Funding & support resources

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

Growing inclusive funding opportunities for business

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

Women founders or co-founders with UK registered businesses at the late stage start-up phase can apply for a grant of up to £75,000 and bespoke business support, to further their ambitious growth plans.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Shaping the skills and knowledge of our creative industries

Through the North East Culture and Creative Investment Programme, funded by the North East Combined Authority, Creative UK are investing £500,000 through equity finance in the region’s cultural and creative industries.

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

Free one-to-one support and mentoring for growing businesses which have been trading for more than 12 months in North Tyneside.