Professional & Business Services grants and funding in Greater Manchester

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Only for Greater Manchester 1

Solar Installer Accelerator: fully funded Level 3 solar PV and battery course for Greater Manchester electriciansnon-cash support · closes 2 Nov 2026 · with Green Economy: Solar Installer Accelerator (fully funded Level 3 solar PV and battery)

Open across the North West 1

Strategic Legal Fundaward £12,000–£30,000 · closes 26 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding

UK-wide 30

Funding opportunity: Doctoral focal award: UKRI venture doctorates: outline stageaward £25,000,000 · closes 22 Oct 2026 · with Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Pathways to Work Innovation Fundcloses 26 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
eBay Grants Support Business Growth and Young Talentaward £1,000–£10,000 · closes 30 Oct 2026 · with eBay UK Up & Running Grants
eBay Up & Running Grants: £10,000 for young eBay sellers and youth employersmax award £10,000 · closes 30 Oct 2026 · with eBay UK Up & Running Grants (Young Entrepreneur Edition)
Education Endowment Foundationcloses 2 Nov 2026 · with Education Endowment Foundation
Teacher Development Fund — Paul Hamlyn Foundationmax award £165,000 · closes 11 Nov 2026 · with Paul Hamlyn Foundation
BFI Skills Fund pilot call: up to £150,000 for a technical and craft skills framework in screenmax award £150,000 · closes 24 Nov 2026 · with BFI National Lottery Skills Fund: Pilot Projects (Call 1)
Essential Employment Skills Fund — Nuffield Foundationaward £500,000 · closes 10 Dec 2026 · with Nuffield Foundation (funding for research)
Arts-based Learning Fund — Paul Hamlyn Foundationaward £30,000–£300,000 · open all year · with Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Bank Referral Schemenon-cash support · open all year · with Bank Referral Scheme (designated finance platforms)
Export Finance and Insurancenon-cash support · open all year · with UK Export Finance
Green Buy-to-Let Mortgage for Limited Companyopen all year · with Barclays Green Loans for Business
Green Loans for Businessaward from £25,001 · open all year · with Barclays Green Loans for Business
Green Residential Investment Loan for Professional Landlordsopen all year · with Barclays Green Loans for Business
Haatch Investmentopen all year · with Haatch (SEIS/EIS digital)
Social Tech Ventures: pre-seed and seed investment for UK impact techopen all year · with Social Tech Ventures (Social Tech Trust)
AI Upskilling Challenge Fund — Department for Science, Innovation and Technologymax award £800,000 · with Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Connect with Ufi Venturesaward £50,000–£1,000,000 · with Ufi Ventures
Lab Discovery Programme — Lloyd's Labnon-cash support · with Lloyd's Lab (InsurTech accelerator)
Patient Capital Funds — British Business Bankwith British Business Bank
Lawtech Mentoring — LawtechUKnon-cash support · with LawtechUK
Next Wave: Global Business Innovation Programme – Createch South by Southwest (SXSW), Texasnon-cash support · closes 22 Oct 2026 · with Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities incl. ICURe)
Aviva & Founders Factory Fintech Accelerator: £50k capital and four months' supportmax award £50,000 · open all year · with Aviva & Founders Factory Fintech Accelerator
Digital Securities Sandboxnon-cash support · open all year · with Bank of England Digital Securities Sandbox
Fintech Forward Programmeopen all year · with J.P. Morgan Fintech Forward
FinTech Innovation Lab London 2027non-cash support · with FinTech Innovation Lab London (Accenture)
NatWest Fintech Programme 2026non-cash support · with NatWest Fintech Programme
VocTech Together Support Programmemax award £10,000 · with Ufi VocTech Trust (grant funding)
Amazon Small Business Acceleratornon-cash support · with Amazon Small Business Accelerator
Leading the Arts in Your Schoolaward £660–£1,250 · with Curious Minds (NW cultural education)

International, open to UK applicants 4

MC Sonae – Submission call for retail-industry pilotsnon-cash support · with EUREKA Network (incl. Eurostars)
WISE EdTech Accelerator 2027: coaching, masterclasses and investor access for seed to pre-series A edtech startupsnon-cash support · closes 31 Oct 2026 · with WISE EdTech Accelerator 2026-2027
Alliance ALL19 crypto accelerator: $400k on admissionnon-cash support · closes 18 Nov 2026 · with Alliance (crypto accelerator)
Eksim Ventures — EUREKA Networknon-cash support · with EUREKA Network (incl. Eurostars)

Contracts in Greater Manchester and the North West 8

RFQ Proposals - OLDHAM PLACE MARKETING STRATEGY. A Borough-Wide Place Marketing Strategy for Oldhamcloses 23 Oct 2026 · Oldham · with The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)
CCIN Consultancy DPS (CCIN Consultancy DPS)closes 30 Oct 2026 · Oldham · with The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)
Corporate Asset Condition Surveys - Group Ccloses 2 Nov 2026 · Stockport · with The Chest (North West councils e-tendering portal, via Proactis ProContract)
GMC2376 People Survey — General Medical Councilcontract value £166,818 · closes 9 Nov 2026 · with General Medical Council (GMC)
Youth Engagement Service/Integrated Settlement NEETcontract value £1,040,000 · closes 9 Nov 2026 · with Manchester City Council
Financial Advisor. — Great British Energy - Nuclearcontract value £500,000 · closes 12 Nov 2026 · with Great British Energy - Nuclear

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Questions

How many opportunities are open for Professional & Business Services in Greater Manchester?

On 18 October 2026 Bearings lists 36 live opportunities a business based in Greater Manchester can apply for: 22 grants, loans, investment and prizes, 11 programmes, advice and support, 3 training offers. 1 are only for Greater Manchester, 1 are open across the North West and 34 are UK-wide or international.

Which funding closes soonest?

Funding opportunity: Doctoral focal award: UKRI venture doctorates: outline stage (closes 22 Oct 2026)
Strategic Legal Fund (closes 26 Oct 2026)
Pathways to Work Innovation Fund (closes 26 Oct 2026)

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Professional & Business Services funding and support in Greater Manchester