Scheme details
Area: Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, County Durham, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Northumberland
Categories: Business support
Business stage: Trading business
resource.category.help-with.label: Operations
Key contact: Reshma Begum
Contact email: Reshma.Begum@fsb.org.uk
Page last updated: 16 April 2025
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