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North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC)

The North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) is a free support programme with tailored one-to-one advice for people in North East England who want to start a business or become self-employed. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by North East BIC

Checked against the official page (ne-bic.co.uk) on 30 Oct 2026.

Free one-to-one business advice from the North East BIC's expert advisers for people starting a business.

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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

Free

Not confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Start-up support for people across North East England who want to start a business or become self-employed, with free tailored support from advisers.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Start-ups

Not confirmed on the official page

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How to apply

Visit the Starting your business page on the North East BIC website.

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: the North East

North East England

Not confirmed on the official page

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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

  • Area of eligibility not stated; the Flying Start workshops are for Tyne & Wear, Durham or Northumberland.
  • Advice is described as free, but no deadline is given.

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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 30 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 30 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with North East BIC before you apply.

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