Business Support

Durham Digital Workforce

Thanks to the European Social Fund, East Durham College is now able to offer a wide variety of completely FREE digital training courses for businesses in the County Durham area. There are many different digital courses on offer

East Durham College

Durham Internships and Collaborative Enterprise (DICE) project

Careers and Enterprise have recently received ERDF funding to launch a new programme supporting SME business growth in County Durham. The project seeks to support businesses to harness the knowledge and enterprising skills of

Durham University Business School

Dynamo North East

Dynamo North East is a business-led organisation with the core mission of: Growing the North East tech economy through collaboration, innovation, skills and noise. Our vision for the region is to have a world-class reputation as a

Dynamo North East

Economic Evaluation and Life Cycle Analysis

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) can help clients to evaluate the techno-economics of a project, from the identification of a cost-effective starting material to the most efficient process route.

Centre for Process Innovation (CPI)

eGrid SME support

This support will aid companies to overcome electrical issues related to the development, commercialisation and installation of renewable energy system technologies. Companies Narec DE can help include prototype developers, microg

Narec Distributed Energy

ELITE Programme (UK)

ELITE is a three part service of education, business support, mentoring and access delivered in collaboration with Imperial College Business School

ELITE UK

Scaleup

Employer Support

We can help you: build the best HR and L&D teams to deliver your people strategy, improve performance and engagement to meet your business objectives & professionalise your team through training, qualifications and membership.

CIPD North East Branch

Enterprise & Innovation, University of Sunderland

Access to a variety of services and benefits such as research, training, business advice, graduate and student interns and world class facilities.

University of Sunderland

Enterprise Europe Network

Enterprise Europe Network is the world’s largest business network and a great platform on which to promote your business, technology or ideas across Europe and beyond.

RTC North

Export

Enterprise Programme

We work with 18 to 30-year-olds to turn big ideas into a business reality through our Enterprise programme. Find out more.

Prince's Trust

Mentor

Enterprise Support in the North East 2

One to one mentoring, coaching, business planning and an extensive range of workshops covering all the essentials to starting a business.

North East Enterprise Agency Ltd (NEEAL)

Startup

Entrepreneur Accelerator

The NatWest Entrepreneur Accelerator gives businesses like yours the power to start, scale and succeed.

Natwest

Scaleup, Startup