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RTC North business support programmes

RTC North business support programmes are fully or part-funded support, expert advice and innovation programmes for start-ups, scale-ups, manufacturers and supply chains across the North of England.

Run by RTC North · funded by Public bodies such as government departments, combined authorities and national funding agencies

Checked against the official page (rtcnorth.co.uk) on 3 Nov 2026.

RTC North delivers fully and part-funded business support, expert advice and innovation programmes for start-ups, scale-ups, manufacturers and supply chains, covering innovation, growth strategy, technology adoption, leadership and skills, including STEM. The programmes are funded by public bodies such as government departments, combined authorities and national funding agencies.

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Status and deadline

Status

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We could not tell whether it is open

Deadline

Not stated

How much

Not stated

You put in: Some programmes are fully funded, while others may require a small business contribution depending on the funding rules.

Who can apply

RTC North provides fully and part-funded business support, expert advice and innovation programmes. It supports start-ups, scale-ups, manufacturers and supply chains.

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Business size

Start-ups, Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff), Large businesses

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How to apply

Not stated on this page; the links go to service pages (Innovate, Compete, Grow) that are not in the text.

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: the North

The North of England

Not confirmed on the official page

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

Open across The North of England, so every council area in the North of England is shaded.

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.

Things we could not confirm

  • The text does not give the application process, deadlines or amounts for any individual programme.
  • Individual services are listed as Innovate, Compete and Grow, with links, but the text does not describe them.
  • The text does not say which specific programmes are open to businesses or on what terms, so it is unclear whether a business can apply itself.
  • Some programmes may be open only to businesses in specific regions, depending on funding; the specific regions are not stated.
  • The text says RTC North works with partners such as universities and research organisations, which may be the leads on some programmes; the rules for each programme are not given.

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Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (rtcnorth.co.uk) on 3 Nov 2026. Its details last changed on 3 Nov 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with RTC North before you apply.

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