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Scale UK Connect
Scale UK Connect is a free support programme for ambitious, high-growth businesses with at least 10 staff and £2 million turnover or investment, based in the United Kingdom, that want to expand internationally. Open, no fixed deadline.
Run by GOV.UK · funded by UK Government
Checked against the official page (business.gov.uk) on 31 Oct 2026.
A free, government-backed pilot programme offering tailored support, international visits to priority markets, peer-learning and investor connections. It is for ambitious, high-growth UK businesses at a specific stage of growth.
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Status and deadline
Status
Confirmed on the official page
Deadline
How much
Not confirmed on the official page
Who can apply
Confirmed on the official page
Business size
Not confirmed on the official page
Sectors
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How to apply
Confirmed on the official page
Where it is open: UK-wide
Confirmed on the official page
Open across United Kingdom, 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.
- Confirmed on the official page
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- Important, but we could not find it
Things we could not confirm
- Closing date not stated
- Exact selection criteria and how to apply beyond registration are not stated; the page refers to the provider website
- Page lists business size only through the employee and turnover criteria; micro businesses are excluded by the 10-employee minimum
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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 (business.gov.uk) on 31 Oct 2026. Its details have not changed since it was listed on 31 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with GOV.UK before you apply.
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- business.gov.uk/campaign/scale-uk/connect/the official page, checked automatically, read 31 Oct 2026
- growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk/resource/scale-uk-connectvia North East Growth Hub: business support, read 31 Oct 2026
- growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk/resourcevia North East Growth Hub: business support, read 31 Oct 2026