Useful Contacts

Finance and Funding

Useful Contacts

Area Tourism Partnership Offices

Each Area Tourism Partnership office offers support, guidance and workforce development opportunities specifically for tourism businesses.

Contact your Area Tourism Partnership direct to see what events, workshops and training opportunities are on offer.

Click on the title links below for further information about each organisation:

Business Link

A one stop shop for all your questions on business and financial planning including a useful section on identifying  the right finance options for your business.

Tel: 0845 600 9006

HMRC

Information on Tax, Pensions, Self-Assessment, VAT, Tips & Gratuities PAYE

GRANTfinder

A free service to help and identify funding schemes and awards

Local Authorities

Local authorities are keen to support both community and business enterprise to boost the local economy and may be able to offer ad-hoc funding.

Chambers of Commerce

Non-political and non-profit making organisation providing support on a local level.

Entrust

Entrust is the enterprise development agency for the whole of the North East supporting economic growth and development. They support new and existing businesses and finding finance is one of their key services.

Electronic Payments Comparison Site

The UK’s only impartial directory and comparison site for online payments

NBSL Skills Funding Agency

The North East Leadership & Management Advisory Service can help you to identify your personal leadership and management needs, find the right support to help you with these needs, match your investment by up to £1000, and help you to measure the benefits of the development work undertaken and plan how to take this forward for future success.