South Shields is a town in South Tyneside, the North East Combined Authority area. About 73,000 people live there (Census 2021).
As of 1 November 2026, businesses in South Shields can apply to the 361 schemes open across South Tyneside; 62 of them are only for South Tyneside or the North East Combined Authority area. Updated 1 Nov 2026.
Talk to someone in South Shields
In-person events in the next 30 days in South Shields, then within about five miles of it. 58 online events are open to anyone.
Mon 2 Nov
North East BIC · about 3 miles outside · North East BIC
Mon 2 Nov
North East BIC · about 3 miles outside · North East BIC
Tue 3 Nov09:30
Workshop 3: Building Investor Confidence
Linskill Centre · about 1 mile outside · Business North Tyneside
Wed 4 Nov
Somewhere in North East BIC · about 4 miles outside · North East BIC
Coworking spaces, incubators and workspaces a business can use, and venues to hire for a meeting, training day or event, each from its own website. Those with a known address are dots on the map below.
Managed offices · South Shields · Meeting rooms from £16 an hour at One Trinity Green (Board Room, 8 people); Conference Room from £60 an hour.
Private offices, labs or workshops, meeting rooms, a conference hall, a theatre or auditorium, outdoor space and a virtual office
Workspace · South Shields
Private offices and labs or workshops
Managed offices · South Shields · Conference Room: 28 people boardroom style, 72 theatre style. Meeting Room: 20 people.
Private offices, labs or workshops, meeting rooms, a conference hall, a theatre or auditorium, outdoor space and a virtual office
Heritage venue · South Shields · Meeting Room: 30 theatre, 16 boardroom, 16 dinner, 30 reception.
Meeting rooms, training rooms, event space and catering
Arts venue · South Shields
Meeting rooms, training rooms and a conference hall
Schemes for South Tyneside or the North East Combined Authority area, not for the whole region, which businesses in South Shields can apply to.
North East Growth Hub, Business & IP Centre North East
Free on-site research resources, free one-to-one intellectual property surgeries and free business workshops and advice to help start-ups and existing businesses research, protect and commercialise ideas.
TEDCO Business Support
A fully funded business start-up support programme for local residents in South Tyneside, offering one-to-one advice, workshops, templates and resources to help people explore and launch their own business.
Community Foundation North East
Grants of up to £2,000 for individuals aged 18-30 in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland with businesses trading for less than two and a half years and turning over more than £500 per month.
Community Foundation North East
Grants of up to £500 for individuals aged 18-30 in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland starting a business with pre-revenue or less than £500 monthly turnover, trading less than two years.
Digital Catapult, Digital Catapult North East Tees Valley (NETV)
Innovation support from Digital Catapult North East Tees Valley to help businesses explore and adopt advanced digital technologies, including fully-funded innovation residentials, workshops, one-to-one coaching and open innovation challenges. Open to startups and large businesses.
RTC North, Scale-up North East
Bespoke coaching, mentoring, consultancy and workshops for ambitious businesses, including start-ups, that are scaling or can show significant growth potential.
All 62, and everything else open in South Tyneside, on its page
Local services that help businesses in South Shields and the rest of South Tyneside. Each number is from the organisation's own website.
Impartial advice, links to support and help finding finance for existing North East businesses.
North East Enterprise Agency (NEEAL)
Fully funded one-to-one advice, workshops and training for people starting a business.
See North East Enterprise Agency Ltd (NEEAL) on Local Landscape
South Tyneside Council business team (Business Employment and Skills)
Council help for South Tyneside businesses on funding, premises, recruitment and expansion.
Your chamber of commerce: North East England Chamber of Commerce (0300 303 6322)
Open to businesses in South Shields, local and national, soonest first.
What it does, how long it has been going, how many people work there, what it needs help with and what it is looking for: the best matches for South Tyneside come first.
No business in South Shields has listed itself yet. Is yours here? List it, free: we read your website to say what you do and pin you on the map at South Shields.
South Shields is a town in South Tyneside, the North East Combined Authority area. The darker shape is the built-up area the Office for National Statistics counts as South Shields; the lighter ones are the towns around it, each with its own page.
Council areas next to South Tyneside: Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Sunderland, Gateshead
The dots are its workspaces and venues. Boundaries from the Office for National Statistics (built-up areas, 2022).
Local Landscape gathers these details automatically from public web pages, and only some have been checked by a person, so check them with the organisation before you apply. Part of South Tyneside. Every area