Support for growth

Providing information, advice, training, conciliation and other services for employers and employees to help prevent or resolve workplace problems.

Grant to help eligible employers offer young people between 16-24 employment through the apprentice programme by providing a grant of up to £1500 to employ their first apprentice.

Wage subsidy of up to £2275 to companies in Darlington to take on young unemployed people.

The Federation of Small Businesses is the UK's largest campaigning pressure group promoting and protecting the interests of the self-employed and owners of small firms. Formed in 1974, it now has 200,000 members across 33 regions and 194 branches.

This fund is to help companies in Hartlepool considering expanding into international markets. Grant funding of up to £2,500 is available to companies for eligible marketing and promotional activities.

The purpose of this fund is to help with the costs of starting up in business or for businesses already trading to help with expansion projects that involve capital expenditure or stock purchase.

The Hartlepool Rates Grants package is for projects involving capital expenditure and creating full time permenant jobs by eligible companies in Hartlepool. Grant support of up to 50% of the first year's business rates is available to a maximum of £10,000.

Grants for capital investment and research and development which leads to the creation of new or the safeguarding of existing jobs.

Let's Grow is a £30 million Regional Growth Fund programme. The programme provides grant support for capital investment and R&D projects creating or safeguarding jobs in the North East of England. Grants are available for between £50,000 to £1 million and in most cases the level of support will be between 10% and 25%.

Investment Fund established to provide debt and equity funding for start ups and existing businesses with growth potential. Works with new and early stage businesses.

The North East Growth Fund is an investment fund established to provide debt and equity funding to assists relatively mature companies at the development and growth stages. Companies benefitting are mostly revenue generating and looking for growth capital of up to £750,000.

The North East Proof of Concept Fund was established to provide debt and equity funding. The fund invests at the seed stage in the technology sector, in particular in clean-tech, digital and healthcare.

The Business Growth Team provides advice and guidance to pre start and early stage businesses.

Funded events, workshops, consultancy support, and business support for B to B businesses.

The SSI Task Force has secured £80 million from Government in response to the SSI Steelworks closure in Redcar. The Apprenticeship Fund will look to relocate all SSI apprentices into other companies

The SSI Task Force has secured £80 million from Government in response to the SSI Steelworks closure in Redcar. The Flexible Skills funds is a package of flexible support available to those made redundant from SSI itself, their partners, as well as those similarly affected within contracting companies and the SSI supply chain

Start-up loans for young entrepreneurs in the North East and Cumbria.

Business rates discount for up to 5 years for new and expanding businesses at Belasis Business Park and Northshore. Enhanced capital allowances for eligible businesses at the energy and technology park near Seal Sands.

Funding available to help make improvements to those business and retail premises in the Stockton Town Centre Area not eligible under or covered by the SHiP or THI schemes.

Tees Valley Business Growth Investment Scheme is a £500,000 programme which provides grant of between £10,000 and £50,000 to support capital investment projects that will create new, sustainable jobs.  The fund support companies looking to expand, modernise and diversify in Tees Valley.

TVRCC is one of 38 Rural Community Councils operating in England which provide support to rural communities. This network of RCCs is represented by an independent national organisation ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England).

Tees Valley Unlimited has a team of Small Business Advisors who can help you get the best advice and support. The advisors know about all the organisations who can help you and the type of support and advice they provide and will introduce you to the right people to help you.

If you need to make strategic change, enter a new market or develop new products, technologies, business systems or processes; Knowledge Transfer Partnerships are recognised as the best practice methodology for successfully embedding the knowledge from Universities to make innovative change happen. Teesside University have an excellent track record in delivering Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and are keen to discuss your requirements.

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) staff provide expert trade advice and practical support to UK-based companies who want to grow their business overseas.

The Export Marketing Research Scheme gives your company free independent advice on how to carry out marketing research. It can help you decide if you should export to a new market, and advise you on how best to deliver products and services. It can also provide financial support to your business in certain circumstances.

The Market Visit Support service helps companies with their visits to overseas markets, either as part of an organised group or on an individual basis. Visits can help businesses make new contacts, and research into overseas markets.

UKTI’s Passport to Export service is an export assessment and support programme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). It provides new or inexperienced exporters with training, planning and support to grow their business overseas.