Funding & support resources

As part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II NEL are offering Debt Finance from £100,000 to £2m

A £35 million commercial property fund that supports developers in the North East.

Support for businesses looking to expand or establish new operations in the North East Combined Authority areas.

As part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II Maven are offering Equity finance up to £5 million for ambitious businesses located across the North East of England.

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

Investing in... Your social mission. What makes you different. Growing your organisation.

Venture Sunderland provides investment for ambitious, high-growth companies at all stages.

Cranfield University Green Seed Fund gives entrepreneurs and start-ups access to capital, alongside advice and education from the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship to help scale their businesses.

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

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

The Flexible Finance Fund by the Social Investment Business, The Ubele Initiative, and Create Equity offers a blend of grants and loans to Black and Racially Minoritised-led charities and social enterprises in England.

Designed to support access to finance for UK smaller businesses as they look to invest and grow.

Funding loans of up to £25,000 available to entrepreneurs within their first 3 years of trading, with potential top up loans within years 3-5 of trading.

Eligible homes and businesses can apply for up to £4,500 to cover the costs of a gigabit-capable connection.

Grants plus business support are available to social entrepreneurs that are looking to start or grow an existing social venture.

Funding for early-stage businesses with innovative, scalable ideas – from software to life science, start-up to scale-up.