Newcastle Startup Week

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

Startup Week

Newcastle Startup Week is an annual 5 day (& night) festival for entrepreneurs & business leaders that takes place in multiple venues across Newcastle upon Tyne & Gateshead in May.

Our 2017 & 2018 events both attracted over 600 delegates each from across the UK & around the world & in 2019 the number increased to 790 (see video below)!

With each day themed as ‘Inspiration’, ‘Getting Started’, ‘Funding & Finance’, ‘Scaleup Summit’ & then ‘Keep Going or Pivot?’ – Newcastle Startup Week is the ultimate entrepreneurial experience!

Our ‘Impact Report 2019‘ explains how people feel more inspired, motivated & positive about starting or growing a business in the North East of England after attending our events.

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Steven Bartlett (CEO, Social Chain Group) said: "I had the best time today speaking at #NewcastleStartupWeek! So great to see an event of this quality in the region supporting entrepreneurs 🙏🏽 Superbly organised and a brilliant audience too. Love Newcastle! Thanks @lordlancaster"

Ambitious North East Entrepreneurs & Intrapreneurs invited to join new ‘High Potential Startups’ programme

August 19, 2019

If you have an idea for a new business which you think has the potential to reach a turnover of £1m within 3yrs, know someone that does, or are an employer who is willing to give people in your organisation ‘Entrepreneurial Leave’ so they can develop their ideas for a spinout business, check out the … More Ambitious North East Entrepreneurs & Intrapreneurs invited to join new ‘High Potential Startups’ programme