Early Years Providers Business Planning and Support

Advice and Support

New Stronger Together: Business Growth and Leadership Webinars (Oct and Nov 2025)

Are you an Early Years provider in Bolton looking to strengthen your setting, empower your team, and prepare for the future?

Join GM Business Growth Hub for Stronger Together: Business Growth and Leadership for Early Years Providers – a fully funded webinar series designed to help you strengthen your early years business, empower your team, and prepare for the future.

From confident leadership and resilient teams to marketing, compliance, and practical ways to use AI, each session offers expert guidance, local insights, and tools you can apply straight away.

Ideal for nursery owners, managers, and early years professionals who want to future-proof their business, stand out in a competitive market, and embrace innovation.

Choose the sessions that suit you best or attend the full series. Delivered in partnership with trusted Greater Manchester initiatives and GM Business Growth Hub partners.

Don't miss out on this proven Early Years support.

Book your place: https://bit.ly/4fU4svP

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Business Bolton

For information or for general advice, go to: www.businessbolton.org

You can also look out for announcements from Business Bolton by following them on Facebook or @businessbolton on X (formally Twitter).

For specific enquiries relating to business support, Business Bolton can be contacted via email at: businessbolton@bolton.gov.uk.

Business Bolton Newsletter – Are you signed up? This newsletter aims to provide an update for businesses on the latest support available to them and how it can be accessed. The content has been put together with partners and other council services to provide you with the most up-to-date information on the guidance available. Subscribe for future newsletters to gain information on the latest financial support.

The Business Growth Hub

The Business Growth Hub supports businesses across Greater Manchester that have the potential, ambition and commitment to grow, from established and large organisations to small and medium size enterprises. To find out more, contact: Joanne.whitehead@growthco.uk
GM Business Growth Hub - Offer and Contact Details

To get further information on business support, including access to one of their business advisors and free newsletter, please visit: Greater Manchester’s business support organisation | GM BGH

Business Growth Hub, a business support agency for Greater Manchester, works closely with Business Bolton (Bolton Council), and they offer:

Fully funded Business Support.
One to one or group support available for many areas including digital, mentoring, advice, skills and training.
Work is underway to scope the potential of a specialist support programme for childcare providers.

Contact: Jonathan Crabtree, Bolton Account Manager
Telephone: 07525 603484
Email: Jonathan.Crabtree@growthco.uk

EnterprisingYou

EnterprisingYou is tailored to help those with a budding business idea or established self-employed individuals, freelancers, and gig economy workers in Greater Manchester.

Learn ways to kickstart or improve your business and reach your goals quicker and more efficiently. With workshops and free advice on a variety of topics, from personal skills, to marketing and business/personal finance.

To self-refer, call, email, or visit the website using the details below:
0161 359 3050
BGH@Growthco.uk
www.enterprising-you.co.uk

HMRC Employer Bulletin

Are you signed up to recieve the HMRC Employer Bulletin?

This is a bimonthly magazine for employers and agents that gives up-to-date information on payroll topics. The update includes lots of information, such as:

Support available for employees if you're unable to bring them back to work;
Support available to help your business grow.

The bulletin is only available online. You can register for HMRC’s employer email alert service to receive emails from HMRC which tell you when the latest issue is available. Access the latest bulletin here.

Gov.uk

Get help and support for your business, visit: Get help and support for your business - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

In England you can contact the government’s Business Support Helpline for free advice.

You can also find free support, advice and sources of finance through your local ‘growth hub’.

Business Support Helpline (England)
enquiries@businesssupporthelpline.org
Telephone: 0800 998 1098
Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm (except bank holidays)
Find out about call charges

Speak to an adviser on webchat about support for your business.

The Business Support Helpline for England is also on: