Growth support

Grants of between £10,000 and £250,000 are available to support businesses in Leeds City Region, looking to grow and create new jobs.

The programme offers intensive, bespoke guidance to small and medium sized businesses over three years old. Support available includes; expert mentoring, events, workshops and more.

If you’re a digital business based in Leeds City Region, then you could qualify for grant funding of £10,000 to £50,000 through the LEP’s City Region Digital Investment Fund.

Supported by Goldman Sachs, the 10k Small Business Programme provides practical education and business support to high-growth small businesses and social enterprises that have been operating for over 36 months

The programme offers intensive, bespoke guidance to small and medium sized businesses under 3 years old. Support available includes expert mentoring, events and workshops, grants and more.

Loans of between £500 and £150,000 are available for start-ups and existing businesses that have been turned down by high street banks

If you are a small or medium-sized business, investment of between £2 million and £10 million is available for ambitious entrepreneurs who are running growing UK companies, for a minority stake in your company

Support is available for eligible small and medium sized businesses to develop their digital capacity and thereby helping them increase their overall performance (competitiveness, productivity and profitability).

If you have a new idea and you're currently receiving certain benefits, Jobcentre Plus could provide you with the support and funding you need to start your own business

Find the right lenders and get access to finance options with one simple online application.

Loans of up to £150,000 are available across a range of sectors, for businesses and enterprises that deliver a positive social or environmental impact

Providing advice and support to manufacturing SMEs to help Identify opportunities, create plans for growth and enhance support with grant opportunities

The LEP has partnered with MarketInvoice to help fund local businesses, using their outstanding invoices. You can get an advance from £5,000 up to £3 million

If you’re a new business, the government has a dedicated helpline offering advice on starting and developing your business, and what to do if your business is in difficulty

The National Physical Laboratory offers support to small and medium sized businesses in the manufacturing sector to reduce waste, optimise processes, instil best practice and raise quality

If you're a small or medium sized business, or looking to start-up a new business, the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund could provide loans and equity finance of between £25,000 to £2 million to help your business realise its potential

Flexibly structured loan finance between £200,000 and £1 million is available to support ambitious social enterprises across the UK

Start Up Loans provide business loans, as well as advice and mentoring, to start-up businesses of up to 24 months

Providing Strategic Supply Chain Support to companies in the Manufacturing, Engineering and Supply Chain sector with grant funding available.