Open to businesses in Sunderland, including schemes for the wider region and the whole country.
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Food and Drink North East
Food and Drink North East's community for the region's food, drink and hospitality sector. Paid membership is launching soon; for now anyone can sign up free as a Community subscriber for a monthly newsletter of sector news, business support opportunities and events, and selected FADNE webinars, workshops and showcases.
Made Smarter, North East Growth Hub
Support for small and medium-sized manufacturers in the North East and Tees Valley to adopt digital technology, with a digital roadmap, workshops, grants for expert technical advice and for new software or equipment, and fully-funded Digital Interns.
Digital Catapult
Access to a 5G Immersive Lab with co-working space, workshops and expert-led demonstrations to help businesses develop expertise in 5G and immersive technology.
Durham University
Information and guidance from Durham University's Career Service on recruiting and engaging with students and graduates.
Cyber Resilience Centre for the North East
Police-led centre that helps small and medium-sized businesses, charities and public sector organisations in North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber improve their cyber security, with fully funded training and Cyber PATH services for subscribers.
A learning and development agency, empowering enterprise skills and entrepreneurship in collaboration with government, employers, education and community organisations.
RTC North
RTC North Ltd is a support provider that delivers publicly funded business support, expert advice and innovation programmes across the North of England, for start-ups, scale-ups, manufacturers and supply chains.
North East Regional Defence and Security Cluster (NE RDSC)
A regional defence and security cluster that offers networking events, capability showcases, connections and support accessing funding, contracts and new markets to members. Membership is open to North East organisations, UK-based organisations outside the region, and government and funding bodies as strategic partners.
European Franchise Federation
The European Franchise Federation is a not-for-profit association that promotes the franchise industry in Europe and runs a European Code of Ethics for Franchising. It also hosts free online events and webinars.
Sunderland Software City
Project shaping the future of immersive technology in the North East of England.
Sunderland Software City
Helps organisations understand and access technology to grow.
Sunderland Software City
Access to experts and resources to build a tech startup.
Hartree Centre, Sunderland Software City
Fully funded support for SMEs to access advanced digital technologies, delivered through the Hartree Centre North East hub.
Sunderland Software City
Helps founders understand and access grants, funding and investment, run by Sunderland Software City.
North East Better Health at Work Award
A free, flexible award that recognises employers in the North East and Cumbria for addressing health issues in the workplace. Each employer who signs up is supported by a dedicated Workplace Health Improvement Specialist.
Open to businesses across England or the UK, including Sunderland.
North East Chamber of Commerce
A face-to-face Trade Ready Training course on import procedures, aimed at helping businesses become trade compliant on their export journey.
The SSE, School for Social Entrepreneurs, Social Enterprise UK
A free 12-month support programme for charities, social enterprises and community organisations preparing for social investment, with a choice of a Match Trading grant or a repayable grant.
iX programme, Innovation Exchange, Innovate UK Business Connect, Innovate UK
A competition for solution providers to capture and verify social value delivery across defence supply chains, with up to £60,000 grant for a 3 month project. Open to businesses including SMEs and start-ups.
Money and Pensions Service (MaPS)
Grants of £5,000 to £25,000 for engaged Money Guiders Partner organisations to run projects improving customer referrals and collaboration (Lot 1) or raising awareness of money guidance (Lot 2). Each organisation can make one application per Lot.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Innovate UK
A grant of £2,500 for farming, growing or forestry businesses in England to engage an external Project facilitator to support development of a full ADOPT grant application. Single applicants only.
Simply Business
A competition run by Simply Business to win £10,000 of funding, with one-to-one business coaching from Hatch Enterprise, for five business owners aged over 40.
EIT Culture & Creativity
Funding of up to €30,000 and a 9-month training programme for early-stage founders with pre-incorporation business concepts in Materials and Built Environment (fashion and architecture). Includes an in-person Startup Sprint and an online Spark Incubation Programme.
Innovate UK
UK registered research and technology organisations or academic institutions can apply for up to £4 million to establish a hub improving the targeting and commercial impact of grant-funded manufacturing digitalisation activity.
UnLtd
Grants and business support for social entrepreneurs starting or growing a social venture, with funding up to £18,000 depending on stage.