Newcastle Startup Week

Start or grow your business in North East England

Startup Week

Want to start or grow your business in Newcastle upon Tyne or the wider North East of England?

Check out our helpful blogs & videos, join our private online Startup Week Community or get 1-2-1 business coaching over 5 days via our 5 Star Focus Programme.

In addition to offering valuable business advice and resources, the Startup Week Community has also expanded its services to support individuals looking to improve their communication skills through English tutoring. This initiative recognizes the increasing need for entrepreneurs, especially those in non-native English-speaking countries, to refine their language skills for better business communication, networking, and pitching ideas in the global market.

New Language-learning startup

October 27, 2023

The inspiration for Marisol Marcin's company plan struck in 2020 amid the height of the COVID-19 epidemic. As the academic community acclimated to connecting digitally in the classroom, the Binghamton University professor realised she already understood how to use videoconferencing to assist students in acquiring natural language.… More

Language Learning Startups: A Study

February 10, 2023

The desire to study foreign languages predates the beginning of recorded human history. We analyzed the most popular business models that offer limitless language learning to the customer with a single click anywhere in the world in light of the rising popularity of language application usage. We looked at four widely used business models and gave a quick review of their similarities and differences.… More

Newcastle Startup Day @ Newcastle College

European online tutoring startups for German learning

September 19, 2022

Language learning is a lucrative industry. We asked investors to list their best edtech businesses that are presently flying under the industry's radar because the field is gaining traction. LiveXP is a platform for online language learning and teaching. There are many online German tutors that may be a great help to language students.… More

Newcastle Startup Day @ Newcastle College

May 3, 2022

On Tuesday 14th June 2022, we’ll be co-hosting a special ‘Newcastle Startup Day’ event for students at Newcastle College. This will be a condensed version of our 5-day Newcastle Startup Week events with sessions covering the 5 core themes of ‘Inspiration’, ‘Getting Started’, ‘Funding & Finance’, ‘Growing & Scaling’ and ‘Keep Going or Pivot?’ The … More

What is a business mentor (and do I need one)?

November 9, 2021

The top 3 benefits of finding a business mentor when you’re looking to launch a business. A mentor is a seasoned professional who informally helps guide a lesser experienced person in their endeavours, like starting a business. Typically, a business mentor will be someone that can consult on every aspect of running a business like … More What is a business mentor (and do I need one)?