development and manufacturing of zero-emission vehicles and their supply chain.

Enterprise Capital Funds (ECFs) bring together private and public money to make investments in high growth, early stage, businesses.

The King's Trust helps young people aged 18 to 30 years who want to set up their own business in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

£10m investment fund to support the growth of companies in the advanced manufacturing and materials sector in Greater Manchester.

Finance for Enterprise provides loan funding across England. They offer an alternative source of finance ranging from £25,001 to £250,000 for businesses who are looking for additional capital or cashflow.

Funding, technical and business expertise, networks and partnerships for businesses who are looking to develop a space-based service.

Start-up loans and equity investment for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) based in Greater Manchester and the North West.

Fully-funded specialist support to enable early stage businesses to grow. Offering free 1-2-1 advice, skills and support to scale up.

Grant contribution to pay towards upgrading business broadband to a high-speed capable connection.

The Growth Guarantee Scheme is a government-backed scheme designed to support access to finance for UK businesses as they look to invest and grow.

Training to help SME business leaders to increase productivity, seize investment opportunities and grow their business.

Funding to help restore neglected historic buildings and sites and unlock their economic potential.

Funding for research or innovation that's ground breaking, improves European research standards or responds to challenges like climate change or food security.

HSE is a national regulator and government department that supports employers, businesses and employees.

Supports innovative UK businesses to realise the potential of new technologies, develop ideas and make them a commercial success.

Expert advice for businesses looking to commercialise new ideas and succeed in international markets

The Invest in Fylde website showcases all there is to offer to businesses in Fylde.

Free support for businesses looking to expand or re-locate in Manchester.

Finance to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the North West, Yorkshire, the Humber and Tees Valley

Advice, support and financial assistance for new businesses, existing businesses and inward investors in Sefton.

Grants and loans for social enterprises in the North and the Midlands.

A free-to-access short online programme to help you start a business or become self-employed in England.

Providing fee free, Interest subsidised loans up to £1m, this fund can provide up to 50% of eligible capital expenditure repayable over a maximum 5 year term.

Finance for SMEs in the UK with no fixed payments, fixed terms or security required. The advance is repaid as a percentage of future card sales.

The Momentum Music Fund offers grants of £5k-£15k for artists/bands to break through to the next level of their careers.

Innovation grant scheme to support business growth, encourage inward investment, and drive productivity through innovation.

Grants of up to £3,000 (50% of costs) for shop front improvements across Pendle Town Centres are available. Any businesses, new or existing within a Pendle Town Centre could be eligible for funding.

Grants for the repair and conservation of historic buildings, monuments and landscapes.

Loans, support and advice for Lancashire businesses.

Shaw Trust is a national charity that supports disabled and disadvantaged people to prepare for work, find jobs and live more independently.

Small grants to help fund projects that will generate tourism and similar economic benefits in Eden.

Growth support for scale-up businesses

Supports access to loans and other trade finance facilities for businesses that sell internationally via government guarantees.

Confidential advice and support on environmental issues for all UK businesses

Young Enterprise offers initiatives for all ages from 4 to 25 to help start a business in the UK.