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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NBSL is a BIS approved Enterprise Agency and works to assist pre-start, new and existing business by providing information, advice and support on running and developing a business.
Please note that our advice and support is free of charge if the majority of your business sales is to other businesses rather than to private individuals.
Pre-start service is delivered through our network of high-street Business Advice Centres which house dedicated staff to help you with the challenges you may face when starting up and running your business; at no cost to you provided you live in Northumberland. Click here for more information.
Our North Esat Business Support Advisers work with existing businesses throughout the North East to identify solutions that aid development and growth. Subject to eligibility, grant support is available through our North East Business Support Fund. Find out more here.
NBSL are approved by BIS, Customer First, Investors in People and we have a skilled, experienced, SFEDI accredited team of Advisers with whom you can work confidentially.
NBSL provide a range of free pre- business start-up and business support solutions including:
Our Advisers are experienced and either hold SFEDI accreditation or are working toward it. Our customer services team hold IAG (Information Advice and Guidance) accreditation or are working toward it.
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...
