SWEF Enterprise Fund: Start-up Grant
Community Foundation North East · Grant
Up to £500
Gateshead, Newcastle, Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland · Checked
Start-ups funding for North East businesses
What start-ups funding can North East businesses get? We list 6 schemes, 6 of them not closed, including SWEF Enterprise Fund: Start-up Grant (Community Foundation North East) and SWEF Enterprise Fund: Business Development Grant (Community Foundation North East). Each listing shows the amount, who is eligible and the deadline, with a link to the official source. Always confirm the details with the funder before you apply or spend money.
There are 6 schemes in this category, last checked 19 Oct 2026.
Start-ups schemes
SWEF Enterprise Fund: Business Development Grant
Community Foundation North East · Grant
Up to £2,000
Gateshead, Newcastle, Northumberland, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland · Checked
SWEF Business Grant (County Durham & Tees Valley)
Point North · Grant
£500 start-up grant or £2,000 business grant
County Durham, Tees Valley, Gateshead, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside · Checked
Northumberland Small Business Service (North East Rural Growth Programme)
Advance Northumberland · Fully funded support (plus discretionary start-up grants)
Fully funded adviser support. Start-up grants up to £2,000 and test-the-market grants up to £500 (per tender specification). Check with funder.
Northumberland · Checked
North East Rural Growth Programme
North East Mayoral Strategic Authority (lead delivery partner: Northumberland County Council) · Fully funded advice
Fully funded specialist advice, training and peer-to-peer learning, backed by £8.5m from the Mayor. Check with funder.
Northumberland, County Durham, Gateshead · Checked
Start Up Loans
Start Up Loans Company (British Business Bank) · Loan
£500–£25,000 per owner (up to £100,000 per business), fixed 7.5% a year, 1–5 year term, 12 months' free mentoring
UK-wide (open to North East firms) · Checked