Including Consett, Newton Aycliffe and Chester-le-Street
As of 1 November 2026, 368 schemes are open to businesses in County Durham; 66 of them are only for County Durham or the North East Combined Authority area. Updated 1 Nov 2026.
In October 2026, no scheme only for County Durham or the North East Combined Authority area opened or closed.
What opened and closed across the North East Combined Authority area this monthWhat opened and closed across the North East this monthTalk to someone in County Durham
Schemes for County Durham alone, not for the whole of the North East Combined Authority area.
Business Durham
Business support and advice service for Durham County Council, offering tailored help with starting, growing or relocating a business in County Durham, including finance advice and premises.
Business Durham
Support for businesses in all sectors in County Durham, including productivity advice, growth specialists, and grants for investment projects.
North East Growth Hub, TEDCO Business Support
Fully funded one-to-one support for people starting a business in County Durham, including access to specialist advisors and resources.
Maven Capital Partners
Flexible debt and equity funding from £150,000 to £2 million for businesses based in or relocating to County Durham, across all sectors.
Durham County Council
A range of business grants and loans for businesses in the County Durham in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors.
Durham Business Growth
A business growth support programme for businesses in County Durham.
Schemes for County Durham and other council areas named with it, such as a loan fund for several districts.
Northumberland Small Business Service
Targeted support for rural businesses and eligible individuals across rural Northumberland, County Durham and Gateshead to start, grow and become more resilient, including enterprise, growth, food and drink and farm business support.
SWEF
Grants of up to £500 for pre-revenue businesses or up to £2,000 for established businesses, for young people aged 18–30 living in County Durham or Tees Valley.
UK Steel Enterprise
Business loans from UKSE for businesses in steel areas, at fixed interest rates: unsecured loans of up to £200,000 for a growing business, or up to £100,000 for a new one, and secured loans.
UK Steel Enterprise
Equity investment from UKSE for businesses in steel areas: up to £1 million on a first round for a growing business, or up to £250,000 for a new one. UKSE takes only minority stakes and rarely asks for personal guarantees.
Digital Catapult, Digital Catapult North East Tees Valley (NETV)
Innovation support from Digital Catapult North East Tees Valley to help businesses explore and adopt advanced digital technologies, including fully-funded innovation residentials, workshops, one-to-one coaching and open innovation challenges. Open to startups and large businesses.
Health Innovation Network
The NHS innovation network that works with healthcare organisations and businesses to spread innovation within the NHS and social care.
Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria
Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria supports the health and care system to accelerate innovation which improves people's health and the regional economy. It works with NHS Trusts, universities and industry to identify, evaluate, adopt and disseminate innovation.
Open to businesses anywhere in the North East Combined Authority area, County Durham included.
North East Mayoral Strategic Authority
Funds ambitious cultural events across the North East, for cultural organisations, event producers, festivals, creative practitioners and community organisations. Shortlisted projects are invited to develop a full business case.
Advanced Manufacturing Forum
A membership network that connects manufacturers and engineers, offering events, peer networking, specialist advice, marketing promotion and introductions to suppliers. Open to all North East of England manufacturing and engineering organisations.
Arrow, Arrow Innovation
Access to expertise and facilities from four universities for innovation projects including research and development, proof of concept, and data science support.
Bionow
Membership and business support for companies in the biomedical and life sciences sector, including accelerator programmes, networking events and knowledge sharing.
North East Growth Hub, North East Chamber of Commerce
Export documentation service from the North East England Chamber of Commerce, including Certificates of Origin, Movement Certificates (EUR1), Letters of Credit, Carnets, and legalisation of documents. Aimed at businesses exporting from the UK.
Constructing Excellence in the North East, Constructing Excellence
A club membership for construction, housing and regeneration firms, giving access to a local network for knowledge sharing, CPD-certified and networking events, and tender alerts. Provided by Constructing Excellence in the North East.
Digital Boost
Free small business support in which volunteer mentors give personalised 1:1 mentoring, plus virtual events and peer learning programmes. Aimed at small businesses that are already trading.
Sunderland Software City, Digital Pathfinders
Digital Pathfinders helps SMEs, charities and social enterprises across Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland adopt digital technology.
Dynamo North East
A membership organisation for the North East tech sector, bringing together tech businesses, educators, supporters and government, with access to events, expert insights and a collaborative community.
North East Ambition, North East Mayoral Strategic Authority
A North East Ambition programme that helps businesses and employers work with schools and colleges, and recruit young people through apprenticeships, T Level placements and Higher Technical Qualifications. Includes employer partners, work experience, school governance and business growth support.
Engineering and Manufacturing Network
A network for engineering and manufacturing businesses in the North East, offering peer networking, sector advice, industry events and supply chain access. It represents around 300 businesses.
University of Sunderland
Access to business advice, short courses, apprenticeships, start-up support, managed offices, research services and funding and collaboration opportunities from the University of Sunderland. Aimed at organisations working with the university.
Local services that help businesses in County Durham. Each number is from the organisation's own website.
Impartial advice, links to support and help finding finance for existing North East businesses.
North East Enterprise Agency (NEEAL)
Fully funded one-to-one advice, workshops and training for people starting a business.
See North East Enterprise Agency Ltd (NEEAL) on Local Landscape
Business Durham (Durham County Council)
Durham County Council's business service: start-up, growth, premises and funding help in County Durham.
Your chamber of commerce: North East England Chamber of Commerce (0300 303 6322)
For the whole region or the North, County Durham included. The soonest to close first.
Grant · Closes 9 November 2026 (8 days)
Support programme · Open all year
Support programme · Open all year
Support programme · Open all year
Support programme · Open all year
Loan · Open all year
Support programme · Open all year
Support programme · Open all year
Support programme · Open all year
Support programme · Open all year
Open to businesses across England or the UK, including County Durham.
Open to businesses in County Durham, local and national, soonest first.
What it does, how long it has been going, how many people work there, what it needs help with and what it is looking for: the best matches in County Durham come first.
In-person events in the next 30 days in County Durham, then within about five miles of it. 58 online events are open to anyone.
Wed 4 Nov
Durham · North East Chamber of Commerce · Free
Wed 11 Nov09:15
Enterprise House · Business Durham
Thu 12 Nov07:45
The Hardwick Arms Hotel & Bar · Business Durham
Tue 17 Nov10:00
New College Durham · Business Durham
Thu 19 Nov08:30
Beamish Hall Hotel · Business Durham
Mon 2 Nov
North East BIC · about 5 miles outside · North East BIC
Mon 2 Nov
North East BIC · about 5 miles outside · North East BIC
Tue 3 Nov
Feeding Families HQ / Blaydon Packing Centre · about 3 miles outside · North East Chamber of Commerce · Free
Wed 4 Nov
Somewhere in North East BIC · about 3 miles outside · North East BIC
Wed 18 Nov
Newcastle · about 5 miles outside · Sunderland Software City
Coworking spaces, incubators and workspaces a business can use, and venues to hire for a meeting, training day or event, each from its own website. Those with a known address are dots on the map below.
Conference centre · Durham
Meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, catering, a theatre or auditorium, private offices, a virtual office, exhibition space and outdoor space
Managed offices · Crook · Meeting room from £10 per hour (non-vatable); £30 per half day (non vatable) for Meeting Room (Unit 5)
Private offices, meeting rooms and training rooms
Managed offices · Consett · Virtual office correspondence address from £25.00 + VAT per month.
Private offices, meeting rooms, training rooms and a virtual office
University venue · Durham
Meeting rooms, training rooms, catering and private offices
Managed offices · Stanhope · Meeting room £10 per hour or £55 per day (weekdays) and £15 per hour or £80 per day (weekends), all + VAT.
Private offices, meeting rooms, hot desks and outdoor space
Workspace · Sedgefield
Hot desks, dedicated desks, private offices, labs or workshops, a virtual office, meeting rooms, a conference hall, training rooms and catering
Managed offices · Hot desk free for 2 hours for non-businesses, £5 per hour for businesses.
Private offices, hot desks and meeting rooms
Managed offices · Durham · Hot Desk Option 1 £15 per hour + VAT; Hot Desk Option 2 £200 per month + VAT
Private offices, hot desks, dedicated desks, meeting rooms, a conference hall and a virtual office
Heritage venue · Beamish · Up to 50 people in the Bank Board Room; up to six in the 1950s living room
Meeting rooms and catering
Conference centre · Durham · Up to 100 delegates theatre style in the main Penthouse meeting room
Meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, catering, a theatre or auditorium, private offices, a virtual office, exhibition space and outdoor space
University venue · Durham · Up to 50 delegates for meetings in the Bishop's Dining Room
Meeting rooms, training rooms, catering and private offices
Heritage venue · Durham
Meeting rooms, event space, outdoor space and a theatre or auditorium
Conference centre · Spennymoor · From 10 to 120 delegates; Neville Hall holds up to 120 theatre style.
Meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall and catering
Community venue · Durham
Meeting rooms, event space and a conference hall
University venue · Durham · Conferences for up to 200 delegates; board meetings for 8 delegates
Meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, a theatre or auditorium and catering
University venue · Durham · Tiered lecture theatre for 496 delegates; another tiered lecture theatre for 246 delegates
A conference hall and catering
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Groups and memberships a business here can join, then the networks and chambers based here.
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Membership or network
Membership or network · Open all year
Stories about businesses, schemes and events here, from the news we read every day.
GOV.UK business finance and support finder
GOV.UK business finance and support finder
GOV.UK business finance and support finder
GOV.UK business finance and support finder
GOV.UK business finance and support finder
Councils first, then the organisations with the most schemes open here.
And 11 more. All organisations
Schemes for this area that closed in the last four months, in case you were looking for one, with what is open instead.
Each town's page shows the businesses listed there, its events, places to work and meet, and the local schemes for businesses.
County Durham is a council area in the North East Combined Authority area, in North East England. Its biggest towns besides County Durham itself are Consett, Newton Aycliffe and Chester-le-Street.
Next to it: Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Northumberland, Westmorland and Furness, North Yorkshire, Sunderland, Gateshead
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