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Staff at the University of Sunderland interested in starting their own business can seek expert advice and support, such as the Northern Accelerator project available to academic staff actively engaged in research.
This route offers excellent support in developing entrepreneurial skills, business planning and marketing strategy, and funding towards product development.
Northern Accelerator is an innovative collaboration between universities in the North East, including the University of Sunderland.
It is driving a step-change in the commercialisation of research to help address regional imbalance and strengthen the North East knowledge economy. It brings together academics and business leaders, with a host of funding and support, to form sustainable businesses that create more and better jobs.
Our start-up support is tailored to meet your needs and help you launch and grow your business. At the beginning of your journey with us, we will help you to assess where your strengths are, as well as the areas where you need support.
During your membership you will have access to:
You will cover the fundamental building blocks of starting your business or freelance venture including Legal and IP, sales and marketing strategies, finance, and bookkeeping. It’s also a great opportunity to immerse yourself in a community of like-minded individuals on a similar journey.
We regularly host guest speakers covering a range of topics to help you inform your business knowledge and expand your network. We listen to the needs of our members and offer the topics that are important to them.
You will begin your start-up journey at the Digital Incubator at St Peter’s Campus. This is the main co-working space for Student/Staff/Graduate prestart and early trading businesses where like-minded people can share their business start-up experience. This is a collaborative space that caters for peer-to-peer conversations.
Following the initial 12-month incubation support, early trading businesses will then access the commercial facilities at the Enterprise Place at Hope Street Xchange.
We are always on the lookout for good news stories and keen to shout about our start-up success stories. We work closely with the University’s central PR and Comms team to develop press releases and case studies to share with the region's business community.