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To become a member
The members of the
Graduates for Growth forum meet every quarter to discuss current activities
and successes and to share best practice.
Forum members are
all actively engaged in developing graduate opportunities in North East
England and offer a comprehensive range of initiatives and programmes
including work experience and work placements, careers
advice and guidance and new venture creation support.
The forum comprises
the following organisations: The
region's universities, in particular their Careers Services, offer
a wide range of services to graduates;
The Careers Service
of the University of Northumbria
Contact Ann Smart 0191 227 3986
ann.smart@unn.ac.uk
www.unn.ac.uk
Teesside University
Careers Service
Contact Bill Greenwood 01642 342260
b.greenwood@tees.ac.uk
www.tees.ac.uk
Careers Advisory
Service of Durham University
Contact (Durham campus) Matthew Deakin 0191 334 1425
matthew.deakin@durham.ac.uk
www.dur.ac.uk
Contact (Stockton
campus) Carolyn Whelan 0191 334 0200
carolyn.whelan@durham.ac.uk
www.dur.ac.uk
The Careers and
Employability Service
The University of Sunderland
Contact Sue Mulley 0191 515 2924
sue.mulley@sunderland.ac.uk
www.sunderland.ac.uk/ces
Careers Service,
Newcastle University
Contact Barbara Phillips-Kerr 0191 222 8056
barbara.phillips-kerr@newcastle.ac.uk
www.careers.ncl.ac.uk
The Open University
in the North
Contact Jane Gregory 0191 284 1611
north@open.ac.uk
www.open.ac.uk
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Other
organisations which provide opportunities for graduates and business start-up
support include:
Business Incubation
at Teesside University
A full range of business startup services for enterprising students
and graduates, from advice, support and training to campus-based business
units.
Contact Eileen Wicks 01642 384640
e.wicks@tees.ac.uk
www.tees.ac.uk
Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning, Durham University
Provides a 'front door' to students and staff through Enterprise activities including
animation, awareness, ideas generation and start up.
Contact Tony Coyle 0191 334 5142
k.a.coyle@durham.ac.uk
www.dur.ac.uk
Centre of Excellence
for Life Sciences (CELS)
CELS is working to develop distinct strengths in research, science and
technology within a selected number of specific Life Sciences fields to
create an engine for growth that stimulates a vibrant, fast-growing and
cohesive regional healthcare economy where local and global companies
will want to invest and develop and where world class talent will want
to live and work.
Contact Dion Griffith 0191 211 2568
dion.griffith@celsatlife.com
www.celsatlife.com
Creativitworks
Is managed by the School
of Arts, Design, Media & Culture, at the University of Sunderland,
and allows new creative businesses to hot desk for up to 2 years. Creativitiworks
offers: business advice and support, a hot desk equipped with PC or Apple
Mac, e-mail and internet access, telephone, desktop printing, photocopying
and use of presentation / meeting room. Creativitiworks companies can
also access external and University academics, agencies and networks,
as well as University facilities and equipment at preferential rates.
Contact Angela Forsyth 0191 515 3751
creativitiworks@sunderland.ac.uk
www.creativitiworks.sunderland.ac.uk
Entrepreneurial Development at Newcastle University Careers ServiceWorking in partnership with University colleagues, the business support community and national and regional policy makers to help students, graduates and researchers turn entrepreneurial ideas into action. We do this my offering products and services that stimulate entrepreneurial learning and innovation as well as those that enable sustainable venture creation through business start-up support and knowledge transfer activity.
Contact Gareth Trainer 0191 222 3962
G.H.Trainer@ncl.ac.uk
www.careers.ncl.ac.uk/enterprise
Entrust
Entrust is a non profit making organisation, attracting financial support
from Europe and Government, enabling us to offer subsidised, high quality
business support of local companies. We offer a range of flexible training
and counselling packages that focus on the client and their needs. Our
areas of support include Business Startup, Financial Services, Health
& Safety, Training, Marketing, Graduate & Student placements.
Contact Yvonne Gill 0191 244 4007
y.gill@entrust.co.uk
www.entrust.co.uk
www.graduatesforbusiness.co.uk
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The Hatchery at
the University of Sunderland
Offers students and graduates the chance to develop a business idea in
a risk free environment. From idea stage to trading, students from all
schools have access to the free facilities and support for a period
of up to 12 months. The Hatchery also offers a range of courses in business
startup to provide participants with the basic knowledge required to set
up on their own.
Contact Lisa Jaberzedeh 0191 515 3341
emrteam@sunderland.ac.uk
www.thehatchery.sunderland.ac.uk
Q Graduate
Solutions
Finds project-based work experience and permanent jobs for graduates across
all disciplines, company types and sizes.
Contact Peter Pease 0191 497 1951
peter@qgsltd.co.uk
www.qgsrecruitment.co.uk
North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC)
The North East Chamber of Commerce is a cutting edge independent membership
organisation representing the interests of over 5,000 North East businesses.
Contact Joanne Lavender 0191 386 1133
joanne.lavender@necc.co.uk
www.necc.co.uk
North East Process
Industries Cluster (NEPIC)
NEPIC represents
over 300 chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and supply chain companies
across the North East of England. NEPIC has established that there will
be a significant increase in the need for science and engineering graduates
in this important industry sector in the next few years.
Contact Ian Findley 0191 516 4400
ian.findley@nepic.co.uk
www.nepic.co.uk
Richard Hanage Associates
Small business start-up and development training and support.
Contact: Richard Hanage 01642 317309
richard@hanage.com
www.hanage.com
St Peter's Gate
at the University of Sunderland
Is a University-owned
business incubator that provides high quality office accommodation for
knowledge-based businesses who wish to develop and grow. Companies must
be under 3 years old when they enter, and should be owned by university
graduates (from any university) or intending to employ graduates in the
near future. Customised business support and advice is available in this
stunning riverside and city centre location
Contact Julia Macfarlane 0191 556 1000
info@stpetersgate.co.uk
www.stpetersgate.co.uk
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TEDCO
We aim to support the creation of jobs and wealth through the development
of new and existing businesses in South Tyneside.
Contact Carole White 0191 428 3344
cwhite@tedco.org
www.tedco.org
www.step.org
The
Northern Cultural Skills Partnership
Focusing on the needs of those involved in the cultural sector.
Contact Judy Seymour 0191 230 5228
judy@ncsp.co.uk
www.ncsp.co.uk
The Open University
Offers a broad range of opportunities towards career development,
with resources and advice.
Contact Jane Gregory 0191 284 1611
north@open.ac.uk
www.open.ac.uk
The University of Sunderland
The University of Sunderland's vision is to help make our region great, help make our city great and help all our learners to achieve and become great.
The University is striving to be recognised as one of a new generation of great civic universities - innovative, accessible, aspirational and outward looking, with international reach and remarkable local impact.
From big ideas to big business, the University of Sunderland works hand in hand with organisations of all sizes to help them to realise their potential.
The University has a proven track record of supplying organisations with specialist people, specialist knowledge and specialist facilities.
From student assistance through to full scale technical consultancy, work based learning to research and development, the University has a range of solutions to support your business.
Contact Business Partnerships on 0191 515 3555
http://www.solutions.sunderland.ac.uk
The Year in Industry
This initiative
is for those who are looking to gain valuable work experience before embarking
on life as an undergraduate.
Contact David Robinson 0191 416 5656
d.robinson@yini.org.uk
www.yini.org.uk
To
become a member
If you feel you have
something to offer the Graduates for Growth forum and would like to take
part in forum meetings and meet other like-minded people, or if you would
like to disseminate any information please contact Chris Harper.
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