Scheme details
Area: Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland
Categories: Finance & funding, Grant
Business stage: Trading business
Telephone: 01670 813322
Contact email: info@nbsl.org.uk
Page last updated: 21 May 2025
Delivered by NBSL, this project is part-funded by the Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund through the North East Combined Authority; it has been designed to drive economic growth by helping businesses to access external expertise to implement business growth and improvement plans.
The Fund covers up to 50% of eligible business spend and grants are available to support projects costing between £3,000 and £8,000 (excluding VAT).
Business eligibility
Your business may be eligible for funding if it’s a trading SME based in the North of Tyne Combined Authority catchment area.
Read the full business eligibility criteria.
Project eligibility
You can use the grant for most types of business support where external expertise will help your business to grow or become more resilient.
See the full project eligibility criteria.
Funding process
Accessing the North of Tyne Business Support Fund is very straightforward – you could have a decision on your grant application within a few weeks.
See the steps in the funding process.
Apply for a grant
NBSL need to know some details about your business, the project you’d like to fund with a North of Tyne Business Support Fund grant and how it will help.