Straightforward grant funding for North East Businesses

This grant programme has now ended and we are no longer accepting applications through it, we do have a couple of other funding programmes you may wish to look into instead:

North of Tyne Business Support Fund

Sunderland Business Support Fund

If neither of those is suitable for you please register your interest in future grant funding

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Join thousands of successful North East businesses who’ve grown and developed with our funding.

Read some of their stories.

Thousands of North East businesses have already used a grant from the North East Business Support Fund to grow and develop their business.

World is their oyster for much-loved seafood specialists

Grant helps tech team turn tide for marine conservation effort

A steely new look for metal specialists Morfabrications

Wearside business sales boost thanks to North East Business Support Fund

NECS gears up for continued growth thanks to the North East Business Support Fund

NEBSF enables Inky Thinking to visualise a bright future

The North East Business Support Fund is one of the most popular grant funding programmes in the North East and is managed and delivered by NBSL.

Find out more about it

Why you need to invest in your business

The world of business doesn’t stand still and businesses of all sizes need to invest to grow and improve – whether it’s a new product, a new service or changing how you work.

See how our funding can help your business