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The SWEF Enterprise Fund Business Development Grant
The SWEF Enterprise Fund Business Development Grant gives up to £2,000 to people aged 18 to 30 running young businesses in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland. Open, no fixed deadline.
Run by Community Foundation North East
Checked against the official page (communityfoundation.org.uk) on 5 Oct 2026.
Grants of up to £2,000 for individuals aged 18-30 in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland with businesses trading for less than two and a half years and turning over more than £500 per month.
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Status and deadline
Status
Confirmed on the official page
Deadline
Confirmed on the official page
How much
Confirmed on the official page
Who can apply
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Business size
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How to apply
Not confirmed on the official page
Where it is open: the North East Combined Authority area
Confirmed on the official page
See everything open inNewcastle upon TyneSunderlandGatesheadSouth TynesideNorth TynesideNorthumberland
Shaded: Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Gateshead.
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- Confirmed on the official page
- Uncertain, or sources disagree
- Important, but we could not find it
Things we could not confirm
- Deadline not stated
- Whether applications are currently being accepted or when they open is not stated
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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 (communityfoundation.org.uk) on 5 Oct 2026. Its details have not changed since it was listed on 5 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with Community Foundation North East before you apply.
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- growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk/resourcevia North East Growth Hub: finance and funding, read 24 Oct 2026
- growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk/resourcevia North East Growth Hub: finance and funding, read 16 Oct 2026
- communityfoundation.org.uk/grants/business-development-grants-for-young-people-and-thethe official page, checked automatically, read 5 Oct 2026
- growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk/resource/the-swef-enterprise-fund-business-development-granvia North East Growth Hub: finance and funding, read 5 Oct 2026