The aim of Oldham Council’s Boroughwide Business Innovation grant is to support the growth of businesses in the Borough. Only applications from businesses where innovation results in new jobs being created before 1 March 2027 will be considered.
Priority will be given to businesses in key sectors including manufacturing, construction, digital and creative and low carbon/green technology.
The grant is designed to support business innovation through premises expansion projects and the purchase of new machinery linked to innovation and increased productivity. It is a discretionary grant and is subject to eligibility and availability.
It is not meant to duplicate existing financial support but instead complement it.
Grants of up to 50% of the eligible costs would be awarded with a maximum grant of £10,000, subject to minimum job creation of £2,500 per job created.
Grants will only be paid upon evidence of full project payment including bank statement transactions, receipted invoices and evidence of jobs created.
If you think your business meets the above criteria you are invited to submit an expression of interest (below) providing brief details of your proposed project, timescales, costs and job outcomes.
On receipt of the expression of interest, eligible businesses will be contacted by a member of the Council’s Business Growth and Investment Team and asked to submit a full grant application.
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