Blog | Newcastle Startup Week

Want to attend, exhibit or sponsor Startup Week 2020?

June 4, 2019

In May 2019 our 3rd annual Newcastle Startup Week festival attracted 790 entrepreneurs & business leaders from across the UK & around the world! In our awesome new video by EagleHill Ltd below, hear Steven Bartlett (CEO, Social Chain), Ed Molyneux (CEO, FreeAgent), Brad Burton (UK’s #1 Motivational Business Speaker), Lizzy Hodcroft (Co-Founder, Myndr), Tony … More Want to attend, exhibit or sponsor Startup Week 2020?

Digital Catalyst – stimulating healthcare innovation & collaborations in the NHS

July 9, 2019

‘Digital Catalyst‘ is a new regional event bringing together healthcare, academia, industry & third sector to share healthcare digital innovation success stories & to stimulate collaborations that could help solve challenges experienced in the NHS. The first event took place at The Crowne Plaza Stephenson Quarter hotel in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England on … More Digital Catalyst – stimulating healthcare innovation & collaborations in the NHS

Founders’ Friday (26th July 2019)

July 8, 2019

Our Founders’ Friday events take place on the last Friday of each month at the Tuspark Barclays Eagle Lab co-working & event space on Grainger Street in Newcastle where we are based. What’s it all about? Since July 2018, we’ve been running our Founders’ Friday events as a way for new, existing & potential business startup … More Founders’ Friday (26th July 2019)

Starting a business in Newcastle

July 4, 2019

Living in or locating to the city of Newcastle upon Tyne? Our ‘Starting a business’ blog series outlines the startup scene of every locality in the North East of England. To start, the City of Newcastle upon Tyne features a variety of co-working spaces, high-profile universities, business support hubs and an abundance of networking events. … More Starting a business in Newcastle

Let’s put Newcastle / the North East on the European Startup Heatmap!

June 19, 2019

The Startup Heatmap Europe Survey 2019 is now live & we’d REALLY like you all to take part! This is the 4th annual European wide survey on founders’ favorite startup hubs & mobility patterns & after politely (but firmly) voicing my frustration that you couldn’t even choose Newcastle from their dropdown menu in previous years … More Let’s put Newcastle / the North East on the European Startup Heatmap!

Founders’ Friday (28th June 2019)

June 16, 2019

Our FREE Founders’ Friday events take place on the last Friday of each month at the Tuspark Barclays Eagle Lab co-working & event space on Grainger Street in Newcastle where we are based. What’s it all about? Since July 2018, we’ve been running our Founders’ Friday events as a way for new, existing & potential business … More Founders’ Friday (28th June 2019)

Managing well-being for entrepreneurs

June 10, 2019

Across Newcastle Startup Week and our Founders’ Friday events, well-being for entrepreneurs has been an important, recurring topic. You can’t look after your business if you can’t look after yourself. Furthermore, taking some me-time can actually help you be more productive. In this blog, we have highlighted some key well-being tips which have been shared … More Managing well-being for entrepreneurs

You’re not late for anything…

June 6, 2019

On Day 1 of Startup Week 2019, Michael Owen (Designer, Always Wear Red) gave a brilliant talk titled ‘You’re not late for anything’ which is based on the idea there are lots of people doing stuff they don’t really want to do because they feel they’ve missed the opportunity to change…but they haven’t! If this … More You’re not late for anything…

Day 5: Recap and Lessons

May 24, 2019

Newcastle Startup Week 2019 ended with a ‘BANG’ at NatWest Entrepreneurial Spark. The day included inspiring talks from entrepreneurs who’ve gone through both personal and professional challenges and who shared advice on how to manage well-being and pivot. We have outlined our key insights of the day below. #1 Employee, worker or freelancer? Be aware … More Day 5: Recap and Lessons

Founders’ Friday (31st May 2019)

May 23, 2019

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