Business Events

A practical session is designed for high street and customer-facing business owners who want real strategies to take control of their time without sacrificing service. 30 June, 5.30-8.00pm at The Glass Onion 33-34 Blandford Street Sunderland, SR1 3JJ

Join British Esports and Sunderland Software City for a unique, fully funded event designed to help your business leverage the rapidly growing esports industry at the National Esports Performance Campus, Sunderland 3 July 5.30pm-8.30pm.

If you run a small business and care about the future of our high streets, this meetup is for you. 7 July 2025, Adventure Sunderland, 5.30 pm to 8.00pm

Sunderland City Council's Business Investment Team are hosting an event for local businesses and intermediaries to outline funding opportunities to support growth and innovation. The event will be held on Tuesday 8 July 2025 in the Mayor's Parlour, City Hall , Plater Way, Sunderland, SR1 3AA between 1pm- 3.30pm.

Showcases the very best of engineering and manufacturing in the North East and beyond. Thursday 18 September 2025, Rainton Arena, Houghton - le - Spring

With its prime location on the North East coast, Sunderland is home to businesses from an array of innovative industries, from engineering to advanced manufacturing, digital, technology and many more. Thursday 25 September, Beacon of Light 9am-4.30pm Beacon of Light Sunderland.

Expo Sunderland -A citywide experience, centred on Riverside Sunderland - an impressive carbon-neutral, central urban neighbourhood, it will give residents an opportunity to experience the city's inspiring transformation up close and also draw people, businesses and government from the region, across the UK and beyond.