Resources
Useful downloads, guides, and other resources to help you with your scaling up.
Business plan
Need some guindance on writing your business plan? Download our free template below to get started.
Marketing plan
Introducing the scorecard approach to marketing.A quick and simple way of aligning marketing activity with your scaleup business goals.
Staff development
This employee development plan is meant to help managers and employees communicate and track goals collaboratively.
30-60-90 day plan
t’s tough to focus on the future of your business when you’re wrapped up in the day-to-day running of it but by using our 30-60-90 plan, you can start turning your dreams into a reality.
Business support schemes
Find out more about the business support schemes that can help with business scaling on offer across the region.
ASCENT
Support for small businesses, serious about growth.
Business support
Trading business
Newcastle upon Tyne
Sunderland
County Durham
Gateshead
South Tyneside
North Tyneside
Northumberland
Kick Off in Business
Fully funded, short, online business start-up and self-employment courses
Business support
Start-up
Newcastle upon Tyne
Sunderland
County Durham
Gateshead
South Tyneside
North Tyneside
Northumberland
PraeSeed
PraeSeed is helping to build the North’s next break out businesses with help from the British Business Bank’s Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II.
Finance & funding
Business support
Newcastle upon Tyne
Sunderland
County Durham
Gateshead
South Tyneside
North Tyneside
Northumberland
Finance
Leadership
UK Defence Innovation (UKDI)
Defence and security advantage through innovation
Finance & funding
Grant
Business support
Start-up
Trading business
Newcastle upon Tyne
Sunderland
County Durham
Gateshead
South Tyneside
North Tyneside
Northumberland
Finance
Markets
Launch Academy Accelerator Programme
An award-winning offshore wind technology accelerator programme
Business support
Newcastle upon Tyne
Sunderland
County Durham
Gateshead
South Tyneside
North Tyneside
Northumberland
Cyber Essentials
Protect your business against the most common cyber threats with Cyber Essentials.
Business support
Newcastle upon Tyne
Sunderland
County Durham
Gateshead
South Tyneside
North Tyneside
Northumberland
The King's Trust Enterprise Programme
Join the 91,000+ young people we’ve helped to start a business.
Business support
Start-up
Newcastle upon Tyne
Sunderland
County Durham
Gateshead
South Tyneside
North Tyneside
Northumberland
Port of Tyne Venture Connect
New for 2026, Venture Connect is opening the door to innovative businesses across the UK and internationally for the first time.
Business support
Start-up
Trading business
Newcastle upon Tyne
Sunderland
County Durham
Becoming Net Zero
Gateshead
South Tyneside
North Tyneside
Northumberland
People and skills
Operations