Our 5-day, multi-venue UK Startup & Scaleup Week festival (in Sunderland) is running between 2-6 June & you don’t want to miss it!
With inspirational keynote speakers, exciting panel discussions, fireside chats & 50+ experts offering practical tips, advice & workshops on every aspect of starting & growing a business, developing new products & services, sales, marketing, funding, investment, building a team, leadership, resilience, mindset, collaboration & amazing networking events each day (& night), there’s something for everyone running, leading or advising a business.
We’re also VERY EXCITED to share that Sara Davies MBE (Founder & CEO of Crafter’s Companion & Dragon on BBC Dragons’ Den) will be doing a 45min fireside chat followed by a book signing of ‘The 6 Minute Entrepreneur‘ on Day 1 (INSPIRATION) at The Fire Station theatre in Sunderland on Monday 2nd June!

If you’ve not been to our UK Startup & Scaleup Week events before, we recommend going to Day 1 (INSPIRATION) & then at least one other day (below), depending on what stage you are at:
- Day 2 (GETTING STARTED) = bringing ideas, products & services to life
- Day 3 (FUNDING & FINANCE) = grants, loans, angel investment, VCs, private equity, banking, accounting
- Day 4 (GROWING & SCALING) = how to level up in business
- Day 5 (KEEP GOING OR PIVOT?) = how to keep going & be successful
Tickets are currently just £150 (+ booking fees) for a 5-day wristband but will be increasing to £200 (+ booking fees) on 1st May (so get yours before then to avoid paying more than you need to)!
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- Listen to ‘Button Banter Podcast – S2, Ep 6: Building Community‘
- Watch / listen to ‘Northern Business Podcast – The Startup Journey: What does it take to build a successful business?‘
- Watch / listen to ‘Talking Inspiration’ podcast (Episode One) with Peter Bull & Paul Lancaster‘
- Watch / listen to ‘The Responsible Marketing Podcast (S1, Ep 6) feat. Jo Long & Paul Lancaster (PLATFORM & UK Startup & Scaleup Week)‘
- Watch / listen to ‘Being an entrepreneur in the North East feat. Paul Lancaster, Issy Howell & Chris Howell (for the Looks Like We Made It podcast)‘
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