Finance & Funding

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

Energy Innovation Challenge Programme

North East SMEs are being invited to put forward their solutions to global energy challenges as part of the Energy Innovation Challenge. This challenge is centred on finding scalable solutions for decentralised and decarbonised

North East Ambition

England and Wales Cricket Board Emergency Loan Scheme

The ECB Emergency Loan Scheme aims to support affiliated cricket cubs during the COVID-19 crisis by providing funding to assist clubs to cover any shortfall in essential day-to-day running and maintenance costs until normal recrea

England and Wales Cricket Board

Coronavirus, Covid19

England and Wales Cricket Board Return to Cricket Grant Scheme

The Return to Cricket Grant Scheme aims to provide cricket clubs and leagues with assistance in exceptional circumstances, where other potential sources of financial support are not available, e.g. constitutionally a loan is not a

England and Wales Cricket Board

Coronavirus, Covid19

Enterprise Europe Network

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

Enterprise Europe Network

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

Fashion and Textile Children's Trust Grants for families financially affected by Coronavirus

These grants can help parents and carers who have worked in the UK fashion or textile industry and whose household income has reduced as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. If you're struggling to make ends meet, these gr

Fashion & Textile Childrens Trust

Coronavirus, Covid19

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

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