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Start-up Loans – British Enterprise Fund

Start-up Loans – British Enterprise Fund is a loan of up to £25,000 for new businesses at start-up stage, aimed at founders who may struggle to get conventional finance, based in Tees Valley.

Run by Business Enterprise Fund · funded by Government's Start Up Loans scheme

Last read from westyorks-ca.gov.uk on 29 Oct 2026.

Government-backed Start-up Loans of up to £25,000 with 12 months of free mentoring, delivered by Business Enterprise Fund (BEF) as an approved delivery partner for the Government's Start Up Loans scheme. Aimed at founders who may struggle to access conventional finance.

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Status and deadline

Status

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Deadline

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How much

Up to £25,000

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Who can apply

New businesses (start-up stage) across the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber; aimed at founders who may struggle to access conventional finance.

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Business size

Start-ups

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How to apply

Contact BEF North East by telephone on 01274 225880 or through its contact page.

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Where it is open: Tees Valley

Tees Valley

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Shaded: Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington.

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Things we could not confirm

  • Deadline and opening status not stated
  • Delivered through BEF as an approved delivery partner for the Government's Start Up Loans scheme; its own rules may apply
  • Area wording is mixed: listed locations are Tees Valley areas, but the text also says North East, Yorkshire and the Humber

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Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Last read from westyorks-ca.gov.uk on 29 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 24 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with Business Enterprise Fund before you apply.

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