CompeteFor
Enables businesses to register and compete for contract opportunities with major public and private sector buying organisations
Enterprise Answers
Business finance, advice and support for businesses of all stages.
Fredericks Foundation loans
Loans for start-up and existing businesses in south England that have been turned down for mainstream funding
GLE oneLondon Start-Up Loans Scheme
GLE Start-Up Loans
Grants for historic buildings, monuments and designed landscapes (England)
Grants for repair and conservation of historic buildings, monuments and landscapes
Grants for the Arts for individuals and organisations (England)
Funding for arts projects in England
Heritage Enterprise (HE)
Heritage Enterprise supports enterprising community organisations across UK to rescue neglected historic buildings and sites and unlock their economic potential.
International economic development support
Foreign Direct Investment overseas or partnering with local companies or suppliers to create growth, jobs and goods and services for poor people in specific countries such as in Sub-Saharan Africa, in southern Asia and the Caribbean
Let’s Grow
North East region grant scheme for capital investment and research and development.
Mutuals Support Programme
Delivers help and support for proposed and existing Public Service Mutuals to enable them to develop into successful enterprises
Outset Finance
A free access to finance service that offers hands-on help for pre-starts, start-ups and small firms looking to grow
Reshore UK
Support for firms to bring operations to the UK, and for SME manufacturers to supply into reshored contract opportunities
Start-up loans North East and Cumbria
Start-up loans for young entrepreneurs in the North East and Cumbria.
Technical Apprenticeship Service (TAS)
Support service funded through the UKCES for employers in chemical, life science, pharmaceutical, nuclear, oil and gas and polymer industries.
Technology Innovation Fund
Gives companies access to National Physical Laboratory expertise providing bespoke technical support to UK industry
