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RTC North business support programmes

RTC North business support programmes are support programmes for trading businesses developing and growing innovative products, services and technologies 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 (gov.uk) on 1 Nov 2026.

RTC North Ltd is a support provider that delivers publicly funded business support, expert advice and innovation programmes across the North of England, for start-ups, scale-ups, manufacturers and supply chains.

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Status and deadline

Status

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Deadline

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How much

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

Who can apply

Trading businesses looking to develop, commercialise and grow innovative products, services and technologies, particularly scale-up and growth businesses seeking innovation and commercialisation expertise.

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Business size

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

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How to apply

Apply RTC North's Website.

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Where it is open: the North

The North of England

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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

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

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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 (gov.uk) on 1 Nov 2026. Its details last changed on 1 Nov 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with RTC North before you apply.

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