Founders’ Friday (22nd February 2019)

After running two 5-day Newcastle Startup Week festivals for 600+ people in May 2017 and May 2018, we started running our Founders’ Friday events for 80-100 people on the last Friday of every month.

Founders' Friday @ Tuspark Eagle Lab

What’s it all about?

The purpose of Founders’ Friday is to provide a platform for new, existing & potential business startup founders in the North East of England to come together with members of the wider business community to share knowledge, insights & support.

Taking place at the Tuspark Eagle Lab co-working & event space on Grainger Street in Newcastle upon Tyne, the format for Friday 22nd February 2019 is as follows:

9am-10am: Hot-desking / co-working / networking

10am-11am: ‘Insights Briefing’ (short talks & presentations on latest business opportunities in the North East & wider UK)

  • Paul Lancaster (Founder & Director, Founders’ Friday / Newcastle Startup Week)
  • Richard Duncan (Chapter Lead, Startup SAFARI Newcastle Gateshead)
  • Jeni Banks (Business Support Specialist, Sunderland Software City)
  • Julian Wells (Director, Whitecap Consulting / FinTech North)

11am-11.30am: Coffee / Tea Break

11.30am-12.30pm: ‘Startup Show & Tell’ (an opportunity for local startups to demo what they’re working on at the moment, ask for feedback & offers of support)

  • Angela Ross (Co-Founder, SUB10)
  • Michele Fadda (Director, FWLab Ltd)
  • Ryan Mottershead (Founder, Veritent)
  • Student VCs from Campus Capital

12.30pm-1.30pm: Lunch by The Calabash Tree (sponsored by Sintons LLP)

Sintons LLP

1.30pm-3pm: Masterclasses / Q&As on a range of topics to help startup founders develop both themselves & their business. This month’s speakers are:

  • Luke Philpott (Solicitor, Sintons LLP) on ‘Distribution of shares for new businesses’
  • Andrew Rowe (Director, Baldwins Accountants) on ‘Preparing for the Making Tax Digital deadline on 1st April’
  • Q&A with James Moon (Founder & CEO, Moon Jet Group & AerMoon)

We are delighted to have Zoho sponsoring our Founders’ Friday events as they provide everything a small business needs to grow in the form of Making Tax Digital-ready cloud accounting, sales, marketing, CRM, team collaboration tools & more. (See full press release).

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3pm-4pm: Hot-desking / co-working / networking

4pm-5pm: Drinks at Central Oven & Shaker

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