Advice and financial assistance
North Tyneside Council's Business and Enterprise Team is committed to delivering a comprehensive programme to support your business. We offer general advice and guidance on wider available support for your business as well as business start-up advice, recruitment and training support, financial guidance, and assistance with locating premises.
All business people, regardless of how much experience you have, benefit from someone to talk to about general business issues. If you are looking to expand or need advice on how to grow, we can help you achieve your objectives. We will listen to you and offer advice.
Email: business@northtyneside.gov.uk | 0191 643 6409
Business Start-up
The Business Factory can help you to explore your abilities and look at the reality of starting a business.
Our team of advisers can work with you free of charge to build skills, provide expert knowledge to enable you to start a business. Services offered by the Business Factory include:
- guidance with your business plan
- help to find ideas and support to turn your passions, interests and skills into a business
- business ideas - there are hundreds listed on The Business Factory website
Whatever stage you are at with your business idea, from just thinking about it, to being ready to start, our advisers will help.
Email: info@businessfactorynt.co.uk
Telephone: 0191 605 3110
North Tyneside Business Forum
North Tyneside Council also support the North Tyneside Business Forum as the lead peer to peer support organisation for the business community in North Tyneside, encouraging economic growth, employment, sustainability and corporate responsibility.
The Business Forum is managed by a group of local business people from across all sectors that have the needs of the local business community at heart. It's their committed aim to support all North Tyneside companies from the very smallest micro-business to the largest.
To be notified of future business support & grant schemes, please register to become a member of North Tyneside Business Forum.
Rising Costs and Energy Crisis
North Tyneside Business Forum are supporting members with their concerns on rising costs and the energy crisis.
You can find more information about about the Energy Bill Relief Scheme for businesses on a dedicated Rising Costs and Energy Crisis page on the North Tyneside Business Forum website
https://www.northtynesidebusinessforum.org.uk/support-for-business/rising-costs-and-energy-crisis/
Energy Bill Discount Scheme (from 1 April 2023)
From 1 April 2023, the Government will introduce the Energy Bill Discount Scheme for non-domestic customers, including businesses, the voluntary sector, and the public sector (such as schools and hospitals). This is to help protect them from rising energy costs. More information can be found here
In partnership with Bryce Energy Services, we have produced the below explainer video
Town Centre Business Support
Members of the Business & Enterprise team regularly attend town centre Chamber meetings in North Shields, Wallsend and Whitley Bay. We can support your town centre business with advice on property, vacancy rates and footfall figures.
Wallsend Town Centre
Funded by the North of Tyne Combined Authorities Town & High Street Fund, a dedicated Town Centre Liaison Officer will listen to and offer advice on issues such as how to access finance, employment issues and marketing whilst being able to liaise with internal departments such as planning, highways and waste; to businesses in Wallsend Town Centre.
Contact business@northtyneside.gov.uk | 0191 643 6409
Wallsend Shop Front Improvement Scheme
This grant is aimed at supporting businesses in Wallsend Town Centre to invest in the external appearance of their commercial premises and encourage future business growth.
This grant is for any retail unit with a ground floor shop unit or doorway access / signage for an upper floor commercial premises, which is accessible to the public; based on High Street East, High Street West or Station Road (from the junction with Elton Street East to the South, and Atkinson Terrace to the North).
This scheme is funded by the North of Tyne Combined Authorities Town & High Street Fund.
Before submitting an application, please ensure you have 2 quotations (from a qualified tradesman where appropriate) for all proposed project expenditure, including one from a tradesman based within the borough of North Tyneside.
Related documents
Green and Environmental Support
Grants, resources, and support are available to assist your business to reduce its carbon footprint and become more sustainable. Please see our dedicated page for more information on the specific assistance available.
Grants, support and resources.
You can also learn more about North Tyneside Council’s aim to achieve carbon net zero by 2030 here.
Contact
Support to navigate all of the available support
Our Business Development Officer Vanessa Murphy can help guide you through all local, regional & national support available, matching you with the most appropriate connections to help you grow your business.
Contact business@northtyneside.gov.uk | 0777 9303805