Cheshire East Council
Grants and Finance
Current and Planned Business Support Grant Programmes
Our current and planned business support grant programmes are detailed below.
To find out more about the live grants, please click on the links provided or contact our team.

SWEF Enterprise
OPEN FOR APPLICATION
Business grants of up to £2,000 to entrepreneurs in Cheshire and Warrington, aged between 18-30. These grants can be used on costs to support a newly formed business.

Open in Crewe
OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS
We’re offering grants for businesses that take on empty commercial premises in the town centre to help them with the costs of fitting them out and buying essential equipment.

Business Growth Grant
OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS - 1/8/25
This scheme is offering grants from £5,000 up to a maximum of £25,000 per eligible businesses, to accelerate growth, introduce new products, services and provide fair employment practices.
Get in touch with our team
For more information or to chat with one of our advisers, please get in touch:
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. Further information on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund can be found at: UK Shared Prosperity Fund: prospectus - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Cheshire East Council (CEC) is the lead authority for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) in Cheshire East. It has overall accountability for how the Fund is administered in the borough.
A summary of Cheshire Easts approved investment plan can be found at: UK Shared Prosperity Fund (cheshireeast.gov.uk)
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