Funding & support resources

Start-up grants for young people and their emerging businesses

Business development grants for young people and their businesses

The Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund supports businesses investing in life sciences manufacturing projects in the UK.

A fund designed to drive economic growth by helping businesses to access external expertise to implement business growth and improvement plans.

This grant programme will help local growing businesses to access high quality external expertise to deliver business improvement projects.

Save energy and money with free energy guidance and support from BEST

The Energy Resilience Fund is an initiative assisting community businesses in retrofitting their buildings with energy-saving measures.

Franchise Angels is an investment initiative to assist the rapid growth of proven businesses via franchising.

A funding initiative aimed at supporting UK-based artists working with immersive technologies.

The SWEF Business Grant supports young people living in County Durham or Tees Valley with a business investment they can’t afford but will transform their business.

QEST offers three grants to support makers and conservators at various career stages, strengthening the pipeline of talented craft professionals in the UK.