Regional Support

Newcastle's vibrant start-up scene

Newcastle has a thriving start-up scene. Find out more about what is available within the region to help you get your business off the ground.

Co-working spaces where you can meet like-minded people and access specialist support.

The START UP Space, Level 1, King's Gate building, offers hot-desking and open-plan meeting space. Perfect for catching up with the team and community.
Newcastle Helix brings researchers, start-ups and international brands together. Perfect for a focus on data science, urban science, or life science.
Floe and TusPark both offer hot-desking, meeting rooms and private office space. TusPark also has a ‘maker space’. Perfect for connecting and collaborating with other entrepreneurs.
One Strawberry Lane has office space, meeting space, co-working spaces, and a cafe for collaborative working. Perfect if you don't want to walk far from campus.
Northern Design Centre, part of Design Network North, offers state-of-the-art audio-visual systems. Perfect for creative and design-led businesses.

Join a network or attend a social event to make new connections and drive your business forward.

FIRST provide courses, workshops and events. They also run the Startup Awards North East.
Generator Union is a membership network and community for creative professionals.
Mussel Club is one of the largest networks within the North East business community.
Sunderland Software City offers business support and events with a focus on digital and tech.
North East Cultural Freelancers are a community for people working in the cultural sector in the North East, or connected to the North East.
Pattern is a great source for freelancers, subscribe to the mailing list to hear about their slow networking events
NetKno and North East Growth Hub a good source of networking events

Specialist packages of support to help you launch or grow a business.

NatWest Accelerator offers a variety of programmes to help launch, grow or scale a business.

Annual start-up events and conferences held in Newcastle.

Thinking Digital is a paid-for conference with a focus on digital and tech. It includes thought-provoking talks, workshops and networking.
VentureFest is a free conference with a focus on innovation. It includes keynotes, panel discussions, workshops and networking.
TechNExt Festival is an annual 5 day festival celebrating tech. It features lots of free events.