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Funding and business support in Middlesbrough

Open to businesses in Middlesbrough, including schemes for the wider region and the whole country.

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National schemes continued

Open to businesses across England or the UK, including Middlesbrough.

Open all yearSupport programme

RISE Direct: Supply chain

RISE

RISE Direct is a support service for organisations in the retrofit supply chain. After a self-assessment, businesses are matched with a RISE Direct Support Manager who provides a tailored support plan on retrofit readiness, procurement routes, partnerships and training.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
Not statedLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Open all yearMembership or networkUK-wide

Enterprise Nation free membership

Enterprise Nation

Free membership offering business support, events, learning resources, networking and connections for small business founders and owners across the UK. Also promotes the NatWest Accelerator, Powering Local Businesses grants, Google Digital Garage workshops and Supply Connect.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programmeUK-wide

Business Growth Service - National business support

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

The UK government's Business Growth Service gives free, impartial advice, expert-led training through the Business Academy, and personalised guides to one-to-one support, opportunities and funding, through Business.gov.uk and a network of partner organisations.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programmeUK-wide

HSBC Small Business Growth Programme

HSBC UK

A free programme of training, events, insights and AI support designed to help small businesses grow and build resilience. It is open to all and run by HSBC UK.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programmeEngland-wide

National Cyber Resilience Centre

A police-led, not-for-profit organisation that helps businesses protect themselves from cybercrime through free and paid memberships, offering practical cyber security advice, tools, resources and resilience services.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
EnglandLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programmeUK-wide

Business & IP Centre

British Library, Business & IP Centre (British Library)

Free business support, workshops, one-to-one advice and business and IP information at the British Library and over 70 libraries across the UK, for people starting, running or growing a business.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

Support for innovators

Health Innovation Network

Support from the Health Innovation Network for innovators in health and care, including healthtech companies and NHS clinicians with new ideas, covering early-stage guidance, prototyping, evidence, market access and adoption.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
Not stated. Local Health Innovation Networks are listed by postcode.Local Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programmeEngland-wide

The Skills Toolkit

UK Government

Free online courses in digital, numeracy and soft skills, which employers can share with staff to upskill them. Aimed at people learning new skills or seeking work, and at employers.

Amount
Free
Deadline
Open all year
Area
EnglandLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programmeUK-wide

Confederation of British Industry membership

Confederation of British Industry

Paid membership of the CBI giving businesses access to policy influence, practical guidance and evidence-led analysis, and peer networks and events.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programmeUK-wide

Entrepreneur Accelerator

NatWest

A free accelerator programme from NatWest with one-to-one coaching, peer networks, expert support and co-working space access, for businesses with ambitions to expand. Open to all business owners, not only NatWest customers.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programmeNational

Acas advice and support

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas)

Impartial advice, guidance, training and conciliation for employers and employees on workplace issues such as redundancy, pay, contracts and dismissals.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
England, Scotland, WalesLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programmeUK-wide

The Diplomatic Advisory Hub

British Chambers of Commerce, The Diplomatic Advisory Hub

A support hub offering British SMEs strategic insight and connections to help them feel more confident doing business overseas, led by a former UK Ambassador.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearTool or resourceUK-wide

Cyber Toolkit for Small Businesses

National Cyber Security Centre

A free online toolkit from the National Cyber Security Centre giving personalised, step-by-step cyber security actions for sole traders, micro businesses and small organisations.

Amount
Free
Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearMembership or networkUK-wide

Co Operatives UK

Co-operatives UK

Co Operatives UK is a membership network for businesses working to promote, develop and unite member-owned business.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programmeUK-wide

Wenta

Enterprise agency Wenta, offers free one-to-one and virtual support for people starting or running a small business.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

Veterans RV

North East BIC

A 12-week programme of one-to-one and group mentoring and training to help veterans become their own boss.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
Not stated.Local Landscape rating 6 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programmeUK-wide

The Family Business Foundation

The Family Business Foundation, The Family Business Community

Educational and professional development support for current and future generations in small and medium-sized family businesses across all sectors in the UK.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programmeUK-wide

Durham University Business and Partnerships

Durham University

Business support from Durham University including Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, enterprise zone accommodation at NETPark, and access to academic expertise and graduate recruitment.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearMembership or networkUK-wide

Federation of Small Businesses membership

Federation of Small Businesses

Membership of the Federation of Small Businesses, giving members advice, financial products, networking groups, and a voice in government. Aimed at self-employed people and small business owners.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programmeEngland-wide

DevelopMentor

Workwhile

Free training programme for line managers of young apprentices aged 24 or under in SMEs, developing skills to support apprentices.

Amount
FREE place
Deadline
Open all year
Area
EnglandLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programmeUK-wide

Cyber Essentials

National Cyber Security Centre

Certification scheme to protect businesses against common cyber threats, aligned to five technical controls recommended by the Government.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Open all yearLoanUK-wide

Green Seed Fund

Cranfield University

Cranfield University provides capital and advice from the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship to help entrepreneurs and start-ups scale their businesses.

Amount
£25,000 to £50,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearTool or resourceUK-wide

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Funding Finder

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Search current funding opportunities from across UKRI, research councils and Innovate UK across academic disciplines and industrial areas.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programmeEngland-wide

National Careers Service – support for businesses

National Careers Service

Free careers advice and guidance for employers to support staff development, recruitment, reskilling and redundancy management.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
EnglandLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10

Email me more like this

We will email you when new funding appears for a business in Middlesbrough, wanting advice, mentoring or contacts.

How often

We send nothing else, and every email has a link to stop. How we use your address

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