We're one of the longest established and most successful business support organisations in the region - helping people to start and grow businesses right across the North East of England for over eighteen years. In that time, we've helped almost 9000 people to explore a new business idea - and 85% of the people that start a business with our support are still trading after one year. We've helped over 12,000 businesses to grow and they've created over 3,300 new jobs as a result. And we've also helped almost 5000 individuals to develop their skills to make them more effective in their role.