SWEF Business Grant (County Durham & Tees Valley)
Point North · Grant
£500 start-up grant or £2,000 business grant
County Durham, Tees Valley, Gateshead, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside · Checked
Business grants and funding in Hartlepool
Hartlepool businesses can use schemes run for the whole Tees Valley, plus Hartlepool Borough Council’s own grants and Teesside funds that cover the borough. See also all Tees Valley schemes.
There are 12 schemes listed for Hartlepool businesses (10 not closed), last checked 19 Oct 2026.
Schemes for Hartlepool businesses
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II: NEL Smaller Loans
NEL Fund Managers (British Business Bank NPIF II) · Loan
£25,000–£100,000 (per Review North)
Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, County Durham, Tees Valley · Checked
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II: NEL Debt Finance
NEL Fund Managers (British Business Bank NPIF II) · Loan
£100,000–£2m (per Review North)
Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, County Durham, Tees Valley · Checked
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II: Maven Equity Finance
Maven Capital Partners (British Business Bank NPIF II) · Equity
Up to £5m (per Review North). Check with funder.
Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, County Durham, Tees Valley · Checked
Made Smarter Adoption North East
Made Smarter with North East Growth Hub and Tees Valley CA · Grant plus support
Up to £3,500 for technical advice. Up to £20,000 (max 50% of cost) for software or equipment
Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, County Durham, Tees Valley · Checked
Tees Valley Export Fund
Tees Valley Combined Authority (UKSPF) · Grant
£3,000–£10,000, 25% match funding
Tees Valley · Checked
Tees Valley Investment Zone Innovation Vouchers
Teesside University / Tees Valley CA · Voucher grant
Exploration up to £50,000. Acceleration up to £300,000
Tees Valley · Checked
Teesside Flexible Investment Fund
FW Capital (backed by Teesside Pension Fund) · Loan and equity
£100,000 to £3m: property development loans £250,000–£3m, contract bond loans £100,000–£2m, loans and equity for buying a business £250,000–£3m
Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees · Checked
Pride in Place Shopfront Improvement Grant (Hartlepool)
Hartlepool Borough Council (Pride in Place Impact Fund) · Grant
Up to £20,000, with at least 25% match funding
Hartlepool · Checked
UKSE business funding
UKSE · Loan and equity
Check with funder
Redcar & Cleveland, Hartlepool · Checked
Adult Skills Fund: employer-led training (Tees Valley)
Teesside University / Tees Valley Combined Authority · Funded training and support
Up to 90% funded for eligible SMEs (up to 70% for larger organisations)
Tees Valley · Checked
Business Tees Valley: new business support service
Tees Valley Combined Authority · Free support & advice
Check with funder: details not yet published
Tees Valley · Checked