Newcastle Business Support Showcase

BIPC North East is delighted to present our biggest business event of 2025 – the Newcastle Business Support Showcase!

This one-day event is all about celebrating the talent, creativity, and resilience of businesses across the North East while offering practical support, expert advice, and fresh inspiration to help your business thrive.

We’ve teamed up with some of the region’s most influential business support partners to bring you an action-packed programme designed for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and growing SMEs.

What to expect

Quick-fire talks from expert partners covering essential topics:

o Start-Up

o Scale-Up

o Creative Industries

o Social Enterprise.

Business Support Marketplace

Connect 1:1 with local providers from Newcastle and North of Tyne offering tailored advice and guidance.

Mini Workshops packed with practical insights, including:

o Transforming your business with market research & data, led by Market Research Expert, Natasha McDonough

o Unlocking growth through the power of AI and IP, led by AI and Customer Experience Management Expert

Inspiring Entrepreneur Stories

Hear real-life journeys from North East businesses sharing their challenges, triumphs, and lessons learned.

Who is it for?

Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur exploring your first idea or an established SME ready to grow, this event is for you.

Expect to meet a vibrant mix of start-ups, scale-ups, creatives, social enterprises, and support organisations from every age, stage, and sector.

Plus...

A free, delicious lunch is included – a perfect chance to network and share ideas with fellow business owners.

Don’t miss the chance to be part of a thriving business community in the North East.

Book your free place today and take your business to the next level!

We look forward to seeing you there!

This event is funded by the North East Combined Authority through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Newcastle Business Support Showcase Agenda

• 12.00pm – Event open, registration, networking and business support marketplace. Refreshments to be ready on arrival.
• 12.30pm – BIPC intro, welcome
• 12.40pm - Deputy Leader, Councillor Alex Hay

Start Up – 12.45pm – 1.10pm

• 12.45pm – Localised Provision Millin
• 12.50pm - Localised Provision RHWE
• 12.55pm - PNE
• 1.00pm – Enterprising North
• 1.10pm - Overlay Couture

1.20pm - Break

Scale Up & Grow- 1.30pm – 2.00pm

• 1.30pm - RTC North – Regional Scale Up Growth
• 1.35pm – DIT / Ivan Lehane
• 1.40pm – Business with Purpose
• 1.45pm – British Business Bank
• 1.50pm – BEST

Break for Lunch, networking, market place – 2.00pm – 2.45pm

Scale & Grow Continuation – 2.45pm – 3.10pm

• 2.45pm – Northumbria University Business Clinic
• 2.50pm - Hassan Khan – Ooz Newcastle
• 3.00pm - Tricia Scott- The Female CEO

Creatives – 3.10pm – 3.30pm

• 3.10pm – Creative Central Newcastle
• 3.20pm - PNE- The Sustainable Creative

Mini Workshops 3.30pm – 4.30pm

Choose from either:

Workshop 1: Transforming your business with market research & data, led by Market Research Expert, Natasha McDonough – BIPC Suite, Level 3, Newcastle City Library

Workshop 2: Unlocking growth through the power of AI and IP, led by AI and Customer Experience Management Expert - Bewick Hall, Level 2, Newcastle City Library

Market Place, Q&A, Networking -4.30pm – 6.00pm

Event Ends 6.00pm