Open to businesses in Hartlepool, including schemes for the wider region and the whole country.
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Open to businesses across England or the UK, including Hartlepool.
Refugee Venture Fund
A UK venture capital fund that invests in early-stage businesses started by entrepreneurs with lived experience of forced displacement. It offers a minority share, coaching and a place in its Showcase.
UKI2S
A national seed investment fund that invests in, funds and supports early-stage businesses and spinouts in defence and security, engineering biology, fusion, knowledge assets, partner innovation and space. It also offers ongoing support such as leadership coaching, further funding strategy and executive recruitment.
Social Investment Business
Social Investment Business offers flexible funding and long-term support, including financial products and practical guidance, to help charities and social enterprises grow and diversify their income.
School for Social Entrepreneurs
The School for Social Entrepreneurs supports people with purpose through practical learning, Match Trading grants and expert support, to build confidence, skills and connections for social enterprises.
King's Trust
The Kings Trust supports young people aged 18 to 30 to turn their business idea into a reality, through expert-led workshops, one-to-one support and opportunities to apply for funding.
Help Musicians
Help Musicians supports musicians across the UK, through times of crisis or times of opportunity.
Arts Council England
The Arts Council is the national development agency for creativity and culture, investing Government and National Lottery money to support creativity and culture across England. Listed for creative and cultural businesses in Tees Valley.
ORE Catapult
ORE Catapult offers research, engineering, testing and validation, and supply chain growth services for offshore renewable energy technologies, working with UK companies. It is run by ORE Catapult for businesses in the offshore wind, wave and tidal sector.
British Franchise Association
The British Franchise Association (BFA) offers support and guidance to people setting up a business through franchising, and to existing brands looking to grow by franchising to others.
Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber
An intensive programme for ambitious international healthtech companies looking to understand, navigate and access the UK healthcare market.
Be the Business
A support programme for established small businesses moving into growth or change, providing an advisory board of experienced business figures, 1-to-1 mentoring, online peer sessions and assessment tools.
Neurodiversity.org
Corporate membership of Neurodiversity.org offering neuroinclusion guidance, discounted events, member peer networks, policy involvement and job board posting for businesses seeking neuroinclusive workplaces.
The Coders Guild
The Coders Guild helps businesses access government funding for apprenticeships, Skills Bootcamps and short digital courses to develop their staff. Most UK businesses are said to be eligible for funding covering up to 100% of training costs.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority, West Yorkshire Business Growth Hub
A series of webinars on making businesses more sustainable, covering motivating sustainable action, climate resilience and designing for the circular economy. It is delivered by Green Economy, an expert in helping businesses prepare for net zero.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Links businesses with universities and research organisations to deliver innovation projects led by graduates. A Management KTP works in the same way but focuses on human-centred and/or technology-enabled strategic change.
Small Business Britain, Starling
A free six-week online programme for women starting or growing businesses, covering branding, finances and Making Tax Digital, AI for productivity, networking, growth and confidence.
Satellite Applications Catapult
Business support from the Satellite Applications Catapult to help scalable businesses grow in the UK space industry, including expert advice, innovation services and growth opportunities.
Northumbria University
A free consultancy advice service where final year undergraduate and masters business students, supported by Newcastle Business School experts, advise clients on a business problem. Offered to all types of business, from SMEs to multi-nationals and non-profit organisations.
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Free, tailored support from industry experts to help goods and services exporters grow internationally through digital channels, including ecommerce. Offers one-to-one support for qualified companies, plus webinars, surgeries and regional events.
European Space Agency (ESA)
A one-to-two year incubation programme for startups using space technology in any way, across sectors including agriculture, digital technology, energy and healthcare. The Incubation Centre accepts startups each year; the nearest location is Daresbury.
British Business Bank
Find Government-backed support, loans, and guidance available to businesses operating in the UK. Information is available on the British Business Bank website.
Sovereign AI
Britain's £500 million Sovereign AI Fund makes direct equity investments, typically between £1 million and £10 million, in UK AI start-ups from pre-seed to growth stage, and helps them reach public compute, R&D funding, talent and procurement.
Goldman Sachs, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
High-quality business education and support for leaders of high-growth small businesses and social enterprises, delivered over 100 hours with mentoring, peer learning and networking.
Port of Tyne
An accelerator programme supporting innovative businesses in maritime, logistics, clean energy and related sectors with mentoring, investor access and business development support.