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Grants

GC Business Growth Hub - grants and business support

Status

Status not published

Individual grant schemes open and close as budgets allow; the Growth Hub itself operates continuously.

Open now
Amount
£100,000

Runs a changing portfolio of funded programmes - digital adoption, net zero, productivity and innovation grants. Individual grants have commonly been GBP 1,000-25,000 at around 40-50% intervention, with larger capital grants in some strands.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Greater Manchester Combined Authority / The Growth Company

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — Individual grant schemes open and close as budgets allow; the Growth Hub itself operates continuously.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Business must be based in one of the ten Greater Manchester boroughs. Check which specific grant programmes are live - they are budget-limited and turn over frequently.

How to apply

  1. Register with GC Business Growth Hub
  2. Diagnostic call with a business adviser
  3. Adviser matches you to an open grant or support programme
  4. Apply to the specific scheme

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.businessgrowthhub.com/support/services/funding/

"Unlock growth with our Access to Finance service - fully funded support with expert guidance on funding options from investments and loans to grants."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.businessgrowthhub.com

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