Grow in good company with AD:VENTURE.

A catalyst for your growth, our high-quality support services are available to new businesses and existing enterprises under three years' old.

We are funded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Partners.

AD:VENTURE support is still available and we are taking on new clients until our current programme ends at the end of July 2026. This includes all available support apart from the Grant Funding. You can still be part of our community, and access dedicated Business Manager support, Workshops and Networking events. If you apply now, you will be invited onto the new programme when we launch in September too!


PLEASE NOTE - Applications for the AD:VENTURE Growth Grant in our current round of funding are now closed. To be eligible for the new round of Grant funding re-registration will be required. Pre-registration to the new programme will be open from the 01/08/2026 with approvals due to start on the 01/09/2026.

Is your business eligible?

We do have eligibility criteria that must be met by the businesses applying for our support. 

Before you proceed, please check if you meet the eligibility requirements.

Eligibility:

• The business is trading, and has been trading less than 3 years (We will consider active trading rather than the technical trading start date – Beginning of invoicing / charging for goods and services)
• Aims to achieve a VAT threshold (currently £90,000 per annum) level of turnover within two years
• Ambitions to recruit and build the team within 12 months
• Be based in West Yorkshire (Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Wakefield, and Leeds).
• Be an SME and trading B2B (selling to other businesses). Or if B2C (selling to consumers) more than 50% of turnover should be derived from customers located outside of West Yorkshire

If you are unsure on your eligibility, please do get in touch as we are happy to discuss this with you.

You can contact us on email at adventure@leeds.gov.uk or call us on 0113 535 1199.


All AD:VENTURE support services are fully funded, which means there is no cost to you as a business owner.

We do ask for your active participation and collaboration with your Business Manager to make sure you get the most out of this opportunity.