Grants, loans, investment and support programmes for businesses in Leeds, Yorkshire and the North of England. Leeds and West Yorkshire come first. Pick your area to see only what is open to you.
For the North East, the North West or the whole North of England.
Growth Platform
A free gateway for SMEs to access external funding and support with pitching to funding sources.
Kindred
A membership and funding programme for socially-trading organisations in Liverpool City Region, offering peer-to-peer support and money to help them grow.
Edge Hill University
Fully-funded 4-week innovation support programme with 60 hours of strategy development, workshops, and 1-2-1 facilitation for SMEs to address business challenges.
Form
Business scale-up programme offering one-to-one advice, AI solutions support and a 6-month premium programme for digital, creative, tech and tech-enabled businesses in the Liverpool City Region.
River Capital
Fee-free, interest-subsidised loans up to £1m for capital expenditure projects by Liverpool City Region businesses that create jobs.
Local Authority, Growth Platform, Your Local Authority Business Support team
Expert advice, practical guidance and tailored support to help businesses start, run and grow, including connecting them with funding, workforce, market and growth information and programmes.
GC Business Finance
Loans of £25,000 to £100,000 for SMEs across the North of England to invest in equipment, expansion, recruitment or cash flow improvements.
SWEF
Grants of up to £500 for pre-revenue businesses or up to £2,000 for established businesses, for young people aged 18–30 living in County Durham or Tees Valley.
Big Issue Invest
Repayable finance of £30,000 to £400,000 for socially trading organisations with strong social impact goals struggling to secure affordable finance elsewhere.
NEL Fund Managers, British Business Bank
Loans of £25,000 to £100,000 from NEL Fund Managers for new or growing businesses in the North East and Tees Valley, for growth such as expansion, new staff, equipment, working capital or premises.
Innovation SuperNetwork
Investor readiness support and access to an investor hub for businesses and social enterprises in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland.
FW Capital
A £35 million commercial property fund providing loans of £1 million to £7 million to construction companies and property developers for development projects in the North East.
Venture Sunderland, Northstar Ventures
Investment for ambitious, high-growth companies at all stages in technology, advanced manufacturing, creative and green industries based in or establishing in the Sunderland city region.
NEL Fund Managers, British Business Bank
A debt finance fund to help smaller business owners deliver their business ambitions and grow. Aimed at smaller companies that can demonstrate growth potential.
Manchester City Council
Increases awareness of business continuity management in Manchester's business and voluntary sector.
Pendle Borough Council
Grants of up to 50% of eligible costs (maximum £3,000) to improve shop fronts of commercial properties in Pendle's town centres.
Invest Manchester
Invest Manchester offers a free and confidential package of services tailored to individual business needs, including finance and funding guidance, market intelligence, PR and marketing support, property solutions, recruitment and relocation support.
Fylde Council
The Invest in Fylde website showcases all there is to offer to businesses in Fylde.
InvestSefton, InvestSefton (Sefton Council)
Enterprise, business support and inward investment service of Sefton Council, offering help with business plans, finding sites and premises, identifying funding and dealing with the council. Aimed at businesses starting, operating or growing in Sefton.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
£10m investment fund to support the growth of companies in the advanced manufacturing and materials sector in Greater Manchester.
Visit Eden
A small tourism marketing grant of up to £500 per project for tourism-related projects, events and activities that add value to the visitor offer or the visitor economy of Westmorland and Furness.
NBSL
Grant funding up to 40% of project costs between £3,000 and £6,000 for trading SMEs in Sunderland to access external expertise for business improvement projects.
North Tyneside Council
Dedicated business support service from North Tyneside Council offering expert support for starting, running or growing a business in North Tyneside.
A learning and development agency, empowering enterprise skills and entrepreneurship in collaboration with government, employers, education and community organisations.