Growing your business
How we can help
The Economic Growth Team offers a range of services to businesses that are looking to expand, as well as assisting business that are considering relocating into South Tyneside.
If you're an existing business in South Tyneside with expansion plans or ideas, then view the services we can offer below. Alternatively, please get in touch with us, in confidence, to find out how we can help you.
Financial assistance
The Council can advise on the potential sources of financial assistance to help businesses that are planning expansion projects or considering locating to South Tyneside.
Finding premises and land
As well as having local knowledge of the area, the Council can provide details of properties and employment land available through private agents and its own commercial property portfolio. We can provide tailored listing of available properties as well as arranging viewings.
For more information please visit business property.
Recruitment and training
The Council can play a co-ordination and supporting role in recruiting the right people for your business. We can potentially help companies who are taking on new staff with pre-employment training, recruitment and advertising of vacancies.
The Council can provide support to organisations that are making redundancies by bringing together agencies that specialise in careers advice.
For more information please email southtynesideworks@southtyneside.gov.uk.
Supply South Tyneside
Supply South Tyneside is a free service that helps local businesses, identify, bid for and win new business.
For more information please visit Supply South Tyneside.
Manufacturing Forum
The Manufacturing Forum was set up to enable manufacturing companies in South Tyneside to work together to resolve common issues. The Forum has 3 primary concerns:
- Information Hub - collating and distributing information
- Collaboration - raising common issues
- Skills - encouraging involvement with schools, colleges, universities and training organisations
For more information please visit The Advanced Manufacturing Forum.
UK Trade and Investment
Open to Export is a business resource offering free export advice for overseas growth.
For more information please visit UKTI: Open to Export.