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Loans from £100,000 to help businesses grow

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  • 97% of customers surveyed were happy/satisfied with the service they received from us*
  • Experienced local teams with a face-to-face approach
  • Support for businesses looking to grow
  • Finance tailored around your individual needs
  • Dedicated ongoing support

Finance for different business needs

We can offer loans up to £2 million to established businesses with the potential to grow in the following areas:

 

We can offer loans from £100,000 to £2 million for contract related bonds to businesses generating economic benefit in Teesside through the Teesside Flexible Investment Fund. This includes funding for:

  • Advance payment guarantees
  • Performance bonds
  • Warranty bonds
  • Highway bonds
  • Water authority bonds

Find out more about contract and bond finance.

Short-term loans from £250,000 for small and medium-sized construction and property development companies for projects.

  • New housing developments
  • Office, industrial and warehouse developments
  • Refurbishment schemes
  • Mixed use developments
  • Covers Tyne & Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and Teesside

Check out our property development page for more information.

In Teesside, we can provide flexible finance for any potential buyer looking to acquire a business through the Teesside Flexible Investment Fund. This includes:

  • A business buying another business
  • A management team buying the business they run
  • A management team buying into another business

Find out more about buying a business.

We can offer loans up to £2 million to established businesses with the potential to grow in the following areas:

 

We can offer loans from £100,000 to £2 million for contract related bonds to businesses generating economic benefit in Teesside through the Teesside Flexible Investment Fund. This includes funding for:

  • Advance payment guarantees
  • Performance bonds
  • Warranty bonds
  • Highway bonds
  • Water authority bonds

Find out more about contract and bond finance.

Short-term loans from £250,000 for small and medium-sized construction and property development companies for projects.

  • New housing developments
  • Office, industrial and warehouse developments
  • Refurbishment schemes
  • Mixed use developments
  • Covers Tyne & Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and Teesside

Check out our property development page for more information.

In Teesside, we can provide flexible finance for any potential buyer looking to acquire a business through the Teesside Flexible Investment Fund. This includes:

  • A business buying another business
  • A management team buying the business they run
  • A management team buying into another business

Find out more about buying a business.

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Step 1

If you think your business meets our criteria, please make an enquiry.

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Step 2

Once we’ve received your enquiry, if we think we can help, we’ll come out to meet you to discuss making an application.

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Step 3

We’ll work with you to assess your application, after which a decision will be made.

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Step 4

If successful and all documents are in place, funds will be transferred.

*based on 66 customer feedback surveys recorded from November 2021 to November 2023 

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