Newcastle Startup Week

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

Why Newcastle?

From the world’s first lightbulb to business software and smart data, the ‘test bed city’ of Newcastle upon Tyne, England has been inventing the future for hundreds of years.

It’s also a stunningly beautiful city with wonderfully warm and friendly people, a high quality yet low cost of living, five universities nearby, great transport links and a thriving digital / creative sector.

If you have a business idea but don’t know how to start, have already launched but need advice or funding to keep going, or want help taking it to the next level, our 5-day, citywide festival is for you!

Our first Newcastle Startup Week festival in 2017 attracted over 600 delegates across the week and our next event is on 14-18 May 2018 (see schedule & book tickets here).

Brad Burton on Day 1 (Inspiration Day) of Newcastle Startup Week 2017

Brad Burton at BOILER SHOP on Day 1 (aka ‘Inspiration Day’) of Newcastle Startup Week 2017

Embracing Mistakes from Day 1

April 27, 2018

This is a guest blog by Holly Thompson (Founder & Director, Future Skills Vision) who is one of our sponsors & speakers on Day 1 (‘Inspiration’) of Newcastle Startup Week 2018. Following our first successful 18 months in business I look back at the highs, the lows and some of the challenges we have faced … More Embracing Mistakes from Day 1

Learn how to work like Google, LinkedIn & Twitter at Newcastle Startup Week

February 27, 2018

On Day 4 (‘Growing & Scaling’) of Newcastle Startup Week 2018, we’re excited to have David Anderson (Business Strategy Coach, Auxin Services) giving an introductory talk on the OKR (Objective and Key Results) methodology. What is it? OKR is a framework for defining and tracking objectives and their outcomes at a company, team and personal … More Learn how to work like Google, LinkedIn & Twitter at Newcastle Startup Week

‘Choose Wonder Over Worry’ with Amber Rae

February 20, 2018

At Newcastle Startup Week 2017, New York-based author, artist and storyteller Amber Rae gave a truly inspiring talk on how to ‘Choose Wonder Over Worry’ and overcome the voices of self-doubt that hold you back from fulfilling your potential. (You can watch the Facebook Live video here). Soon after, Amber fulfilled her own lifelong dream … More ‘Choose Wonder Over Worry’ with Amber Rae

Want to start a new business?

If you have a business idea but don’t know how to start, have already launched but need motivation, advice or funding to keep going, or want help taking things to the next level – our 5-day Newcastle Startup Week festival is for you!

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