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Business sectors

Charts and commentary on the latest data about North East businesses. Includes information about key sectors, business counts, and measures of business growth.

Net zero businesses

Estimates of the number of companies in the North East with net zero activities as their main focus of work
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Survival rate of new businesses

Data on the survival rate of new businesses in the North East
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Visitor Economy Businesses

Data showing the number of visitor economy businesses and employment in the sector in the North East
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Unregistered business population

Estimates of the total number of businesses in the North East region, including unregistered businesses
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Productivity by industry

Data on output per hour in the North East region by sector
Economy Business sectors Productivity and innovation
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Research and development expenditure

Data on R&D spending in the different regions of the UK
Business sectors Productivity and innovation
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Experimental rapid business births and deaths

Experimental rapid data on business births and deaths in the North East CA
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High growth firms

Data on high growth firms in the North East LEP area
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Knowledge intensive business services

Data on the number of enterprises and employment in knowledge intensive business services
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Business births and deaths

Counts and rates of births and deaths of enterprises
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Employment by sector

The number of people in employment in VAT / PAYE registered businesses by industry. North East sector specialisms.
Labour market Newcastle North Tyneside South Tyneside Durham Gateshead Sunderland Northumberland
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Advanced manufacturing

Statistics on enterprises and employment for advanced manufacturing
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Areas of strategic importance

An overview of enterprises and employment for the five areas of strategic importance that were a focus of the North East LEP up to 2024
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Digital tech

Statistics on enterprises and employment for the digital sector.
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Energy

Statistics on enterprises and employment for the energy sector
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Health and life sciences

Statistics on enterprises and employment for health and life sciences
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Registered business counts

Annual count of VAT and PAYE registered private sector businesses
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Spotlight analysis

Overarching evaluation of the North East Growth Hub and associated programmes

In 2022, the North East LEP (now part of the North East Combined Authority) commissioned an evaluation of the North East Growth Hub, undertaken by Technopolis. This independent evaluation focusses on the activities of the Growth Hub, plus a deep-dive on two specific programmes run through the Growth Hub: High Potential Start-Up (HPSU) and Made Smarter North East (MSANE). The evaluation has two objectives: 

  1. Develop a better understanding of the performance, effectiveness and impact of the North East Growth Hub and its programmes, and 
  2. Deliver evidence to inform ongoing and future delivery, including the development of policy and programmes
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Evaluation of the North East Growth Hub

An evaluation of the North East Growth Hub and its associated programmes was completed in 2022. Its purpose was to assess performance and effectiveness of delivery to inform the current delivery model and to inform future priorities. 

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Publication archive

North East England’s Construction Innovation Ecosystem

North East England’s Construction Innovation Ecosystem

Research into the business base, strengths and challenges of the innovation ecosystem and recommendations for how to drive future innovation 

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Evaluation of the High Potential Start Up programme

Evaluation of the High Potential Start Up programme

This study offers a deep dive evaluation of the North East High Potential Start Up (HPSU) programme. 

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Evaluation of the Made Smarter Adoption North East Programme

Evaluation of the Made Smarter Adoption North East Programme

This study explored the design and delivery of the support, uptake and effectiveness of the support, and the broader effects on the ecosystem.

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Growth through Mentoring Interim Evaluation March 2020

In 2018, the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) commissioned an external independent evaluation of its Growth through Mentoring programme to explore impact and effectiveness to date.
Business sectors Evaluation
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North East offshore wind supply chain

North East offshore wind supply chain
Business sectors Net Zero Research
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Growth through Mentoring Interim Evaluation

In 2018, we commissioned an external independent evaluation of the Growth through Mentoring programme to explore the programme’s impact and effectiveness to date and to provide recommendations that would help shape future delivery.
Business sectors Evaluation
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North East LEP Growth Hub: Responding to COVID-19 and EU Transition Case Study

An in-depth case study looking at the role of the North East Growth Hub in helping businesses navigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the UK's exit from the European Union
COVID-19 Business sectors Evaluation
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