What is a growth hub?
A growth hub is a local advice service for businesses, usually free, often alongside a council or a combined authority. It is not a grant. Advisers can point at schemes that never make a national list. They do not award the money and they do not file the form for you.
Also asked as: growth hub grants · local enterprise partnership advice · free business support near me
Should I talk to them and use Find Grants?
Yes. Run the postcode check first so the conversation starts from a list, then ask the hub what else is open locally. The two lists will not match. That is normal.
Will the hub charge?
The advice is usually free. A grant they mention still has its own funder, its own form and its own decision.
Schemes named here
- East Midlands small grantEast Midlands Growth Hub · £1,000–£15,000 · A business · Up to 49 · Mentions Retail · Closes 29 Jan 2027
- London small business growth grantMayor of London · £2,000–£20,000 · A business · Up to 49 · Not tied to one trade · Closes 16 Jan 2027
Related
128 answers on this site. Find Grants checks which UK grants a business can get from a postcode or a place. Looking is free. If you want the application written, the fee is £99 for that one application, shown before you pay. Find Grants does not take a percentage of the grant, does not file the form, and is not part of GOV.UK. Confirm every scheme on the funder's own site.