Local Growth Hubs (England)
Growth Hubs
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Growth Hubs themselves provide free advice and signposting rather than a fixed grant. Individual hubs run their own local grant schemes with amounts that vary by area and funding cycle; no national figure exists.
Department for Business and Trade / local authorities and combined authorities
public · regional
Deadline: rolling — Continuous service. Individual local grant calls run to their own timetables.
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed, series_a, growth
- Locally registered entity required
Growth hubs cover England only. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have equivalent national services (Business Gateway/Scottish Enterprise, Business Wales, Invest NI).
How to apply
- Find your local growth hub using the growth hub finder. — link
- Contact the hub for free advice and a diagnostic of available local support.
- Apply to any local grant or programme the hub signposts you to.
Source. https://www.gov.uk/business-support-helpline — checked 2026-08-14
"You can also find free advice and financial help through your local 'growth hub'."