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Spark to Scale – ready to take your business to the next level?

Date: 25 September 2026
End Date: 25 September 2026
Location: Online
Time: 12pm - 1pm
Theme: Growth

Discover the fully-funded 'Spark to Scale' programme at this one-off event FSB is hosting with the programme delivery team at GM Business Growth Hub.

Business Clinic Drop-In: Bury

Date: 29 September 2026
End Date: 29 September 2026
Location: Bury
Time: 9.30am-3.30pm
Theme: Growth

A free business support drop-in clinic providing Bury businesses with direct access to expert advice, guidance and fully funded support

Rochdale Business Connect: Business Issues & Opportunities

Date: 30 September 2026
End Date: 30 September 2026
Location: Fire Up
Time: 10am-12pm
Theme: Growth

Rochdale Business Connect: Business Issues & Opportunities

Lean Champion

Date: 01 October 2026
End Date: 01 October 2026
Location: Trafford
Time: 09:30am - 16:30pm
Theme: Innovation

How to apply Lean Principles. How to implement standardised work. How to deliver real change.

Spark to Scale - Cohort 7

Date: 01 October 2026
End Date: 05 November 2026
Location: The Wellsprings Bolton
Time: 09:30
Theme: Growth

You’ve proven your business works, and now you’re setting your sights on real growth. We are looking for ambitious business owners and founders with min £120k+ turnover to join our cohort starting in October 2026.

Kicking Away the Ladder: Re-imagining Early Careers in Finance and Professional Services in the Age of AI

Date: 07 October 2026
End Date: 07 October 2026
Location: Stockport
Time: 8.30am-11.30am
Theme: People

GM Finance and Professional Services Network explores how Greater Manchester can build early-career pathways into Finance and Professional Services that work better for employers, better for young people and better for the regional economy.

Power Up Your Digital, Creative & Tech Business

Date: 07 October 2026
End Date: 07 October 2026
Location: Manchester City Centre
Time: 09:00am - 4:30pm
Theme: Growth

Created for GM DCT businesses that have progressed from startup phase & want to build on the foundations for sustainable growth.

Pure Leadership

Date: 08 October 2026
End Date: 03 December 2026
Location: Manchester City Centre
Time: 09:30am - 12:30pm
Theme: People

Leading change whilst developing yourself, your people and your organisation to continually grow and thrive.

BGH Match - Power in Partnerships

Date: 08 October 2026
End Date: 08 October 2026
Location: Sale, Trafford
Time: 9.30AM-11.30AM
Theme: Growth

BGH Match is the GM Business Growth Hub’s free business connector network, providing opportunities for businesses across Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester Food and Drink Network

Date: 13 October 2026
End Date: 13 October 2026
Location: Wigan
Time: 08:45 - 14:00
Theme: Innovation

Join us for a flagship event bringing together the very best of Greater Manchester's food and drink manufacturing sector.

Problem Solving for Manufacturers

Date: 14 October 2026
End Date: 14 October 2026
Location: Bury
Time: 09:30am - 16:30pm
Theme: Innovation

Workshop to help support manufacturing Problem solving within a manufacturing environment

Women in Business - Networking Without Fear

Date: 15 October 2026
End Date: 15 October 2026
Location: Fire Up Co-Working Space, Rochdale
Time: 9.30am-12pm
Theme: Growth

An Enterprising You event to allow women in business to network and collaborate in a safe space

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