Local business support
Think local.
Supporting micro, small and medium businesses in the BL5 postcode area. Finding funding and capacity to develop can be a real challenge for small and micro businesses, so we dedicate time and services to local enablement — based right here at Howfen House.
Our BL5 home
We're based at Howfen House.
Oddly Digital now works from Howfen House, a coworking space and community hub at 7 School Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2BG. It's where we run our local sessions, meet BL5 businesses, and support the wider Howfen community — desks, a meeting room and a podcast studio, all a short walk from the town centre.
Founded by Katy and Roscoe — familiar names if you know Skin by Katy or Roscoe Construction — Howfen House was built for exactly the kind of local, human-first working Oddly believes in.
Active locally
We're active participants in the Westhoughton Business Network (WBN), the town's local business networking group — one more way we stay close to the businesses and people around us in BL5, alongside our base at Howfen House.
Community initiative
We back Howfen Wakes.
Howfen Wakes is the volunteer-led local group that revived the Westhoughton Carnival after a twenty-year gap, bringing it back as "Party in the Park" at Central Park on Bolton Road. Oddly Digital supports the initiative as part of our commitment to the BL5 community — the same commitment that shapes everything we offer on this page.
The 2026 Party in the Park drew thousands of visitors back to Central Park for fairground rides, food stalls, live entertainment and community stalls — organised entirely by a small team of local volunteers. If you'd like to help Howfen Wakes with the next one, get in touch and we'll point you in the right direction.
We're also working with the Howfen Wakes team on a digital-first community event management platform: one place to plan the programme, handle vendor applications and the safety paperwork a public event needs, and keep volunteers and visitors up to date on the day.
Free and supported local services
Local services for BL5 businesses.
Part of the idea behind the Oddly Federation was to make sure support and development were available for smaller businesses too, not just medium and enterprise. These offers are open to businesses around the BL5 postcode — we'll expand the offering to larger areas as things grow.
Micro Digital Readiness
£500
- 1 delegate
- Simple systems, low complexity
- 1 day session
Available at a reduced cost for businesses under 10 direct employees and turnover under £1.5m. There's limited availability, with one session run each calendar month.
Check availabilitySmall & Micro Business Mentor
From £200
- Under 10 employees
- Business development
- Basic technical support
- From 4 hours a month
Short chats, technical support or other tasks to help accelerate your business.
Check availabilityDiscover
Free of charge
- Over coffee, at Howfen House
- In person, at your business
- Tell us about your business
- Quick advice, no commitment
We'll meet you over coffee at Howfen House, or travel to businesses in the BL5 postcode, to talk about digital transformation, learn about your business and see if we have a rapport. As much about us discovering what's on our doorstep as it is getting our name out there.
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