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ACAS - working for everyone
Access expert tailored workplace support, advice and practical guidance from ACAS to resolve issues, improve relations and support business needs
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) North West
Supporting local manufacturers to modernise, innovate, and adopt Industry 4.0 through funded programmes, cutting-edge research, and sustainable solutions.
Advanced Manufacturing Skills Bootcamps
Free Skills Bootcamps in Lancashire Learn 3D Printing, Robotics, AI & more — expert-led, flexible, and includes a free 3D printer!
AI and Data technology workforce training
AI apprenticeships upskill staff to drive business growth
Altitude
Altitude is UCLan’s air and space hub offering flight testing, R&D, specialist facilities, and innovation support for aerospace businesses.
Apprenticeship Recruitment & Training
Get help with sourcing and training apprentices.
Barclays Digital Wings
Grow your digital and money skills with us. Our mission is to make learning digital skills and financial literacy easy, accessible, and empowering.
Burnley Start up Support
Burnley Council Business Support team are dedicated to supporting the start-up and growth of businesses in Burnley.
Exclusive to Burnley
Business Academy
We can help you to grow your business – whether you’re looking to strengthen your presence at home, or expand into global markets.
Business Academy: Start your business
A free six-part series helping aspiring entrepreneurs turn ideas into thriving businesses with expert-led sessions and practical tools.
Business Support Service for England
A free Helpline for small businesses to find the right support and impartial advice.
Centre for SME Development
Connect and learn together.
Creative Industries Grant
Support for companies who work in moving image for storytelling, spanning film television, games, animation and immersive industries.
Creative Leadership & Management Bootcamp
This 10-session programme is tailored for aspiring and current managers across Lancashire's thriving creative sector.
Defence Security Accelerator
Finds and funds innovation to support UK defence and security.
Digital Boost - Begin
A course for aspiring female entrepreneurs
Digital Skills
A free online mentoring platform designed to support small businesses, and charities in enhancing their digital skills
Employer Hub at Lancaster & Morecambe College
Training and development for Lancashire businesses.
Exclusive to Lancaster
Engineering Pre-accelerator Programme
Transforming great ideas into new engineering startups.
fhunded
Lancashire's dedicated early-stage investment initiative.
Funding for Research and Innovation across Europe
Funding for research that improves European research standards or responds to challenges like climate change or food security.
Gigabit Broadband Voucher
Help for those experiencing slow broadband speeds in rural areas.
Global Business Support
A dedicated key account management service for global businesses based in Lancashire, supporting inward investment, expansion, and the creation and safeguarding of jobs across the Lancashire region.
Health Innovation in the NHS
Support to health and care innovators and businesses across the North West
Help to Grow Management
A national business growth programme designed for senior leaders.
Help to Grow: Management Essentials
A free, online course that explains the essential business concepts required for growth.
Hyndburn Borough Council's Business Grants Programme for 2026/27
Hyndburn Council launches 2026/27 business grants supporting startups and growth, boosting jobs, investment, and local economic development across the borough.
Exclusive to Hyndburn
Innovate UK Business Growth
Innovate UK Business Growth is a publicly-funded service available to all high potential small to medium-sized innovation-driven companies.
Intellectual Property - IPO
For those who need help identifying and protecting the intellectual in your business.
International Trade - Chamber Of Commerce Support
International trade services to help you succeed in international markets.
Lancashire Cyber Security Services
The North West Cyber Resilience Centre provides free expert-led cyber security support helping Lancashire SMEs improve resilience identify threats effectively
Lancashire Micro-Provision
To help individuals set up and grow small, independent businesses
Lancaster Business & Skills Support Hub
Free support for local businesses to start, grow and succeed.
Exclusive to Lancaster
Lancaster University Management School
Helping small and medium-sized businesses seize opportunities.
Low Carbon Support
Supporting environmental and energy saving/efficiency good practice.
Made Smarter
Advice, leadership training and grant funding for SME manufacturing businesses.
National Cyber Security
Resources for organisations and individuals to help them recover from a cyber attack, and improve their cyber resilience.
NatWest Entrepreneur Hub
Whatever size or type of business you have, we've got a range of programmes and useful tools to help you succeed. There's also opportunities to join networks of specialists and like-minded peers who could offer help and guidance as you grow.
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II: Debt Finance
Helping smaller business owners to deliver their business ambitions
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II: Equity Finance
For companies with high growth potential
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II: Smaller Loans
For entrepreneurs wishing to start their own business, or an early stage or more established small business looking to grow.
Office of the Small Business Commissioner
Helping small businesses tackle late payments and poor payment practices.
Pendle Business Hub - Delivered by Growth Lancashire
Got a spark of an idea or ready to take your business to the next level? There’s a tailored programme of support designed to power your journey every step of the way.
Exclusive to Pendle
Pendle Town Centre Premises Grants
Available grants to improve the shop fronts of businesses.
Exclusive to Pendle
Preston - Accredit with the Living Wage Foundation
Accrediting with the Living Wage Foundation
Exclusive to Preston
Productivity Programme - Delivered by Be the Business
Be the Business is spearheading a business-led drive to help companies across the UK improve their performance.
Recruitment Support
View a range of recruitment services that can help you as an employer.
RedCAT
RedCAT works with low carbon technology innovators to take their technologies through commercialisation and investment.
RedCAT Ventures
RedCAT Ventures knows the world of investment and we keep the interests of the planet front and centre; in every deal we create.
Rosebud Finance
Enabling Lancashire's most ambitious businesses to grow
Skills Bootcamps
Ease your recruitment challenges by employing a Skills Bootcamp graduate.
Skills City
Leading digital technology Skills Bootcamps
Skills Pledge
Find out more about Lancashire’s key skills and training initiatives.
Social Enterprise and Community Funding
Provide flexible loans and grants to help enterprises startup, become sustainable and grow.
South Ribble Jobs & Skills Matching Service
A dedicated skills hub providing free skills and recruitment
Exclusive to South Ribble
Space Agency Incubation Centre
Startups utilising space technology in any way at all can take part.
Space Technology
Help for companies to integrate space data and technology into commercial services.
Start Up Loan
Government-backed personal loan available to individuals looking to start or grow a business in the UK.
Startup Support for Young People
If you’re 18 to 30, living in the UK and unemployed, or working fewer than 16 hours a week, and have a business idea or some ideas to explore, the King’s Trust Enterprise Programme could be for you.
StartUp UK
StartUp UK is a pioneering scheme by Enterprise Nation, to provide free tailored support.
Tender Opportunities
Find out details of public sector tender opportunities.

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