Newcastle Startup Week

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

The Digital Pathfinders programme aims to help over 500 businesses, charities & organisations in the North of Tyne (Newcastle, North Tyneside & Northumberland) make better use of digital technology over the next 3yrs. Working alongside Digital Catapult (North East & Tees Valley), Generator & Voluntary Organisations’ Network North East (VONNE), Steam Digital wants to work … More Get a free Digital Review, Action Plan & up to 12hrs of support for your business / organisation from Steam Digital (as part of the Digital Pathfinders programme)

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!

The British Business Bank is a government-owned business development bank headquartered in Sheffield that’s dedicated to making finance markets work better for smaller businesses. Whether you’re looking for finance to start a business, grow to the next level, or stay ahead of the competition, they’re committed to delivering greater volume & choice of finance. In … More We’re delighted to be partnering with British Business Bank to help increase knowledge of business funding & finance in the North East of England!

Funding Options has been chosen by the UK Government-owned British Business Bank as a designated platform to find finance for businesses & in turn, we want to help them raise their profile in the North East of England so that more businesses can get the funding they need to survive & grow. How does it … More We’re delighted to be partnering with Funding Options to help UK SMEs find the finance they need to survive & grow!

Not already working with an accountant or looking for one that understands startups (& scaleups) better? Blu Sky Chartered Accountants have been one of the biggest champions & supporters of startups in the North East of England for the past 10yrs & have sponsored our Newcastle Startup Week events since 2017 so it’s no surprise … More Blu Sky create ‘Start-up Club’ for new businesses!

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 (23rd July 2021) – Event Recap