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Enterprise Development Fund
The fund is available to individuals intending to start up their own business or to existing businesses that are less than 3 years old and employ fewer than 10 people. Grants of up to £2,000 for sole traders and £5,000 for other forms of business are available for a wide variety of purposes.
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Rates Equivalent Grant
This scheme is available for manufacturing companies and manufacturing related service companies. Grant support can amount to 50% of the first year’s business rates subject to a maximum of £10,000.
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Capital Investment Grant
This scheme is available for manufacturing companies and manufacturing related service companies. Grant support can amount to 50% of eligible costs on plant and equipment up to a maximum of £10,000.
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Jobs Creation Grant
Grant support can amount to £1,000 per job created for unemployed Hartlepool residents up to a maximum of £10,000. The grant can be paid up front in full or split over 2 payments at 6 monthly intervals (This can be increased to a maximum of £20,000).
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Business Security Fund
The scheme is available for manufacturing businesses and service sector businesses that provide services to the manufacturing sector. Grant assistance of 50% subject to a maximum of £2,500 is available for the purchase and installation of security equipment.

In certain areas of the town the amounts can be increased, Retail business may apply (Maximum £1000).
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Improvement Area Grants

Oakesway Industrial & Commercial Improvement Area Grant Assistance is available towards building and environmental improvement works for business located on the Oakesway Business Park, Hartlepool.

Discretionary grants are available towards building and environmental improvement works up to a maximum of 50% of the costs.

Longhill and Sandgate Industrial & Commercial Improvement Area Grant Assistance is available towards building and environmental improvement works for business located within the Longhill and Sandgate Industrial Estates, Hartlepool. Discretionary grants are available towards building and environmental improvement works up to a maximum of 50% of the costs.
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Women’s Development Fund
The scheme is available, depending upon qualifying criteria, to individual women or women’s groups residents in Hartlepool. A maximum of £500 is available to support childcare provision, encourage training, preparation for employment, encourage business start-ups and community enterprise, support outreach training courses and publicity.
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ICT funding
There are two seperate funds operating town wide. Both of which are aimed at businesses seeking to develop their use of technology and e adoption measures the amount available is dependant on age of business.
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