Finance & Funding

Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG)

Guarantee scheme to facilitate lending to viable businesses turned down for a loan or other debt finance due to inadequate security or lack of a proven track record.

British Business Bank

Scaleup

Equity Crowdfunding

If you have already secured significant investment in a funding round, the SyndicateRoom can provide equity crowdfunding to help meet the funding target.

SyndicateRoom

Equity Growth Fund

Funding to provide up to £1m of investment capital to growing companies for any purpose as long as it is supporting growth and jobs creation in the region.

UK Steel Enterprise

Scaleup

Finance Camp

FinanceCamp offer a programme of preparatory workshops that lead to a series of one-to-one meetings with investors.

Innovation Super Network

Finance Durham

Up to £700,000 to support growth of businesses in or relocating to County Durham, to develop new products, enter new markets and/or expand operations.

Engineering and Manufacturing Network

Scaleup

Finance For Business North East Growth Plus Fund

The North East Growth Plus Fund is managed by FW Capital, who can invest between £350k and £1.25m in small and medium-sized businesses based in the north east of England. Businesses must be earning revenue and present

FW Capital

Investment, North East, SME, Scaleup

Fleet Revolution

Fleet RevolutionTM is a new programme that makes it easy for your business to save money by making the switch to electric vehicles (EVs). With record numbers of EVs on the road, there has never been a better time to go ele

Urban Foresight

Funded support for your business

RTC North offers grant funding to support innovation and new ideas for your business.  These grants can be used to help you overcome many challenges and barriers to business growth. From expansion, developing new products/

RTC North

Funding Central

Funding Central provides access to information on grant funding opportunities from local, national and international funding sources as well as social investment from a range of providers. “Funding Central picks out oppor

Funding Central

Finance, Funding

Gigabit Voucher Scheme

Through this scheme SMEs can claim up to £3,000 against the cost of full fibre connection, either individually or as part of a group project.

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Growth Capital Fund

The Growth Capital Fund provides businesses with up to £500,000 of the funding needed to achieve growth - this is via a business loan or venture capital.

North East Fund

Scaleup, EU Exit

GX Grants Scheme

The GX Project builds on the fantastic platform created by the Great Exhibition Of The North to promote the region and boost innovation-led economic growth.

Great Exhibition of the North