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ASCENT

ASCENT is a support programme with mentoring and peer learning for founders of small and medium-sized businesses based in North East England that employ staff or are preparing to. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by Entrepreneurs' Forum

Checked against the official page (entrepreneursforum.net) on 7 Oct 2026.

Mentoring and peer learning for ambitious business founders in the North East with turnover between £100k and £250k, combining 1-to-1 mentoring with access to experienced entrepreneurs.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open all year

Not confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Open all year

Not confirmed on the official page

How much

£295 to £445

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Who can apply

Founders based in North East England with turnover between £100k and £250k, already employing people other than themselves or actively preparing to. Not open to sole traders, consultants, business coaches, or freelance or fractional service providers.

Not confirmed on the official page

Business size

Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff)

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How to apply

Visit the provider website for further information about how to apply.

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Where it is open: the North East

North East England

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Shaded: 12 council areas in North East England.

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Things we could not confirm

  • Eligibility excludes sole traders but requires founders to be 'already employing people, other than themselves, or actively preparing to', which may exclude some small businesses; exact application process not detailed on this page

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Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (entrepreneursforum.net) on 7 Oct 2026. Its details have not changed since it was listed on 7 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with Entrepreneurs' Forum before you apply.

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