Finance & Funding

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) provides financial support to smaller businesses (SMEs) across the UK that are losing revenue, and seeing their cashflow disrupted, as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

HM Government

Coronavirus, Covid19

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme information

Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, all UK employers with a PAYE scheme that was created and started on or before 28 February 2020, will be able to access support to continue paying part of their employees’ salary fo

HM Government

Coronavirus, Covid19

County Durham Growth Fund

Are you a small or medium business planning a capital investment of at least £100,000?  Are you looking to expand or establish new operations in County Durham that will lead to the creation of additional employment?​

UMi

Covid-19 support - emergency measures and funding

Arts Council England have announced two new measures. A £160m emergency response package to support individual artists, freelancers and cultural organisations. This will help individu

Arts Council

Coronavirus, Covid19

CRACK IT challenge-based funding

A funding competition designed to accelerate the development, application and commercialisation of technologies with 3Rs potential as they emerge from the research.

NC3Rs

Customs Grant Schemes

After 31 December 2020, new rules will apply to businesses moving goods between the EU and UK, including import controls on EU goods at the border. It will mean traders in the EU and GB will have to submit cust

HM Government

EU Exit, Export, International trade

Customs Training and IT Grants Scheme

You can apply for 2 grants to help your business complete customs declarations, in preparation for the UK leaving the EU. You can apply to get funding for: training that helps your employees to complete customs declaratio

HM Revenue & Customs

Defence and Security Accelerator

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) finds and funds exploitable innovation to support UK defence and security quickly and effectively, and support UK prosperity. Our vision is for the UK to maintain its strategic advantage

Gov.uk

Development Capital Fund

This Development Capital Fund provides a range of funding packages up to £2 million, investing in established small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) looking for capital to help them unlock their growth potential.

North East Fund

Scaleup, EU Exit

Digital Drive County Durham

Access grants of up to 40% towards the cost of digital technology projects with Digital Drive County Durham.

UMi

Digital marketing, Grants

Durham Internships and Collaborative Enterprise Project

Have you got an idea or project with no resources to take it forward? Durham University Careers & Enterprise centre has funding available for SMEs with a base in County Durham who are looking to establish internships and gr

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

Enterprise Europe Network

EEN supports and invests in innovative businesses with the potential to grow internationally.

Enterprise Europe Network