Business support

The Council has paid out £151m against more than 15,000 grant applications since March 2020 and has now announced an extended scheme to support organisations not eligible for previous financial help.    The Council has also...

Medium and large-sized digital, creative and tech businesses in Greater Manchester can now profit from a new, fully-funded programme. Exceed is designed so that everyone...

Over the next 12-weeks, 110 women who are working to launch and grow sustainable businesses in the media, digital, technology and creative sectors in...

Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) has embarked on a strategic partnership with Webhelp, a leading global customer experience and business solutions provider, to pursue...

When the UK went into lockdown in March last year, Nichola Howard, founder of Launch Events NW, lost 60 per cent of her business...

A brand new hardship fund aimed specifically at freelancers who work in the creative and culture sector in Manchester and who have been adversely...

Construction of a brand-new European training centre and German headquarters for Greater Manchester-based Arden Software is now complete. The leading packaging software firm, which has...

Peer Networks are set to drive SME growth in Greater Manchester as small and medium sized business owners work together to navigate their challenges...

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has established a working group to explore the potential use of FinGo Vein ID biometric technology for...

Oldham Town Deal Board has submitted plans to secure £41 million funding as part of the Government’s Towns Fund. The Board, made up of representatives...

Tech Returners an organisation focused on empowering careers back into technology is launching a seventh cohort of it’s Your Return To Tech programme for...

A new joint initiative led by Edge Hill University to support the adoption of productivity-boosting digital technologies in SME manufactures, has officially been launched...