Finance and support for your business

Grants for the repair and conservation of historic buildings, monuments and landscapes.

Shaw Trust is a national charity that supports disabled and disadvantaged people to prepare for work, find jobs and live more independently.

Funding for charitable activity in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and Hartlepool.

Find training and employment schemes for your business.

Grants are available to support projects costing between £3,000 and £6,000 (excluding VAT). The Business Support Fund can cover up to 40% of eligible business spend.

A range of support services to help businesses adopt digital technologies, develop products, and grow.

The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) aims to help farmers manage land in a way that improves food production and is more environmentally sustainable.

(NSBS) is a fully-funded service that delivers a range of business support services to ambitious innovators, creative thinkers and small and micro businesses across Northumberland.

Supports access to loans and other trade finance facilities for businesses that sell internationally via government guarantees.

Enterprise agency Wenta, offers free one-to-one and virtual support for people starting or running a small business.

Confidential advice and support on environmental issues for all UK businesses

Young Enterprise offers initiatives for all ages from 4 to 25 to help start a business in the UK.