North of Tyne Business Support Fund

Grant funding opportunity for businesses in who need external expertise to help them to grow.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 9 July 2026

• Type of support: Grant
• Business stage: Start-ups (1-2 years trading) and Established
• Industry: Agriculture and food, Business and finance, Construction, Education and Health
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  Hospitality and catering, IT, digital and creative, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining, Real estate and property, Science and technology, Service industries, Transport and distribution, Travel and leisure, Utilities providers, and Wholesale and retail
• Number of employees: 0 to 9 employees and 10 to 249 employees
• Region: North East

What can you get

The Fund covers up to 50% of eligible business spend and grants are available to support projects costing between £3,000 and £8,000.

Projects the fund look to support includes but are not limited to:

• Marketing strategies
• Website design and development
• Social Media
• Product development
• Process improvement
• Business growth planning
• Succession planning

Who is it for

Available for trading businesses in Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland who are looking to grow.

Maximum employees

249

Organiser

NBSL

on the NBSL website

Published 9 July 2026