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Targeted business improvement grant
The Targeted business improvement grant is a non-repayable grant for businesses in County Durham to improve premises or bring empty or underused retail space back into use.
Run by Durham County Council
Last read from durham.gov.uk on 9 Oct 2026.
A non repayable grant for businesses in County Durham to improve premises, support new businesses into premises, or bring derelict or underused retail space back into use.
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Where it is open: County Durham
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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. Last read from durham.gov.uk on 9 Oct 2026. Its details have not changed since it was listed on 9 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with Durham County Council before you apply.
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- durham.gov.uk/helpwithbusinessfunding%20via GOV.UK business finance and support finder, read 9 Oct 2026