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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's 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'll help you assess where your strengths are, as well as the areas you need support.
During your membership, you'll have access to:
You'll 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'll begin your start-up journey at the Digital Incubator at the Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter’s. This is the main co-working space for student, staff, and 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 at City Campus.
We're 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 Communications team to develop press releases and case studies to share with the region's business community.