Business support programmes
Looking for free and funded support opportunities?
Browse the best low and no-cost programmes, including accelerators, funds, incubators and more.
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- Growth
- Starting a business
West Midlands
Community Business Growth Hubs
Provided by Business Growth West Midlands
Community led project to overcome the barriers to success faced by ethnic minority businesses and entrepreneurs.
Government funded
- Property
Sandwell
Sandwell Business Property
Provided by BGWM in Sandwell
Support finding, buying or renting commercial premises for your business.
Government funded
- Decarbonisation
West Midlands
Biochar CleanTech Accelerator
Provided by Aston University
West Midlands companies are invited to join us to develop new low carbon products for growing markets
Government funded
- Growth
- Starting a business
Wolverhampton
IGNITE
Provided by BGWM in Wolverhampton
Free bookable workspaces, resources and business support for entrepreneurs, start-ups and established SMEs.
Government funded
- Social enterprise
West Midlands
The Social Economy Growth Programme
Provided by Aston University
A peer‑learning initiative designed to strengthen early‑stage organisations across the social impact economy.
Government funded
- Innovation
West Midlands
Cross-Sector AI-Assisted Innovation
Provided by Aston University
Helping SMEs adopt AI with confidence, low risk and real results.
Government funded
- Innovation
West Midlands
Cyber Clinic
Provided by Aston University
Unlock productivity and innovation potential.
Government funded
- Growth
- Innovation
West Midlands
Creative Content Production and Gaming Cluster
Provided by Create Central
Providing socially impactful programmes and initiatives for the creative sector.
Government funded
FAQs
Programmes come in a number of different formats. Accelerators are usually a focused series of workshop-style sessions aimed at boosting growth in a particular area. Some are a series of events to equip you with specific knowledge and appropriate networking opportunities. Some give you access to funds. Most come with some element of coaching or mentoring from a relevant expert. All our designed to facilitate one or more aspects of business growth. We recommend businesses contact us for free advice on which programmes to choose.
Contact us. Let us know a little bit about your business, and your ambitions for growing it, and one of our Business Advisers will signpost you to the best programmes - and any funding - that you're eligible for.
Some are run and/or funded by Business Growth West Midlands. The rest are from various providers such as Local Authorities, Universities, banks, research institutes and not-for-profit organisations. With so much on offer it can be hard to navigate all the options and decide what's going to be the best investment of your time, so we recommend you contact us for free advice on which programmes to apply for.
No. There are hundreds of opportunities and they are always changing. We list key initiatives here to give you an idea of what's on offer, but recommend you contact us for free, comprehensive, up-to-date advice on the right opportunities for your business.
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