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£5,000 Innovation Vouchers launched

The vouchers can help fund

● Product testing

● Product design

● Research and development

● Knowledge transfer

● Consultancy

To find out more...

Are you a manufacturing business?

See the Manufacturing Growth Fund

Designed to help North West manufacturers:

• Increase capacity

• Drive up productivity

• Introduce new products

• Access new markets

Find out why Bolton is leading the way in the economic regeneration of Greater Manchester.

• Logistics North

• Rivington Chase

• Transport Interchange

• and other key developments...

Unlock Travel Benefits for your business

Find out about:

• Sustainable travel grants

• Cycling Support

• And much more

Find out more...

Whatever size and stage your business is Ask Bolton Libraries has what you need to help your business grow!

• Books, guides and online tools

• Business directories and the financial information database FAME

• Access to national and local newspapers, statistics and legal information

Find out more...

Schools in Bolton have the amazing opportunity

to be part of an exciting project to save part of Bolton’s past

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Invest in Bolton

When it comes to the economic regeneration of Greater Manchester, Bolton is leading the way. Read more

Start your Business

Got a great idea for a new business but don’t know where to start? Then look no further…Read more

Grow your business

There is a wide range of support available both locally and regionally to assist with all your needs.Read more

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Why Bolton?

280,000 people live in Bolton, expected to grow by 17,000 over the next 10 years

53.7% of students are achieving 5+ GCSE’s grades A to C’s (inc. English and Maths)

Bolton generates £4.6 billion economic output per annum

Current investment pipeline across Bolton is £900million

Bolton will be home to the largest distribution and logistics site in Greater Manchester

£227 million being invested in town centre developments such as Transport Interchange and Academic Village

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To celebrate and support the city of Manchester’s ambition to become the most digitallly connected city by 2020, the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce partnered with UEN

Starting your own food business?

Award winning baker Angelika Searle will tell us how she grew her business from baking buscuits in her kitchen to opening her own bakery, Pretzel and Spelt.

What Clients Say

One of the key factors behind Logistics North's success as one of the North's leading developments is Bolton Council's unyielding support. From determining the 800 acre scheme within three months to providing a range of support for the site's occupiers including Aldi, they deliver when it matters to support the town's increasing prosperity and economic growth.

Owen MichaelsonChief Executive of Harworth Group Plc

We appreciate the support we got from Business Bolton which enabled us to go into Christmas trade fully recruited. The team were geared to use our Role Specifications and tailor the candidate search around this. I look forward to working with Paula & her team in any future recruitment events.

Shelley LythgoeSelling Support Manager at Debenhams

I contacted Business Bolton at the very early stages of the business to find out if any support could be offered. At best, I had hoped for a hand-holding service or some guidance to see us through the difficult stages of setting up. Almost two years on, I would have no reservation in calling the Business Bolton team our ‘mentors’. The personal face to face service as well as their imparting advice and expertise is second to none.

Asif TimolRoom Four Dessert

On starting our businesses we received start-up support from Bolton Business Ventures (BBV). They helped us with the expertise to help us establish our business, providing us with best practice advice such as; guidance to formulate our business plan and cash projection. We were able to share our experiences with like minded businesses at the networking events and learn from others at the workshops we were able to access through BBV. The support we gained also highlighted things we were required to do by law and pitfalls to avoid. Without the support of Bolton Business Ventures we may not have got where we are today.

Chris ThomassonBusiness Owner at Rivington Chocolates