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EnterprisingYou Business Support Grant
UKSPF-funded Greater Manchester programme for self-employed individuals, freelancers, and micro-business owners (up to 5 employees). Provides coaching and training plus discretionary capital and revenue cash grants for equipment, premises improvements, marketing, and growth projects. Relevant to cafes, takeaways, retail shops, salons, trades, and other trading SMEs across all Greater Manchester boroughs.
Published opportunity
- Funding
- Discretionary capital/revenue grants (UKSPF micro-business support; award varies by project)
- Location
- Greater Manchester, North West England
- Deadline
- No fixed deadline published
- Provider
- GM Business Growth Hub
Published criteria
Who this opportunity is for.
- Who can apply
- Self-employed individuals, freelancers, and small business owners with up to 5 employees. Must be aged 16+ and living or trading in Greater Manchester.
- Funding organisation
- GM Business Growth Hub / Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- Location
- Greater Manchester, North West England
- Location
- Greater Manchester-wide (all 10 boroughs — Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan). Aged 16+. Living or trading in Greater Manchester. Self-employed, freelancer, or small business owner with up to 5 employees. Capital and revenue grants available for equipment, growth, and trading investments — not an advice-only service. Some tiers require personal earnings under £27,000 per annum. Funded by UK Shared Prosperity Fund until March 2026.