Partner organisations
We deliver many of our services in partnership with other agencies:

MMU the University for World-Class Professionals wants you and your business to be successful on the local, regional, national and world stage.
The Centre for Enterprise leads on the creation and transfer of knowledge to develop enterprise and entrepreneurship capability.
Blue Orchid Consulting Ltd specializes in helping clients to raise productivity, increase profits and secure steady growth.
Business Link is a free business advice and support service, available online and through local advisers.
Business Support Solutions focuses on supporting individuals & businesses to achieve their full potential through a comprehensive range of services
Manchester Metropolitan University Business School (MMUBS) has been supporting industry and commerce in the city since 1889. Today's modern, full-range Business School offers undergraduate, postgraduate and higher research degrees in all major sub-disciplines of business and management.
NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts - an independent body with a mission to make the UK more innovative.
The official RDA, managing the economic development and regeneration of the region; promoting business efficiency, inward investment and competitiveness
The Prince’s Trust Enterprise Programme supports unemployed young people aged 18-30 to work out if their business ideas are viable and whether self-employment is right for them.