Funding & support resources

Help to Grow: Management Essentials is a free, online course that explains the essential business concepts required for growth.

Support designed to help individuals looking to start their own business or in the early stage of trading.

Destination North East England has a collective ambition to double the size of our region's economy in ten years time.

The complete technology solution for your e-Procurement value chain.

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.

Digital Catapult has launched this state-of-the-art 5G Immersive Lab in partnership with the North East Combined Authority to break down the barriers to digital adoption in the North East.

A global reputation for excellence and partnerships can support your business to succeed, through the dynamic exchange of ideas, expertise and resources.

We forge connections so your talent can solve the unmet needs facing key sectors.

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

Workshops and research methodologies to help business owners design better products and reach new customers.

An impressive collection of on-site resources to help when researching a business idea, find competitor information and analyse markets.

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

The Satellite Applications Catapult helps develop scalable businesses that will contribute to the growth of the UK space industry.

The Entrepreneurs’ Forum’s peer-to-peer mentoring programme confidentially connects members in order to share knowledge and experience.

UK Export Finance (UKEF) helps UK companies selling abroad by sharing the financial risks of selling overseas, with support such as insurance and credit guarantees for their banks.