Funding, contracts and support for Greater Manchester businesses. Understand what the buyer needs, see how your company fits and prepare your response.
About Opportunity Manchester
The right opportunity can make a real difference. We bring together funding, public-sector contracts and practical business support, so you can spend less time searching and more time moving forward.
Start with what matters to your business. Explore a relevant opportunity, understand its requirements and bring your response together in one company workspace.
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Support for a new idea, a new capability or your next stage of growth.
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New opportunities to put your skills, services and expertise to work.
Explore contractsAdvice, local developments and useful connections. Explore the full picture.
The business community
Find businesses across the region that have chosen to share what they do. Discover expertise, find a potential partner or make a new connection.
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Across Greater Manchester
Find out what’s happening where you work, and what could be possible a little further afield.
Latest opportunities
Owners of eligible business premises in Greater Manchester can receive an upfront grant towards replacing fossil fuel or conventional electric heating. The standard air-to-water or ground source heat pump grant is £7,500, with £9,000 available for qualifying …
£7,500 for eligible heat pumps; £9,000 for qualifying off-gas premises Ofgem — Boiler Upgrade SchemeClean, stock and maintain three public toilet blocks in Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, for two years from April 2027. The contract combines twice-daily cleaning with waste collection, routine repairs, quarterly maintenance and user emergency assistance.
Bidder prices the service Grange-over-Sands Town Council public tendersA free online session for Greater Manchester businesses selling internationally. Learn how AI tools form recommendations and what your website, content and wider business reputation contribute when overseas customers ask AI which supplier to choose.
Free to attend GM Business Growth Hub — AI Search Overseas November 2026Speak to a UK Export Finance Manager about the finance and payment risks involved in selling overseas. This free service is available across the UK, including Greater Manchester, and can help you identify suitable finance, insurance and government support.
Free advice UK Export FinanceWe publish opportunities after reading their full details and application documents. Our sources.
How it works
Explore the hub, or tell us your sector, location and goals to find opportunities that could fit your business.
Read what is being offered, who can apply, how applications are assessed and what your business needs to provide.
Bring together the buyer’s questions, company evidence, response forms and required attachments for your company’s final review and submission.
See the application journeyFree to explore. No account needed for your first opportunity check.
