Obviously, things have escalated rapidly since the last time I wrote to you two weeks ago & the UK looks like a very different place since the Coronavirus lockdown came into place on Monday night! I hope you are all safe & well at home with your loved ones & for those of you who … More Coronavirus (COVID-19) update #2
Please note we are monitoring the UK Government’s advice around Coronavirus (COVID-19) closely. With our 4th annual 5-day Newcastle Startup Week festival due to take place between 18-22 May 2020 we are currently still aiming to run the event as planned & don’t want to cause any unnecessary panic or scaremongering. However, we have started … More Coronavirus (COVID-19) update #1
If you’re looking to cast your net wider & find innovative new investment opportunities in the UK outside London, you should consider attending some of our annual 5-day (& night) Newcastle Startup Week festival in May! For the 4th year in a row, Newcastle Startup Week will take place in multiple venues across Newcastle upon … More Why investors should attend Newcastle Startup Week…
Our Founders’ Friday events always take place on the last Friday of the month at the TusPark Eagle Lab co-working space on Grainger Street in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. What’s it all about? Since July 2018, we’ve been running Founders’ Friday as a way for self-employed freelancers, startup founders, micro business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs & students … More Founders’ Friday (28th February 2020)
Managing cashflow is one of the most important aspects of running a business. If you don’t know what’s coming in and out, it’s hard to ‘plan for success’. Furthermore, by effectively analysing cashflow you can get rid of those costly processes that end up costing your business money, while investing more in activities that drive … More Insights from FreeAgent: a Q&A
Looking for investment for your tech/digital startup? If so, you need to be at the 11th Wolves Summit in Warsaw, Poland on 24-25 March 2020! Wolves Summit is Europe’s leading conference dedicated to valuable networking & matching of investors with tech businesses at various stages of development & from every relevant sector. To do this, … More Newcastle Startup Week partners with Wolves Summit – Europe’s leading investment-focused event for startups!
We’re delighted to announce that Geoff Ramm will be making a rare appearance in his native North East to deliver TWO talks for us on Day 1 (‘Inspiration’) of Newcastle Startup Week 2020 – his ‘Origin Story’ at the start of the day & his ‘OMG Marketing’ keynote to close the event! Geoff says: “Startup … More OMG! Geoff Ramm to keynote on Day 1 of Newcastle Startup Week 2020!
Our Founders’ Friday events always take place on the last Friday of the month at the TusPark Eagle Lab co-working space on Grainger Street in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. What’s it all about? Since July 2018, we’ve been running Founders’ Friday as a way for self-employed freelancers, startup founders, micro business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs & students … More Founders’ Friday (31st January 2020)
Not sure what you want for Christmas 2019 or what to buy for the entrepreneurs, innovators or creatives in your life? How about a ticket for our 4th annual Newcastle Startup Week festival on 18-22 May 2020 where we’re aiming to inspire, motivate, encourage & help 1,000 people to ‘Start Something New’ in the North East of … More Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year?
This blog is a longer version of a Q&A interview that was published on the Bdaily website as part of their ‘Scaleup Focus Week‘ (25-29 Nov 2019). [Bdaily] There is a theory that scaleups are triggered by ‘significant unpredictable events’ known as Black Swan trigger events. What are your thoughts on this and have you … More Paul Lancaster’s thoughts on ‘startups’ versus ‘scaleups’