Invest North East England news

Final opportunity for grant support
Final opportunity for grant support

Businesses across Tyneside and Northumberland are being urged to come forward with their growth projects as The Growth Fund and North of Tyne Growth Fund approach their completion. The £3.5m funds are each designed to support small to medium-sized businesses with grants from £20,000 to £250,000 for capital investment with a project spend of at […]

Creative businesses in the North East receive funding boost and government backing to spur future growth
Creative businesses in the North East receive funding boost and government backing to spur future growth

Creative enterprises with the potential to become booming businesses in the North East will benefit from a new national £17.5 million funding pot to help expand their operations, attract additional investment, and create jobs.  The North East has been awarded £1.275 million in grant funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) […]

Fuzzy Logic Studio Secures UKRI Funding to develop game-changing app for Net Zero careers
Fuzzy Logic Studio Secures UKRI Funding to develop game-changing app for Net Zero careers

A North East immersive technology company has been awarded a share of £4 million from the Driving the Electric Revolution challenge, delivered by Innovate UK for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), to help develop the workforce of the future. Fuzzy Logic Studio is collaborating with The Blair Project, a Black-owned STEM education provider inManchester, to […]

How the North East’s industrial fabric is the base for our exciting green future
How the North East’s industrial fabric is the base for our exciting green future

Never has there been a more important time for the Offshore Wind sector. The North East is at the centre of the quest for net zero – and it’s one of few places which boasts all the ingredients to transform its rapidly growing offshore wind cluster into a global powerhouse. Some of these ingredients are […]

North East hosts landmark Green Trade Expo and Trade Secretary sets out plan to ‘future-proof UK economy’
North East hosts landmark Green Trade Expo and Trade Secretary sets out plan to ‘future-proof UK economy’

Business leaders from across the globe are gathering in the North East today at a landmark trade expo amid moves to win new investment in sustainable industries. Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch will today set out her plan to ‘future-proof the UK economy’ and call for investment in clean energy “the future-proofing force that will help […]

We have lift off! Team Athena Space Camp for schools launches in North East England
We have lift off! Team Athena Space Camp for schools launches in North East England

Students from 13 schools across the North East of England take part in the latest Space Camp from Team Athena Students from 13 schools across the North East of England are this week taking part in the latest Space Camp from Team Athena, the UK’s national team in space. Sixty students from across year 6 and […]

Leading the clean energy revolution with the opening of the redeveloped Bates Clean Energy Terminal
Leading the clean energy revolution with the opening of the redeveloped Bates Clean Energy Terminal

Following a multi-million pound investment programme, the Port of Blyth has announced the opening of its Bates Clean Energy Terminal, offering enhanced facilities and the opportunity for low-carbon focused investment and innovation. The Secretary of State for Transport, Anne-Marie Trevelyan carried out the official duties at an event attended by a wide range of Port […]

Fintech sector in North East England could create over 2,000 jobs in the next three years
Fintech sector in North East England could create over 2,000 jobs in the next three years

A new regional growth strategy, developed in response to a national strategic review of FinTech, has identified the opportunity to create more than 2,000 new jobs in the North East by the end of 2025, taking the size of the sector’s employment to more than 7,700 jobs. The new strategy has been developed by Whitecap […]