NBSL (Northumberland Business Service Ltd) is an Enterprise Agency based in Northumberland. We operate across the county and the North East of England and have just celebrated our eleventh anniversary. Our strength is in our team who have experience working with local, regional and national partners to build our customers a bespoke package of assistance. If you're looking for business support funding or help with starting a business in the North East, just get in touch and see how we can help.
The North East Business Support Fund is a grant available to north east businesses who are looking to grow their turnover or staff levels. The fund offers up to £1400 towards the cost of a project that will help to develop various aspects of a business such as strategy, quality management, marketing and process improvement. Find out exactly what we can support, the eligibility criteria and then apply online by following the link below.
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Starting a business can be one of the most frightening, challenging but rewarding decisions that you can make. NBSL has an excellent reputation for working with people to help develop the skills they need to take the next step towards starting up their business. If you'd like to find out more about how we can help, just follow the link below.
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Krystle Barwick is the mother of three young children and wanted to rejoin the workforce after spending time as a home maker. Previously a pharmacy technician and dispenser, Krystle had struggled to find suitable employment that fitted around her busy life as a mother so she decided to consider re -training and came to NBSL for support. Krystle is one of the many people we've supported in starting their own business - you can read about more of them and also some of the existing businesses we've helped to flourish.
Read our new business case studiesUsing your experience to help someone in business is one of the most rewarding aspects of becoming a business mentor. We're looking for people who can give up a little bit of their time to help - if you've got hands-on experience of running a business, we'd love to hear from you.
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It's been our home for a good few years now, but on the 21st of May, we'll be saying goodbye to our Advice Centre on Hirst Arcade in Ashington. The good news is, we'll be moving to a new home.
The North East Business Support Fund (successor to our previous Leadership and Management Advisory Service) provides tailored support, including advice and funding for eligible SMEs and social enterprises that have potential for growth and are based in North East England. The service (funded by ERDF) provides grant support giving businesses a fantastic opportunity to access specialist help, to develop the growth and profitability of their organisations.
Improve your business with the North East Business Support Fund - up to £1400 towards the cost of developing your business strategy, processes and a range of other related projects.
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We've helped hundreds of people to start their own successful businesses. Writing business plans, developing your idea - our team can help you on your way.
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We know that starting up and running a business can be difficult. We also know that sometimes you might just need a bit of advice about what you need to do, or how to approach something new. Our advisers are always on hand to help you through, but if you're looking for some general business advice, we might be able to help you right here. Knowledge Bank is our growing collection of business articles that cover some of the main aspects of starting or running a business.
That’s what Christine Appleby and Claire Nixon are offering at the Peppermint Tearooms situated in the Northumberland Market town of Morpeth.
Christine and Claire had both spent a considerable amount of their working life employed in the Care Sector and felt they were ready for a change of career. They decided that working as a Partnership they would like to explore the idea of Self Employmen...
