Welcome to Generator

Generator is one of the UK’s leading business support agencies for the creative digital and music sectors.

Other Generator Services

Ladders

Ladders

Ladders is aimed at helping 18-24 year olds, get a foot in the door. Over 12 weeks, you’ll work with an industry mentor to develop your skills in either film, music or software development. You’ll learn valuable employability skills, develop your CV, visit local companies, and build that all-important network.
The North East Innovation Fund

The North East Innovation Fund

Do you live for innovation? Do you have an exciting idea that could help break your business into new markets? Are you looking to scale up and know how to get your business to that next level? Do you operate in the North East LEP area? If so, you could access £10,000 as part of the Innovation Fund delivered by Generator and Auxin.
Digital Bootcamp

Digital Bootcamp

Digital Bootcamp is the only one like it in the UK. It is an industry standard, hands-on course which will enhance you and your teams’ digital skills, propelling your workforce into the present and setting you up for the future.
Digital Support

Digital Support

Our digital support service is designed to improve your digital presence and increase your technical skills enabling you to increase your reach and relationship with your customers.
Business Coaching

Business Coaching

Our business coaching service is available to creative and digital businesses in the North East.
Scale Up

Scale Up

The Scale Up Programme is designed for those businesses that are at a critical stage in their development. Past the start-up phase and progressing toward becoming more established. We are looking for businesses who have already grown organically to a reasonable size (6+ employees) and ready to double that, but not sure how to get there.
Startup Loans

Startup Loans

Start Up Loans is a government-backed scheme, providing repayable loans and mentoring to individuals in the UK with a viable business idea but no access to finance.

We have been applying strategies that develop talent and support businesses, leading to growth and success across the board.

Our track record of over 20 years’ experience has led Generator to being both respected and trusted at all levels of the sectors it works with.

Our talented and diverse team adopts a proactive, flexible, agile, and responsive approach drawing from our unrivalled networks to take talent and businesses from Garage to Global.

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Events

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23rd

Oct

Event | Generator

Generator Digital Debates: Mental Health & Wellbeing

5:30 pm

FREE

24th

Oct -

7th

Nov

Course | Ladders

Ladders Music Course: Skills Development in Songwriting and Production

1:00 pm

FREE

24th

Oct -

7th

Nov

Course | Ladders

Ladders Software Course: Skills Development in Web Development

1:00 pm

FREE

25th

Oct

Event | Generator

Investment Workshop powered by Generator & Newcastle Tech Trust

4:45 pm

FREE

27th

Oct -

10th

Nov

Course | Ladders

Ladders Film/TV Course: Skills Development In After Effects

1:00 pm

FREE

1st

Nov -

19th

Dec

Course | Ladders

Ladders Music Course: Develop Your Own Music Industry Project

4:00 pm

FREE

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Digital Union

17th October 2018

Region’s First Software Development Co-Operative Has Been Set Up In Gateshead

Co-Founder, John Evans said: “We are committed to creating a transparent, direct relationship between technical freelance professionals and customers,...
Tipping Point

12th October 2018

Ask The Industry – Ben Walker

Tell us a bit about yourself Ben… Before I started here at MN2S I had absolutely no...
Tipping Point

11th October 2018

Help Musicians UK Launch New ‘Do It Differently’ Fund To Support Independent Music Creators

The leading independent music charity Help Musicians UK (HMUK) announced on Monday the launch of a new, holistic fund that will...
Tipping Point

11th October 2018

Brighter Sound Mentoring Programme

Applications are now open for Brighter Sound’s mentoring programme – offering emerging musicians from the North of England the...
Digital Union

8th October 2018

NBS Appoints Chief Financial Officer

Chris will join as a group executive director, working alongside CEO Richard Waterhouse and COO Helen Whitfield and will...
Digital Union

8th October 2018

Tombola Ranked As “One to Watch” In The Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250

tombola, the family owned, Sunderland based market leading international online games operator has been ranked amongst the UK’s leading...
Digital Union

8th October 2018

Tax-efficient Ways Of Withdrawing Money From Your Business

If you are employed by your company, then the money the company earns through its sales doesn’t belong to...
Digital Union

4th October 2018

Transmit Pledges To Back 5,000 Businesses With Start-up Finance

Gateshead-based Transmit Start-Ups has set itself a challenge to reach the ambitious milestone as part of its fifth anniversary...
Tipping Point

4th October 2018

A Festival, A Parade launch deafening new single ‘The Vineyard’

Lead by frontman Joe Allan’s brooding vocals and lead guitarist Reece Spencer’s frantic, pummelling guitar work, the band’s latest...
Digital Union

2nd October 2018

Help! My Employee Doesn’t Want To Work Their Notice Period!

Whether or not you saw it coming, an employee leaving can present a problem for your business. Even more...
Digital Union

2nd October 2018

North East Businesswoman Awards Shortlist Announced

These North East Businesswomen (WIN) Awards have 10 categories and the potential winners of the main category, the Susan...
Digital Union

2nd October 2018

Globetrotting Husband And Wife Inspired To Embark On Restaurant Venture

Paul and Linda Barron, who are adventurers at heart, launched Clean Bean restaurant after being inspired from their travels...

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