New Entepreneur Scholarship

The North East Business & Innovation Centre (BIC) will be running its next New Entrepreneur Scholarship programme (NES). The programme has been developed to ensure that people with a good business idea can be given the necessary training, business tools and finance to overcome the barriers and turn their idea into reality.

The New Entrepreneur Scholarships Programme (NES) helps people living in disadvantaged areas to start in business. People from disadvantaged areas and backgrounds often have ideas and ambition to succeed in business, but many say they find it hard to find support and finance relevant to their needs.

NES is funded by the Learning and Skills Council and managed by the National Federation of Enterprise Agencies (NFEA), Association of Business Schools (ABS) and Prince’s Trust, aims to overcome these difficulties by providing a comprehensive package of support, mentoring and funding in order to encourage and support the start-up and growth of new businesses. All business ideas within reason are supported and social enterprise ideas are particularly welcomed.

For more information please contact Janice Marsh on 0191 516 6074 or email janice.marsh@ne-bic.co.uk