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Local Growth Hubs (England)

Growth Hubs

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

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.

Funder

Department for Business and Trade / local authorities and combined authorities

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — Continuous service. Individual local grant calls run to their own timetables.

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
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

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

  1. Find your local growth hub using the growth hub finder. — link
  2. Contact the hub for free advice and a diagnostic of available local support.
  3. Apply to any local grant or programme the hub signposts you to.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The Companies House number, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.gov.uk/business-support-helpline

"You can also find free advice and financial help through your local 'growth hub'."

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.gov.uk

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