Our Programmes
Supporting small businesses to grow, and helping ventures create greater social and environmental innovation
Programmes
Which of our programmes can help you?
We run accelerators to help start-ups grow & scale, intensive programmes for established local businesses to gain more customers, and provide the advice & expertise entrepreneurs need to get their social and environmental ideas off the ground. All are free, and all are focused on helping your business to thrive & grow.
Use the filter buttons below to find out where our programmes are currently open for applications.
Applications open
CPCA Social Impact Investment Fund
Supporting growth of Social Impact Organisations in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough - The Social Impact Investment Fund (SIIF) provides capital grants and loans to social and third sector organisations.
Applications open
Abbey Start-up Programme
Do you have a business idea and don't know where to start? Allia offers exclusive free support for those living in the Abbey & Barnwell area.
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Grow Your Business: Self-paced learning
Self paced, specialist support to help your local business thrive & grow
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Green Business Impact Programme
Are you interested in reducing your carbon footprint, improving efficiency, cutting utility costs, and showing your customers how you are moving towards net zero?
Applications open
Grow Your Business
3 months of specialist support to help your local organisation thrive & grow
“I recommend Allia to all small business owners who want to grow their business"
We get excited receiving feedback like this – it’s what gets us up in the morning. Hear from some more of the ventures that we’ve had the pleasure of working with over the years, from ethical jewellers to health apps that use AI, and social enterprises that support sustainable brands.
Alumni
We’ve worked with many inspiring ventures over the years that have gone on to grow and make significant impact. We keep in touch with them, and are proud to have played a part in their impact journey. Check out a selection of our alumni.
Mentors
Carrying amazing breadth and depth of industry experience, our mentors play a hugely important role in our ventures’ journeys – advising, connecting and encouraging. Read more about our mentors or get in touch if you’d like to join our team.
Strategic partners
We’re grateful to a number of organisations who partner with us, to provide us with a range of support from speakers at pitch days and events, to funding and resources. And we’re always looking to connect and collaborate with other organisations with whom we can align.
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