Funding & support resources

CITB offer support to industry through their grants and funds.

The Social Enterprise Boost Durham project can help you with free business support and funding to start you on your journey for change in your community.

Enterprising Sunderland is a project designed to unlock the potential of future entrepreneurs within our communities and to support businesses from all sectors to grow and innovate.

Delivered by Smarta, Gateshead Start-up Skills is all about ensuring startups, sole traders and freelancers in Gateshead get off to the best start with the right skills.

Wear Together provides social entrepreneurs in Sunderland with access to business support and grants assisting them with start, development, and growth of social businesses.

Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge is open to young leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs (18 - 30 years) with BIG ideas to take on the world's most urgent social and environmental issues.

North East Enterprise Agency is a unique collaboration of multi-award winning enterprise agencies supporting businesses across the North East of England.

The Innovation SuperNetwork’s specialist business support gives North East businesses direct access to new market opportunities, finance and sector expertise.

Northern Accelerator is an exciting collaboration between the North East’s universities, creating real-world impact from world-leading research, commercialising innovation and boosting the region’s economy.

Sunderland City Council offers eligible SMEs a flexible approach to cutting their energy bills and their carbon emissions.

A service of business support to help small and micro businesses across Northumberland to start and grow.

Funded by North East Screen Industries Partnership, North East Screen is a regional screen agency for filmmakers, producers and creative professionals looking to start and grow their careers in the industry.

Durham County Council offers a wide range of services to help businesses to accelerate their growth and support their long-term sustainability.

The Productivity and Growth Programme supports businesses in all sectors in County Durham.

Boost your skills and get the knowledge you need to start a social enterprise in this exciting new programme.

The Creative Enterprise Business Builder is a grant initiative designed to support companies who work in moving image for storytelling, spanning film television, games, animation and immersive industries.