24 Aug

Got a good idea for a business or do you run a small business that needs a jump-start with your sales and marketing?

Upstart Enterprise are holding fully funded free business start up and grow programmes to support Kenton residents as well as residents in surrounding areas of Newcastle. You will attend a friendly group session with like-minded residents once a week for 2.5 hours at Kenton Library community room. The courses have been funded by North of […]

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25 Jul

TKS Pre-Loved Furniture CIC launches their business with the help of Upstart Enterprise

The Covid-19 pandemic and rise in living costs has pushed many households who were just making ends meet to the very edge. Access to good jobs, training and employment opportunities are key to the recovery period, but for some individuals, who are carers, parents or have disabilities themselves this is not always possible. Upstart Enterprise […]

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6 Jul

Sir Charles Parsons @ Walker Riverside bucket hats are on sale now

Are you going on holiday this summer? Fancy a new bucket hat? The young people from Sir Charles Parsons @ Walker Riverside have been busy designing and printing bucket hats to raise funds for extra curricular activities. Their final end of year party is Geordie themed so we had a competition to design a Geordie […]

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3 May

Ward Hadaway judges boost confidence and promote team work at Walker Riverside Academy

A big thank you to Ward Hadaway, who have continued to support Upstart Enterprise through in-school business enterprise projects with year 7 students. Congratulations to the Brella Buddy team who won the challenge. A brilliant idea, good team work and a good sales pitch paid off. Read the full case study here. Ward Hadaway WRA […]

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3 Mar

Upstart Enterprise receives more funding to deliver face to face start-up programmes in 2022

We’re really chuffed! Funding from Social Enterprise Support Fund, distributed by Unltd is helping us deliver more Start-up programmes in 2022. Thanks to National Lottery players for making this possible. Our next cohort of face-to-face free start-up business support starts in May and we have 20 free places. Please get in touch to register.

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4 Jan

Upstart Enterprise’s Impact in 2021 – we support 460 people

2021 was another tough year for many people, especially the people we support, but we’re pleased to announce that we directly supported 460 people – 150 children and 310 adults. Thanks to all our delivery partners, corporates and grant makers who made it happen! Impact report 2021

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14 Dec

PARTNERSHIPS THAT WORK – SUNNYBANK SECRET GARDEN CHRISTMAS LAUNCH EVENT

Our latest ‘Enterprise in Disguise’ project which uses business enterprise skills for social action has helped develop and launch Sunnybank Secret Garden in Pendower in Benwell. Through a successful partnership working with Pendower Good Neighbour Project we have created a women’s skills and wellbeing group who have been meeting once a week to volunteer in […]

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14 Dec

NEWCASTLE UPSTARTS CREATE BUSINESSES WITH A SOCIAL PURPOSE

The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed many households who were just making ends meet to the very edge. Access to good jobs, training and employment opportunities are key to the recovery period, but for some individuals, who are carers, parents or have disabilities themselves this is not always possible. Upstart Enterprise CIC is a social enterprise […]

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6 Sep

BUSINESS START-UP, TRAINING, SKILLS & JOBS EVENT 23RD SEPTEMBER 2021, NEWCASTLE

BUSINESS START-UP, TRAINING, SKILLS & JOBS EVENT Join Upstart Enterprise and other training organisations to help give advice on your new business, find a training course or a new job that’s right for you. Upstart Enterprise will also be recruiting for our fully funded Start-Up programme which starts in October. This is for Newcastle residents […]

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6 Jul

Sunnybank Secret Garden project starts

A massive thank you to all the corporate support so far for the ‘Sunnybank Secret Garden’ project. We got valuable design expertise from One-Environments, a land survey from Three Sixty Group. Then the project was lucky enough to receive support from Home Group. They are building a new head office at One Strawberry Lane (next to […]

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