Newcastle Startup Week

a 5 day festival to help you start or grow your business in the North East of England

Newcastle Startup Week

13-17 May 2019

Newcastle Startup Week (& Scaleup Summit) is a 5-day & night festival that inspires & helps hundreds of people to start or grow their business in the North East of England.

Brad Burton on Day 1 (Inspiration Day) of Newcastle Startup Week 2018

From the world’s first lightbulb to business software & smart data, the North East of England has been inventing the future for hundreds of years & is regularly voted as one of the best places to live, raise a family, start or grow a business in the UK.

Our 5-day Newcastle Startup Week events in 2017 & 2018 both attracted over 600 delegates from across the UK, Europe & the USA & we’re expecting our next one on 13-17 May 2019 to be even bigger!

Please click / tap on the links below to read about each day (& to book your ticket):

Day 1 (‘Inspiration’)

Day 2 (‘Getting Started’)

Day 3 (‘Funding & Finance’)

Day 4 (‘Scaleup Summit’)

Day 5 (‘Keep Going or Pivot?’)

Speaker Spotlight: Lizzy Hodcroft (The Sweet Beet)

Nov 18, 2018

Every time we talk to Lizzie Hodcroft about The Sweet Beet, we can’t help but feel excited about the fun and inclusivity the condiments brand represents. Lizzie has been involved with Newcastle Startup Week from the start. She exhibited & pitched her products at the Natwest Entrepreneur Accelerator Hub on the final day of our … More Speaker Spotlight: Lizzy Hodcroft (The Sweet Beet)

Ready to scale up your business? Come to Newcastle Scaleup Summit 2019!

Nov 7, 2018

Starting a business can be daunting. Where do you begin, when should you register with the HMRC, and how much market research should you conduct before developing your prototype? These are just one of many questions you may be asking yourself within a few weeks of starting up. While juggling all these challenges it can … More Ready to scale up your business? Come to Newcastle Scaleup Summit 2019!

Speaker Spotlight: Steven Bartlett (CEO, Social Chain Group)

Sep 23, 2018

Steven Bartlett is the 25-year-old CEO of Social Chain Group, Europe’s largest social media & digital publishing house consisting of two flagship companies – Social Chain and Media Chain. Social Chain Group is a multi-award-winning agency renowned for delivering groundbreaking social campaigns for some of the most exciting global brands including Apple, Amazon, Coca-Cola & … More Speaker Spotlight: Steven Bartlett (CEO, Social Chain Group)