Community - Sunderland Business Centre

Community

Meet our community

We are home to some of Sunderland’s most exciting businesses. From gaming to data, and web to video development, our state-of-the-art facilities and values of collaboration, cooperation and connection, support our community to do incredible things in software both in the UK and internationally.

As well as proudly housing and supercharging homegrown talent, we also attract software professionals from around the globe and we invest in a programme of events that helps to shine a spotlight on Sunderland and our world leading software community.

Being home to Sunderland Software City, Digital Catapult Centre North East & Tees Valley, means that our community of ambitious start-ups and high growth businesses enjoy the right connections to propel projects to new heights.

Meet MMC

Founded by marketeer turned entrepreneur Natasha McDonough, Sunderland Software Centre-based MMC specialises in conducting in-depth market research and developing commercial marketing strategies.

Since launching in 2015, the company has grown from strength-to-strength, securing clients from across the UK and expanding its footprint at the hub on three occasions to accommodate its growing team.

Meet our businesses

Cheese and Pickle opens at Evolve Business Centre

3 years ago

The team behind an established Sunderland catering company has opened a new café, deli and kitchen at Evolve Business Centre…

Smart homes and sustainability top of the agenda for Sunderland

5 years ago

Plans for the first wave of sustainable smart homes at the Vaux site in Sunderland have been approved by Sunderland…

Meet the Team

Our centre team is here to support the businesses in the centre, manage bookings, as well as to provide IT and media equipment support and facilities management.

The team

Our Business Centres

Sunderland’s outstanding portfolio of business centres are home to some of the most notable companies in the region. With a range of contemporary office spaces, flexible collaboration spaces, media suites, conference facilities and meeting rooms, the centres are home to a diverse range of start-ups, scale-ups and mature teams, representing Sunderland’s most thriving business sectors.