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Digital Boost: business support

Digital Boost is a free support programme offering mentoring, virtual events and peer learning for small businesses already trading in the North East Combined Authority area. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by Digital Boost · funded by Sponsored by corporate partners

Checked against the official page (growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk) on 22 Oct 2026.

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.

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These details are gathered from public web pages and are not financial advice. Check them with Digital Boost before you apply.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open all year

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Open all year

Confirmed on the official page

How much

Free. "You won't pay a penny for the services."

Not confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Small businesses can sign up for free mentoring, virtual events and peer learning programmes from Digital Boost.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Small (10 to 49 staff), Micro (under 10 staff), Sole traders

Not confirmed on the official page

Could your business apply?

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How to apply

Sign up or tell Digital Boost what you are struggling with, via the provider website.

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: the North East Combined Authority area

North East Combined Authority

Confirmed on the official page

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Things we could not confirm

  • Application steps and sign-up route are on the provider website, which the text does not detail.
  • Page last updated 25 March 2025.
  • Sizes not explicitly stated; 'small business' is used, so micro and sole traders are included by inference only if the wording applies.

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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. Checked against the official page (growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk) on 22 Oct 2026. Its details have not changed since it was listed on 22 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with Digital Boost before you apply.

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