Sunderland Business Support Fund
NBSL (North East Mayoral Strategic Authority) · Grant
Up to 40% of eligible spend on projects costing £3,000–£6,000 excluding VAT (a maximum grant of £2,400)
Sunderland · Checked
Growth & business advice funding for North East businesses
What growth & business advice funding can North East businesses get? We list 11 schemes, 9 of them open now, including Sunderland Business Support Fund (NBSL (North East Mayoral Strategic Authority)) and BIPC Citylife Business Support (Business & IP Centre North East). Each listing shows the amount, who is eligible and the deadline, with a link to the official source; 1 closed scheme is kept for reference. Always confirm the details with the funder before you apply or spend money.
11 schemes in this category, last checked .
Open now 9
Open or rolling, according to the official source. Ones with a closing date come first, soonest first.
BIPC Citylife Business Support
Business & IP Centre North East · Fully funded expert support (grant-paid)
Up to 12 hours of expert support, fully funded
North Tyneside · Checked
SWEF Enterprise Fund: Business Development Grant
Community Foundation North East · Grant
Up to £2,000
Gateshead, Newcastle, Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland · Checked
Northumberland Small Business Service (North East Rural Growth Programme)
Advance Northumberland · Fully funded support (plus discretionary start-up grants)
Fully funded adviser support. Start-up grants up to £2,000 and test-the-market grants up to £500 (per tender specification). Check with funder.
Northumberland · Checked
Business Investment and Growth Support (Stockton-on-Tees)
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council (TVCA Indigenous Growth Fund) · Grant and support
Check with funder
Stockton-on-Tees · Checked
North East Rural Growth Programme
North East Mayoral Strategic Authority (lead delivery partner: Northumberland County Council) · Fully funded advice
Fully funded specialist advice, training and peer-to-peer learning, backed by £8.5m from the Mayor. Check with funder.
Northumberland, County Durham, Gateshead · Checked
Durham Business Growth (productivity support)
Business Durham / Durham County Council · Fully funded advice
One-to-one engagement, action plans and productivity interventions (no cash amount)
County Durham · Checked
Adult Skills Fund: employer-led training (Tees Valley)
Teesside University / Tees Valley Combined Authority · Funded training and support
Up to 90% funded for eligible SMEs (up to 70% for larger organisations)
Tees Valley · Checked
Invest in Darlington business support
Darlington Borough Council · Free support & advice
Free advice. Funding amounts: check with funder
Darlington · Checked
Opening soon 1
Announced but not open for applications yet.
Business Tees Valley: new business support service
Tees Valley Combined Authority · Free support & advice
Check with funder: details not yet published
Tees Valley · Checked
Closed (kept for reference) 1
Not taking applications now. Kept so you can see what ran before and watch for new rounds.
North of Tyne Business Support Fund
NBSL (North East CA, UKSPF) · Grant
Up to 50% of eligible spend on projects costing £3,000–£8,000 (up to £4,000)
Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland · Checked
Quick answers
Which growth & business advice schemes are open to North East businesses now?
9 of the 11 we list: Sunderland Business Support Fund from NBSL (North East Mayoral Strategic Authority); BIPC Citylife Business Support from Business & IP Centre North East: up to 12 hours of expert support, fully funded; SWEF Enterprise Fund: Business Development Grant from Community Foundation North East: up to £2,000 and Northumberland Small Business Service (North East Rural Growth Programme) from Advance Northumberland, plus 5 more on this page. Check eligibility on the official page before you apply.
Growth & business advice by area
Number of schemes listed for each area (any status).