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.

Cambridge Accelerator Challenge
Address challenges & accelerate growth with bespoke sessions from the DIF Capital Partners team

Cambridge Amplify
3 months to help you amplify your growth & build a support network for your ongoing journey

Cambridge Grow Your Business
3 months of specialist support to help your local business thrive & grow

Cambridge Climate Accelerator
6 months of intensive workshops, coaching & support for climate tech start-ups tackling the climate crisis

Cambridge Ideation and Validation
Do you have a business idea but don’t know where to start?

Cambridge Impact Accelerator
6 months of intensive workshops & support to take you to the next level in your impact journey

Peterborough Impact Accelerator
6 months of intensive workshops & support to take you to the next level in your impact journey

Peterborough Ideation and Validation
Do you have a business idea but don’t know where to start?

Peterborough Grow Your Business
3 months of specialist support to help your local business thrive & grow

Peterborough Amplify
3 months to help you amplify your growth & build a support network for your ongoing journey

East London Green Business Programme
One month of support to help you reach your sustainability goals and ‘Green Your Business’

East London Impact Accelerator
6 months of intensive workshops & support to take you to the next level in your impact journey

East London Ideation and Validation
Do you have a business idea but don’t know where to start?

East London Grow Your Business
3 months of specialist support to help your local business thrive & grow

East London Creative & Cultural Futures
Receive grant funding & support to help you grow & develop your creative business
“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.
