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One North East
This is one of the UK Government's Regional
Development Agencies, covering the North
East of England. They are here specifically
to help you do business in the North East.
Business Link
This is a UK Government initiative designed
to provide a single source of information
and advice for small businesses.
The Tyne and Wear Business Link offers to
this region a range of business assistance
services on behalf of the UK Government's
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI):
• Information and initial advice
on business set up.
• Sources to find more detailed information.
• Availability of grants - These
initial services are usually free or available
for a minimum charge.
• Training and advice services
in finance, marketing, business start-up.
• Consultancy service to identify
areas critical to future growth - subsidised
by the DTI.An initial business review is
usually free but there is usually a fee
for further services.
• More specialist services,
such as technology, design, intellectual
property, export services. A fee is usually
charged for these services.
You will be allocated a Personal Business
Advisor (PBA) who will advise you themselves
or arrange for relevant experts to come
to see you. All PBAs go through a common
training standard and the majority of them
have run their own businesses. Charges for
Business Link services vary - you should
agree them at the beginning.
The main grants available through Business
Link are Regional Enterprise Grants and
Regional Selective Assistance Grants.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
offers assistance to Manufacturing and some
Services to Industries who are located in
the assisted areas. Most of
the North East is in an assisted area. In
all cases a grant offer letter must be received
before any commitment is made to any expenditure.
And all spending must be made before the
grant is paid, so you need to be able to
fund all the capital spend before you receive
the grant.
North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC)
The NECC is one of the largest Chamber of Commerce
in the UK. Types of assistance include:-
• Regional Exporters Assisted
Market Access Grants
• Advice on international
trade
• Legal expenses insurance
• Employee training courses
Trade Partners UK
A government organisation to assist
companies with general business advice.
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