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Business with Purpose

Business with Purpose is a support programme for changemakers in Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland who want to start or grow a socially trading organisation. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by North East BIC

Checked against the official page (ne-bic.co.uk) on 7 Oct 2026.

Support for socially trading organisations and purpose-led businesses to start up or grow their trading income, including training, advice and business development support.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open all year

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Open all year

Confirmed on the official page

How much

Not stated

Who can apply

Changemakers from Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland who want to start a socially trading organisation or grow an established purpose-led organisation's trading income.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Start-ups, Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff)

Not confirmed on the official page

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How to apply

For pre-start support, visit the Eventbrite page or contact Junction Point. For growth support, visit the North East BIC website or get in touch.

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: the North East Combined Authority area

Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland

Confirmed on the official page

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Shaded: Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Gateshead.

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Things we could not confirm

  • No closing date stated; rolling programme assumed based on ongoing support model

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Source and last checked

Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (ne-bic.co.uk) 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 North East BIC before you apply.

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