Funding & support resources

Eligible businesses in Northumberland can apply for a grant between £10,000 - £300,000.

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

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.

UK registered micro and small businesses can apply for a share of up to £500,000 to develop adoptable and investable innovations within communication networks. This funding is from the Telecoms Technology Missions Fund programme.

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

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

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.

Debt and equity finance for businesses based in or looking to relocate to County Durham.

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

The new Start-up Support Programme is available to new retail, hospitality and leisure businesses across County Durham

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

Flexible Social Finance has been designed with the social sector, for the social sector.

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

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

Government support towards the up-front costs of the purchase and installation of electric vehicle chargepoints.

Growing inclusive funding opportunities for business