Funding & support resources

Lawyers For Your Business puts you in touch with a solicitor who can talk you through the legal issues you face and what you need to do next in a free 30-minute consultation.

The Better People Management Programme has been designed to help Businesses in Newcastle, North Tyneside or Northumberland improve their approach to HR / People Management.

Innovate UK KTN exists to connect innovators with new partners and new opportunities beyond their existing thinking – accelerating ambitious ideas into real-world solutions.

The European Franchise Federation is the leading advocate for the franchise industry in Europe, whose goal is to develop and promote the franchise business model.

A world-leading organisation supported by an initial investment from UK Government and Newcastle University – to help co-develop and bring to market products and services which create a world in which we all live better, for longer.

The UK Export Academy (UKEA) from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is a free training programme for UK businesses of all sizes looking to grow their international sales.

With our rich history of inventiveness and community spirit, we aim to combine citizen insights, business knowledge and design thinking to establish the North of Tyne region as an international leader in innovation for the Internet of Caring Things market

Access expertise and knowledge for your business from four of the region’s world-class universities, through Arrow.

Connect, learn, and thrive. The membership connects you to freelancers who get it.​ No spam. No gimmicks. Just real growth.

Apprenticeships Made Simple for Small Business

As experts in business, the FSB offer members a wide range of vital business services

The largest not-for-profit tech sector business membership organisation in the North East.

Taste of Northumberland is a scheme designed to champion the county’s food, drink, and hospitality businesses that grow, make, or serve products within Northumberland.

There are opportunities for UK companies to supply products and services to the international science facilities in which the UK is a member.

The heart of the engineering and manufacturing industries in the North East

Department for Business & Trade (DBT) is the UK Government Department that supports companies in the UK doing business internationally and overseas organisations seeking to locate in the UK.