SCALE, the platform for growth-stage businesses, has announced a new wave of major sponsors for SCALE Manchester, which will bring founders, investors and business leaders together at Freight Island on 25 November 2026.
GM Business Growth Hub, the Business Growth Service and Star Asset Finance are among the latest organisations joining the event, alongside The Access Group’s Unleashed programme, which will specifically support Women Who Scale.
Corporate Traveller, Innovate UK Business Connect, Grant Thornton, BSL and DECTA are also returning as partners following SCALE’s London event in April of this year.
The organisations will join SCALE’s wider network of sponsors supporting businesses through access to finance, banking, payments, legal advice, technology and broader growth support.
The new partnerships come as SCALE prepares to bring its summit to Manchester for the first time following its flagship London event earlier this year. The Manchester event will focus on connecting founders in the region with the capital, expertise, technology and commercial relationships needed to move businesses into their next stage of growth.
SCALE Manchester will include founder-led discussions, investor insight, practical sessions and opportunities for businesses to connect directly with investors and growth partners. The event will also spotlight Women Who Scale, including a Female Founders Pitch Competition, with winners gaining direct access to investors looking to back more women-led businesses.
Will Fowler, Chief Commercial Officer at SCALE, said:
“Bringing organisations of this calibre into SCALE Manchester matters because founders need more than inspiration. They need practical access to finance, legal expertise, technology and commercial support that can help them make better decisions and grow.
“The North West already has the ambition, talent and businesses capable of scaling nationally and internationally. Our job is to bring the right people into the room around them. These partnerships strengthen that proposition and give founders direct access to organisations that understand the challenges of growth and can help them tackle them.”
Tickets for SCALE Manchester, which takes place on 25 November, are on sale now. Find out more about the event and book tickets here.
Female and non-binary founders running businesses headquartered in the North West can also apply to take part in the Women Who Scale Female Founders Pitch Competition here.
