North of Tyne Business Support Fund
The North of Tyne Business Support Fund is a grant of up to £4,000 for trading micro, small and medium-sized businesses in Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland, towards business improvement projects. This scheme has closed.
Run by NBSL · funded by North East Mayoral Strategic Authority
Checked against the official page (growwithnbsl.org.uk) on 17 Oct 2026.
This scheme has closed
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A grant covering up to 50% of eligible business spend for external expertise to implement business growth and improvement plans, for trading SMEs in the North of Tyne area.
Status and deadline
Status
Confirmed on the official page
Deadline
Checked by a person
How much
You put in: 50% of project costs
Checked by a person
Who can apply
Confirmed on the official page
Business size
Confirmed on the official page
How to apply
Checked by a person
Where it is open: the North East Combined Authority area
Not confirmed on the official page
See everything open inNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideNorthumberland
Shaded: Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside.
Drawn from the areas the funder names. If a scheme is only for part of a council area, check its own page. Boundaries from the Office for National Statistics.
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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 (growwithnbsl.org.uk) on 17 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 17 Oct 2026. A person last checked it on 9 Oct 2026, so confirm the details with NBSL before you apply.
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- growwithnbsl.org.uk/notbsf-overview/the official page, checked automatically, read 17 Oct 2026
- growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk/resource/north-of-tyne-business-support-fundthe official page, checked automatically, read 5 Oct 2026
- growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk/resourcevia North East Growth Hub: finance and funding, read 5 Oct 2026
- gov.uk/business-finance-support/north-of-tyne-business-support-funfrom GOV.UK business finance and support finder, read 5 Oct 2026