Finance & Funding

Crowdfund North East LEP

Match funding is to be distributed by the North East LEP to small businesses through Crowdfunder’s small business support scheme Pay it Forward. Small businesses, employing no more than 10 full-time equivalent employees, wi

Crowdfunder

Coronavirus, Covid19, Crowdfunding

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, Coronavirus, Covid19

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

Do it differently fund Covid-19 round

The Covid-19 round of the Do It Differently Fund recognises that musicians are having to work in innovative ways due to the restrictions around social distancing. This fund aims to do the following three things: Offers a pac

Help Musicians

Coronavirus, Covid19

Durham Ambitious Business Start-Ups

Do you want to turn a great idea into a successful business? Have you started a business but need help putting your ambitious growth plans into action? If you’re based in County Durham the DABS programme has been specific

Business Durham

Startup

Durham County Council COVID-19 Assistance Fund

Community and voluntary groups can now access an additional £1.4 million of funding to help provide much-needed support during the Coronavirus pandemic. In addition, they are providing local councillors with flexibil

Durham County Council

Coronavirus, Covid19

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