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AD:VENTURE Growth Grant (West Yorkshire)
Match-funded grant supporting new businesses (trading less than 3 years) in West Yorkshire on their growth journey. Covers up to 50% of project costs for tools, production equipment, marketing collateral, website development, and IT equipment. Funded by West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Next round: pre-registration opens August 2026, approvals from September 2026.
Published opportunity
- Funding
- £1,500–£10,000 (up to 50% of project costs)
- Location
- West Yorkshire
- Deadline
- No fixed deadline published
- Provider
- West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Published criteria
Who this opportunity is for.
- Who can apply
- New businesses trading less than 3 years, based in West Yorkshire (Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield). Must aim to achieve VAT threshold (£90,000) within 2 years and have ambitions to recruit within 12 months.
- Funding organisation
- West Yorkshire Combined Authority / Leeds City Council
- Location
- West Yorkshire
- Opens
- 1 August 2026
- Location
- West Yorkshire only (Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield). Trading less than 3 years. SME with fewer than 250 employees. 50% match funding required for equipment, marketing, website, and IT projects.