Funding & support resources

Funding for companies based in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear and County Durham

Defence and security advantage through innovation

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.

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

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.

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

Search current funding opportunities from across UKRI, research councils and Innovate UK

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.

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.

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

Creative Growth Finance provides scale-up loans of £100k to £1m to UK businesses in the Creative Industries.

Start-up grants for young people and their emerging businesses

Business development grants for young people and their businesses

Funding loans of up to £25,000 available to entrepreneurs within their first 5 years of trading.

Through the North East Culture and Creative Investment Programme, funded by the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority, Creative UK are investing £750,000 in loans in the North East's cultural and creative industries.

As part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II NEL are offering Smaller Loans from £25,000 to £100,000