Business Support

Consultancy Services

Consultancy services to help with various business issues, from finding innovative ways of working, to identifying the simplest and most effective routes to cost savings.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

Contracts Finder

Contracts Finder lets businesses search for information about contracts worth over £10,000 with the government and its agencies.

Gov.uk

Procurement

Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for employers and employees

Acas coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for employers and employees

Acas North East

Coronavirus, Covid19, Staff development

Coronavirus and the manufacturing sector

MAKE UK have compiled the latest expert advice on pay, absence and travel for the manufacturing industry.

MAKE UK

Coronavirus, Covid19

COVID-19: Guidance for small businesses and the self-employed

Advice and guidance on reducing the risks from COVID-19 to you and your business.

Federation of Small Businesses

Coronavirus, Covid19

Creative & Cultural Skills Apprenticeships Advice

This scheme offers information and guidance on all apprenticeship matters, from Government policy through to the employment and management of apprentices.

Creative and Cultural Skills

Creative Fuse North East

Creative Fuse North East offers several strands of business innovation support, tailored to digital businesses, creative enterprises, artists, freelancers and beyond.

Creative Fuse North East

Creative Fuse North East

Delivered through a truly unique partnership between the North East’s five universities – Newcastle, Durham, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside. Academics will work alongside industry, cultural organisations, ch

Creative Fuse North East

DBN - The Do Business Network

DBN is a dynamic business networking group with a growing membership and an active programme of events throughout the year. The group has no geographic boundaries.  DBN aims to make networking fun, effective and

The 'Do Business' Network

DCO Suppliers - MOD Contracts

MOD-DCO is the official source of UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) contracts.

MOD-DCO

Design for Business

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

Design Network North

Scaleup

Digital Catapult

Digital Catapult is the UK’s leading advanced digital technology innovation centre. It drives the early adoption of digital technologies to make UK businesses more competitive and productive to grow the country’s econo

Digital Catapult