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Digital Business Pipeline

Digital Business Pipeline is fully-funded support for residents of Newcastle, North Tyneside or Northumberland who want to start a digital business or become self-employed. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by Digital Catapult North East Tees Valley (NETV), Sunderland Software City · funded by North East Mayoral Strategic Authority

Checked against the official page (form.jotform.com) on 5 Oct 2026.

Fully-funded support for residents with digital business ideas in early stages, including mentoring, events, connections and a planning toolkit.

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These details are gathered from public web pages and are not financial advice. Check them with Digital Catapult North East Tees Valley (NETV) 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

Fully-funded

Not confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Residents of Newcastle, North Tyneside or Northumberland who are interested in becoming self-employed, developing a new digital business idea, or exploring digital business creation.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Start-ups

Not confirmed on the official page

Sectors

digital

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How to apply

Call 07526 167 358, email hello@digitalbusinesspipeline.co.uk, or register online.

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Where it is open: the North East Combined Authority area

Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland

Confirmed on the official page

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Shaded: Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside.

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Things we could not confirm

  • Eligibility, dates and how to apply are not stated in this text; see the linked page.
  • Links to digitalbusinesspipeline.co.uk also appear for this entry; the text does not say who runs that site.

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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 (form.jotform.com) on 5 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 19 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with Digital Catapult North East Tees Valley (NETV) before you apply.

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