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Better People Management

Better People Management is a support programme giving up to 12 hours of fully funded expert HR support to trading businesses in Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland. This scheme has closed.

Run by NBSL · funded by UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Checked against the official page (forms.nbsl.org.uk) on 21 Oct 2026.

This scheme has closed

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Up to 12 hours of fully funded expert HR support for businesses with staff management challenges in recruitment, retention, development and HR processes.

Status and deadline

Status

Closed

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Open all year

Not confirmed on the official page

How much

up to 12 hours of fully funded expert HR support

Not confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Trading businesses based in Northumberland, Newcastle or North Tyneside with HR/People Management challenges/issues. Companies can access the programme once per phase.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Any size

Not confirmed on the official page

How to apply

Complete an Expression of Interest form.

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: the North East Combined Authority area

Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland

Confirmed on the official page

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Shaded: Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside.

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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 (forms.nbsl.org.uk) on 21 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 21 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with NBSL before you apply.

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