Funding & support resources

North East Enterprise Agency is a unique collaboration of multi-award winning enterprise agencies supporting businesses across the North East of England.

Visit Northumberland County Council business page for information about business rates, grants & funding, licenses and permits and legislation.

Boost your skills and get the knowledge you need to start a social enterprise in this exciting new programme.

South Tyneside is a buzzing, vibrant place to start and grow a business with lots of support available to help businesses thrive.

The Creative Enterprise Business Builder is a grant initiative designed to support companies who work in moving image for storytelling, spanning film television, games, animation and immersive industries.

The Productivity and Growth Programme supports businesses in all sectors in County Durham.

The Innovation SuperNetwork’s specialist business support gives North East businesses direct access to new market opportunities, finance and sector expertise.

Northern Accelerator is an exciting collaboration between the North East’s universities, creating real-world impact from world-leading research, commercialising innovation and boosting the region’s economy.

The Business Gateshead team works for everyone in Gateshead including businesses of all sizes, start-ups, their employees and people looking to get back into work.

Find all the services that Newcastle City Council and its partners offer to help businesses start, develop and thrive in the city.

Delivered by Smarta, Gateshead Startup Skills is all about ensuring startups, sole traders and freelancers in Gateshead get off to the best start with the right skills.

Sunderland City Council has a range of services available to support businesses.

Durham County Council offers a wide range of services to help businesses to accelerate their growth and support their long-term sustainability.

Helping entrepreneurs make their business dreams a reality. Win £25,000 startup funding to kick-start your business.

Wear Together provides social entrepreneurs in Sunderland with access to business support and grants assisting them with start, development, and growth of social businesses.

Sunderland City Council offers eligible SMEs a flexible approach to cutting their energy bills and their carbon emissions.