Find funding for your charity, community group or social enterprise using this free online search engine.

Open to businesses and socially trading enterprises operating across Newcastle, Northumberland and North Tyneside, Pathways to Funding will improve how regional businesses can secure investment.

UMi Get Funding simplifies access to grants, finance, and investment with expert advice and tailored support, making business funding clearer, faster, and easier for UK SMEs.

Whether you need some finance or funding to invest in new equipment, expand into a new area, or grow your team to keep up with customer demand, it's vital that you know what’s available to work out which options best suit your business's needs.

Bringing together the best advice, tools and resources to help you secure finance and funding for your business, you'll find all you need here including financial health checks, business loan guides and grant application support. 

Access to finance is a major challenge for many businesses looking to grow, innovate and reach new markets. Being unable to source funding could be the difference between success and failure, so it’s vital that business owners calculate their capital requirements and put them at the heart of their business plan. Here, we look at the various funding options available to start-ups trying to scale up.