Funding & support resources

Local Women Local Enterprise, a project by The Millin Charity, provides specialist enterprise support for women in Gateshead and Newcastle.

The Better Business Skills programme provides fully funded business skills sessions and mentoring for North of Tyne residents aged 19+

The Sunderland Skills and Inclusion Programme (SSIP) offers Sunderland businesses and employees the opportunity to access fully-funded courses spanning a range of subject specialisms and disciplines.

Open to businesses and social enterprises based in Gateshead, Pathways to Innovation looks to help enterprises overcome the barriers preventing them from accessing innovation and growth, both individually and as a region.

Helping innovative digital businesses across the North East to collaborate, commercialise and attract finance.

Driving opportunity and innovation for North East SMEs

Join Small Business Britain and Starling for a transformative six-week online series designed to equip women with the skills, mindset, and momentum to grow their businesses.

A programme of support to help you start your business in North Tyneside, Northumberland, Newcastle or Gateshead. This project is funded by North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority.

A programme of support to help you start your business in County Durham.

Find out how to involve governors in CEIAG. This toolkit provides a framework for governing boards to monitor the careers programme and ensure pupils are supported to make informed choices about their future.

Discover what they are and available opportunities.

A STEM engagement activity that’s been shown to reduce children’s stereotypes of science and scientists by providing counter-stereotypical character attributes through a set of diverse STEM role models.

Nicola Roberts from Hetton Lyons Primary School discusses ways of tackling stereotypical thinking when it comes to careers.

The North East Teacher Encounters Programme is part of a national programme with the Careers and Enterprise Company delivering over 1000 teacher encounters this year (2023). The aim is to provide teachers with an understanding of the range of opportunities available for young people in the region. 

Aspire is designed to encourage sixth form students to aim high, broaden their horizons and achieve their potential. The Aspire teacher resources pack contains everything you need to deliver an effective and engaging session about university and careers.