Funding & support resources

Unlocking Potential for Creative Businesses in the North East

A £10 million fund offering development funding to SME house builders, construction and property development companies

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

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

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

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

Apply to the National Highways Hazard Protection on Roads Accelerator and receive up to £90K to push the boundaries of your technology.

The grant fund will support inward investment and the growth of companies in South Tyneside.

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

Growing inclusive funding opportunities for business

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

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

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) finds and funds exploitable innovation to support UK defence and security quickly and effectively, and support UK prosperity.

Working with UKSE gives you more than just finance. Benefit from the support and knowledge of people who have been there before.

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.

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