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Experts in Residence

Experts in Residence is a free support programme offering online meetings with local experts on topics such as finance, marketing and law, for trading businesses and start-ups in the North East. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by Business & IP Centre North East

Checked against the official page (bipcnortheast.co.uk) on 10 Oct 2026.

Free online meetings with local experts on business topics such as finance and funding, marketing, intellectual property and law. Each business can have one meeting per expert, lasting 30 minutes to an hour.

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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

Not stated

Who can apply

Businesses currently trading in the north-east and registered with either Companies House or as self-employed with HMRC can request meetings with Experts; those setting up can use the Start-Up Support Experts. Meetings are usually online and limited to one per Expert.

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Business size

Not stated

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How to apply

Book an appointment with an expert via the Business & IP Centre North East website.

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Where it is open: the North East Combined Authority area

North East Combined Authority

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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: County Durham, Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Gateshead.

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Things we could not confirm

  • Page says it is open, but no deadline is stated.
  • Some areas also get up to 12 additional free hours through the Citylife Business Support Scheme, which is not available across all council areas; its own rules apply.

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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 (bipcnortheast.co.uk) on 10 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 10 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with Business & IP Centre North East before you apply.

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