Offers

Love Food North Pennine Dales Love Food North Pennine Dales is a new project supporting and promoting the production, use and appreciation of locally grown or reared food in the North Pennine Dales.

Rural Jobs Fund The Rural Jobs Fund team can help you search for a job in Teesdale and Weardale. We are working with local businesses to help create jobs

Wolsingham Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Ever wanted to grow your own vegetables but didn’t have the space? Want to make sure your children are accessing locally grown fresh produce every day? Worried about how many food miles your fruit and vegetables have clocked up before they hit your plate?

Rural Business and the Environment This project has been created for businesses in Teesdale and Wear Valley who are interested in energy efficiency, cost savings, alternative and renewable energy sources, reducing carbon footprint and helping create practical incentive schemes to support eco-investment.

Start up Capital Fund The Start up Capital Fund helps recently established small and medium sized businesses trading less than 12 months to purchase necessary capital equipment, to aid their business growth and survival

Enterprise Coaches When you’re starting a new business, the advice you’re given can make all the difference between success and failure. You need the right advice - and that’s where Be Enterprising can help

Wear Valley Workspace Investment Scheme This is a discretionary grant scheme within selected areas of Wear Valley. The purpose of the scheme is to create jobs through the creation of workspace fit for purpose for new and expanding businesses.

Wear Valley Business Incentive Grant This incentive scheme is designed to meet the needs of growing businesses and start-ups who can provide job opportunities to the target groups.

Flexible Funding This is a small grant scheme funded by One NorthEast designed to encourage greater numbers of people to consider starting their own business.

Starter Websites We’ve researched the self-build website tools available nationally and recommend www.mrsite.co.uk as the most affordable and easy to use system for start up. For those first steps online, we can help you learn how to create and manage your own website, to get you started.