Finance & Funding

Offshore Wind Growth Partnership Fund

The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has issued its first two calls, offering up to £400,000 funding for projects that aim to improve the competitiveness of the existing UK supply chain, and encourage the development

Offshore Wind Growth Partnership

Raising Finance

Crowdcube is a crowdfunding platform where a community of like­-minded people pool their money and knowledge to back start-up, early and growth-stage businesses.

Crowdcube Limited

Research and Development tax relief for SMEs

Find out about Corporation Tax relief for costs on research and development (R&D) if you're a small or medium-sized enterprise. Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) R&D tax relief allows companies to:

HM Revenue & Customs

Rural Business Growth Fund

The Rural Business Growth Fund was created by Advance Northumberland to deliver one to one business support to rural businesses in the North of Tyne Combined Authority area who are looking to grow over the next three years. Adv

Advance Northumberland

Finance, Funding

SAM Project Grant Fund for Manufacturing SMEs

The North East is a region of entrepreneurs and innovators; however, in more recent times money (or lack of) is often a primary inhibitor to an SME making key decisions that would drive conceptual ideas through to business growth.

Sustainable Advanced Manufacturing (SAM)

Finance, Funding, Manufacturing

Small Loan Fund

The Small Loan Fund backs small companies with big plans. The fund, which can invest up to £100,000 targets trading businesses and start-up enterprises.

North East Fund

EU Exit, Coronavirus, Covid19

Social Enterprise and Charity: Resilience and Recovery Loan Fund

The Resilience & Recovery Loan Fund (RRLF) is a new fund for social enterprises and charities who are experiencing disruption to their normal business model as a result of COVID-19. It has been established to make an existing

Social Investment Business

Social Enterprise Investment Fund II LP

SEIF II supports ambitious social enterprises and charities with sustainable business models looking to grow and extend their social impact. 

Big Issue Invest

Sport England Community Emergency Fund

Sport England has launched a new £20 million Fund to help sports and community organisations delivering physical activities who are experiencing short term financial hardship due to the Coronavirus crisis. Who we'll f

Sport England

Coronavirus, Covid19

Sporting Capital

This £3m fund is the first of its kind, and offers investment in the form of simple, repayable loans of between £50k to £150k to community sports organisations.

Sporting Capital

Start Up Loans

The Startup Loans Company work with a national network of Delivery Partners who are based across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In addition to helping applicants prepare their business plan and cash flow forec

Startup Loan Company

Startup

Support Adoption for Pets

Pet rescue organisations can apply for funding to help support rescues throughout the short- and medium-term impact of the coronavirus. Priority will be given to organisations whose medium-term survival is at risk. If you are a

Support Adoption for Pets

Coronavirus, Covid19