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
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)
Our Founders’ Friday events always take place on the last Friday of the month at the TusPark Eagle Lab co-working & event space on Grainger Street in Newcastle upon Tyne, England (except for this month). What’s it all about? Since July 2018, we’ve been running Founders’ Friday as a way for self-employed freelancers, startup founders, micro … More Founders’ Friday (20th December 2019)
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’
The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) is the policy voice of UK tech startups & scaleups in Westminster, Whitehall & Brussels. Founded by Mike Butcher (TechCrunch) & Jeff Lynn (Seedrs) in 2010, Coadec has fought for a policy environment that helps early-stage British tech companies grow, scale & compete globally. The document below was … More ‘No Deal: A Guide for Startups’ by Coadec
For the first time ever, Michael Owen (Always Wear Red / 50odd.co.uk / ANGELFYSH) & Paul Lancaster (Newcastle Startup Week / Plan Digital) will share the stage to reveal what it’s REALLY like to be a male ‘leader’ in 2019 (including all the highs & lows) at this FREE ‘International Men’s Day’ event hosted by … More International Men’s Day 2019: Leading by Example?