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The Northumberland Small Business Service (NSBS)

The Northumberland Small Business Service (NSBS) is a fully-funded support programme for trading businesses and people with a business idea in Northumberland. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by Northumberland Council, Advance Northumberland · funded by North East Mayoral Strategic Authority, UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Checked against the official page (northumberlandsmallbusiness.co.uk) on 17 Oct 2026.

A fully-funded service that delivers a range of business support to businesses, ambitious innovators and creative thinkers across Northumberland, with a focus on helping them unlock barriers to growth. Businesses register and are matched with a dedicated Business Adviser.

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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

Described as fully-funded, with no amount stated.

Not confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Trading businesses of any size and sector in Northumberland, and Northumberland residents aged 16+ with a business idea who have not yet started. Growth & Resilience and Food & Drink support are for businesses located in Northumberland; Farming Advisory Service is for farm businesses located within Northumberland.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Micro (under 10 staff), Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff), Start-ups

Not confirmed on the official page

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How to apply

Not registered? Check your eligibility and submit your application through the link on the page.

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Where it is open: Northumberland

Northumberland

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Shaded: Northumberland.

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Things we could not confirm

  • The North East Rural Growth Programme is funded by the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority, with Northumberland County Council as Lead Delivery Partner, supported by Durham County Council, Gateshead Council, Northumberland National Park Authority, Food and Drink North East Limited and North East Enterprise Agency. Their own rules may apply.
  • Growth and Resilience Support, Enterprise support, food and drink support and the North East Farm Business Support are described as separate services on the page. Each may have its own rules.
  • Food and drink support is delivered in partnership with Food and Drink North East. The North East Farm Business Support is delivered by the Northumberland National Park Authority. Their own rules may apply.
  • No deadline or opening date is stated.
  • No business size limits are stated.
  • The page does not say whether applications are open now.

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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 (northumberlandsmallbusiness.co.uk) on 17 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 20 Oct 2026. A person last checked it on 5 Oct 2026, so confirm the details with Northumberland Council before you apply.

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