Introducing the RDA Insights Lens Series: Helping Rochdale Businesses Grow

Posted on 6 May 2025

Following the success of our Legal Lens series, delivered in collaboration with trusted partners AST Hampsons and HY Solicitors, the Rochdale Development Agency (RDA) is proud to expand this initiative into the broader Insights Lens series.

The Insights Lens Series brings together expert partners across a range of business-critical topics, offering practical insights and thought leadership to help local businesses grow, adapt and succeed. Whether it’s navigating legal complexities, improving productivity, managing finances, AI, recruiting and retaining talent, or enhancing customer experience in hospitality—each session is designed to support Rochdale’s business community at every stage of its journey.

Each Wednesday, the series reflects RDA’s long-standing commitment to driving economic growth, supporting businesses of all sizes, and promoting Rochdale as a prime location to live, work, invest, and play.

Established in 1993, the Rochdale Development Agency plays a central role in regeneration and business support across the borough. Working closely with Rochdale Borough Council and commercial and public sector partners, the RDA offers a full range of support—from property searches and relocation advice to funding guidance and recruitment support—ensuring businesses can thrive here. Our dedicated aftercare service and rapid response to investor enquiries have contributed to Rochdale’s consistently high business survival rates, outperforming the Greater Manchester average.

The expanded Insights Series includes:

• Legal Lens – with AST Hampsons and HY Solicitors
• Finance Lens – with Front Row Financial / St James’s Place
• Productivity Lens – with FinTech Business Solutions
• People Lens –with We Are Adam
• Hospitality Lens – with Tom McNeeney

Through this series, RDA continues to demonstrate its commitment to empowering local businesses, fostering a supportive ecosystem, and championing Rochdale as one of the most business-friendly locations in the UK.