In March 2021, MyKindaFuture launched their ‘Get into Work’ initiative to support young jobseekers across the UK to secure work & succeed once there, in partnership with the Department for Work & Pensions. Their innovative online mentoring platform, Connectr, has been proven to support people from underrepresented groups to get into work & since the … More Learn how to ‘Be Your Own Boss’ with MyKindaFuture & Sage

Gateshead-based Mediaworks (one of the UK’s leading digital marketing agencies) have teamed up with York St John University to create a unique new Digital Marketing & Data Analytics Masters course. The online course is comprised of 5 modules running consecutively over an 18 month period, starting in w/c 25th October 2021: Module: Strategic Thinking in … More Master Digital Marketing & Data Analytics with Mediaworks & York St John University

I don’t know about you but I’m sick of working from home & mostly online. Before the lockdown, a large proportion of my time was spent networking, attending, hosting or speaking at in-person events & gathering valuable information & insights I could share with others through planned meetings & chance encounters. The connections & knowledge … More Let’s get down to business!

After what seems like an eternity, I’m delighted to say that I’m going to start running my in-person Founders’ Friday events at the Tuspark Barclays Eagle Lab co-working space in Newcastle upon Tyne every month from Friday 26th November onwards (I’ve been running these as online events since last summer). Before the lockdown, the monthly … More [SAVE THE DATE] In-person Founders’​ Friday events will return to Tuspark Barclays Eagle Lab on Friday 26th November!

Since July 2018, we’ve been running our Founders’ Friday events every month as a way for self-employed freelancers, startup founders, micro business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs & students to hear about the latest opportunities to start or grow a business in the North East of England. (It’s also a great way for business advisers, professional services … More Founders’ Friday (September 2021) – Event Recap

To fuel the growth of startups in the UK, Oracle for Startups are providing extra resources & support to technology startups working in any of the following areas; Climate & Sustainability, Diversity, Equality & Inclusion (DEI), Health & Wellbeing or COVID-19 Recovery. Cloud credits of up to £20,000 per startup are available as well as … More Oracle for Startups provides extra cloud resources & support to startups working in Climate & Sustainability, Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, Health & Wellbeing or COVID-19 Recovery across the UK!

In this Live Q&A interview, Matt Price (Business Development Leader – EMEA, Oracle for Startups) gives an overview of the Oracle for Startups programme, the massive potential benefits of joining, some insights into how Oracle has grown & evolved over the years & the exciting new UK-wide initiative that launched this week (see our ‘Oracle … More [VIDEO] Going global with Oracle for Startups

Since 2015, I’ve been manually signposting & matchmaking startups & scaleups with funders & investors & using my annual Newcastle Startup Week & monthly Founders’ Friday events as a way to help them find each other. To try & make this process faster & more efficient, I’ve recently started working with Beauhurst as a referral … More Find high growth startups & scaleups or investors with the Beauhurst platform

The Oracle for Startups program enables beneficial business-building partnerships for tech startups. Without taking equity, it enables access to the complete stack of Oracle Cloud IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) & PaaS (Platform as a Service) solutions with a 70% uncapped discount for two years, as well as support from experienced cloud & industry mentors. … More We’re delighted to be partnering with Oracle for Startups to help more tech & digital businesses scale globally!