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Business Growth Fund

The Business Growth Fund is a grant scheme for businesses of any size in Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland and Sunderland that want to grow. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by UMi · funded by UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Last read from northeast-ca.gov.uk on 17 Oct 2026.

A £3.5 million UK Shared Prosperity Fund programme supporting business growth in Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland and Sunderland.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open all year

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Deadline

Open all year

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How much

£3.5 million programme of investment

Whole fund: £3,500,000, shared between applicants

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Who can apply

Supports business growth across the local authority areas of Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland and Sunderland.

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Business size

Any size

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How to apply

See the fund information page.

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Where it is open: the North East Combined Authority area

Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Sunderland

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Shaded: Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Sunderland, Gateshead.

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Source and last checked

Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Last read from northeast-ca.gov.uk on 17 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 17 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with UMi before you apply.

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