Business Advice Northumberland

Business support in Tyne & WearSmall Business Grants for business improvement projects and specialist Masterclasses for businesses in Tyne and Wear. NBSL - 6 Esther Court, Wansbeck Business Park, Rotary Parkway, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 8AP

North East business support that works for you. Weve helped thousands of businesses to start, grow and achieve sustainable business success in the last five years. We passionately believe in the importance of building businesses on solid foundations. This is achieved through the support of experienced and knowledgeable advisors. We have a proven track record. Helping an average of 4 enterprises to start up every single week.

The Growth Hub is delivered by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (North East LEP). The LEP works to make the North East a place where more businesses invest, grow and prosper, to deliver more and better jobs for everyone.The Hub is a crucial part of the LEPs Business Growth strategy. Business growth and access to finance are key drivers for more and better jobs. They are necessities in addressing market failures to support stronger indigenous businesses to drive up GVA and employment. The North East LEPs Business Growth Programme provides the framework for an investment of over 200m in access to finance and business support over six years. This investment will increase profitability, wages and employment across the local economy.The North East Local Enterprise Partnership area covers County Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland. The North East LEP Board is business led and chaired by Andrew Hodgson, former chief executive officer of Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD).

A variety of free and subsidised support for eligible individuals and businesses. Our North East Regional Business Support programme offers up to 40% business improvement grants to SMEs. We offer free and subsidised services, events and support to Start up and existing rural SMEs and we also offer start-up support and advice to individuals throughout Northumberland.

Northumberland County Council's website contains a section dedicated to helping local business. It covers: Business rates, grants & funding, licences and permits, markets in Northumberland, suppliers, local growth, laws and licenses.

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The Department for Business & Trade helps businesses export and grow into global markets. We also help overseas companies locate and grow in the UK. Our services are provided in over 100 markets throughout the world. We are passionate about what we do. Thats why we constantly review our services in light of customer feedback and the impact they offer, which means theyll vary from time to time.

Prowess is the online hub for women-friendly business support, inspiration and information. Our vision is an environment where women in business can flourish. Be inspired Prowess is full of stories and shared experiences from women who’ve made their own way in business. Everyone has a story to tell. And women who are thinking of starting a business – and those looking to grow – say there aren’t enough stories of real women in business out there. In our recent survey 43% said they wanted to read more experiences and case studies from ‘real’ women in business! Read them here, or submit your own here.

Business Northumberland works with you and your business to help you begin, continue and advance with your business online! Working with industry experts to support micro, small and medium enterprises across the North East to help businesses build and sustain a successful online presence.

Need help to turn your amazing ideas into reality? We have 25 years experience of helping entrepreneurs just like you.Theyve gone on to do amazing things. Some have created successful companies you can see today, right here at the BICs business park.Answers, inspiration and moreOur dedicated Start Up service is designed to get you properly prepared to launch your own business.The path of the entrepreneur isnt always easy. But with us by your side helping you to do the right research and the proper planning, you can do it.Were a friendly bunch and we pride ourselves on our straightforward approach to business support. We like to roll up our sleeves and get stuck in because we know thats what your business needs. Hard graft and helping hands. Wearfield, Enterprise Park East, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR5 2TA

Do you run a business in Northumberland? Is your business online? Do you need support to get it online? Business Northumberland supports businesses of all kinds across the region, whether you are looking to get your B&B on Instagram or you need support collating data on Microsoft Excel, Business Northumberland has courses to support your business and its growth. The Business Northumberland programme is designed to help ambitious businesses to achieve their growth potential by providing credible, tailored and expert support. The business support programme managed by Advance Northumberland and part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) offers fully funded support to businesses in the North East. C/o: Wansbeck Workspace, Rotary Parkway, Ashington, Northumberland NE63 8QZ

NBSL are a not for profit enterprise agency that operate from 7 Business Advice Centres located throughout Northumberland. We provide free start up support to anyone considering starting their own business. We also manage workspace for new businesses in Berwick. In addition to one to one support we run group sessions on business topics. If you live in Northumberland please contact us to arrange to see an Adviser in your local area. All our Advisers are SFEDI accredited which is the industry standard. Our Business Advice Centres are located in: Berwick x 2. Alnwick, Ashington, Blyth, Morpeth and Hexham