Growing business

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority enables businesses in West Yorkshire to grow, creating jobs for local people, encouraging businesses to locate here and helping our economy to thrive, in partnership with the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP).

Supporting local small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to find the funding and expertise they need to grow and expand, either from the LEP or its network of partners.

We also attract new investment and jobs by helping companies looking to take advantage of the enormous investment opportunities in our region to locate here.

Business growth is a key component of the Strategic Economic Framework that the Combined Authority and LEP are working on to deliver a strong, vibrant economy in the Leeds City Region area.

Supported by The LEP & Northern Powerhouse logos

Projects in this section

  1. Connecting Innovation

    Connecting Innovation is our independent and specialist innovation support programme that coordinates, simplifies, promotes and communicates what innovation support is available to small-medium enterprises in West Yorkshire.

    Read more about Connecting Innovation
  2. Healthtech

    Our region’s clinical, academic and business innovators have a remarkable track record in world-class research and healthtech development. Their work has a far-reaching impact on healthcare and outcomes – whilst healthtech businesses are a recognised and ever-growing strength across our region.

    Read more about Healthtech
  3. Leeds University Innovation Centre (NEXUS)

    £3 million of Leeds City Region Growth Deal funding is being invested into the NEXUS innovation centre at the University of Leeds to help expand business innovation and ‘incubation’ space in the city.

    Read more about Leeds University Innovation Centre (NEXUS)

Related news

  1. £6m support package to help people across the region start a business

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    • 03 November 2021

    At today's virtual event, the Mayor of West Yorkshire and Combined Authority in partnership with Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, officially launched Enterprise West Yorkshire - a £6 million support package designed to inspire and help people from all backgrounds to start a business.

    Read more about £6m support package to help people across the region start a business