Newcastle – Upstart Enterprise

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13 Dec

Upstart award winners for achievement 2022

One thing we’ve learned at Upstart Enterprise is that ‘one size doesn’t fit all’ when it comes to supporting business owners at the start of their business journey’s. CLLD and Lottery funding enabled us to reach harder to reach people across Newcastle and deliver hands-on, personal support in their own communities. 65% of the start-ups […]

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 […]

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 […]

11 Feb

Access to jobs, training and community support are key to Pandemic recovery say West End charity leaders

Charity leaders in the West End of Newcastle say continuity of services and support has been vital during lockdown and is part of the recovery plan for Newcastle’s West End residents. This is echoed Nationally with a recent UK Poverty 2020 Report and Findings from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation recommended that the UK recovery from […]

3 Feb

Ward Hadaway Law Firm our latest corporate sponsor of enterprise in schools

We’re pleased to announce that Ward Hadaway have come on board as our latest corporate sponsor for a 7 week in-school enterprise challenge in the Spring. The benefits for the children are developing their entrepreneurial skills; boosting confidence, creativity, team working and problem solving. It also gives children, some from disadvantaged backgrounds an insight into […]

24 Jan

Helping people access employment support and jobs – our 2nd virtual jobs, skills and enterprise fair

The latest Joseph Rowntree Foundation report recommends that we need to make sure people can access employment support and retraining to improve earnings and access good jobs. Our latest virtual jobs, skills and enterprise fair on 22nd January did just that. The infographic below speaks for itself and we’re really pleased that a good partnership […]

14 Dec

Help the unemployed re-build their lives in 2021

The Covid-19 Pandemic has pushed many households who were just making ends meet to the very edge. With more individuals across the North East losing their jobs due to the catastrophic combination of recession and Covid-19, Upstart Enterprise has teamed up with Play In Newcastle to host more of the much needed local community jobs […]

26 Aug

Throckley Jobs & Skills fair 24th September 2020

We’re pleased to be working with Throckley Community Hall to be holding a jobs and skills fair on 24th September. The exhibitor list below gives an idea of the sorts of exhibitors who will be there so far. It is free to exhibit so if you know any organisations – either training or jobs/recruitment please […]

21 Feb

The benefits of sponsoring an afterschool club

Upstart Enterprise has a proven track record in delivering quality afterschool and during school clubs to years 5-8 (ages 9-13). Funding is hard to come by for running these clubs in deprived areas of Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland. Sponsoring a club can be great for company CSR and by doing so your staff can […]

24 Aug

Shy bairns get nowt – Throckley jobs fair 2019

Community Lottery Awards for All enabled us to work in Throckley in 2019. We worked with community volunteers who identified a need for a jobs and skills fair for the young unemployed and returners to work which attracted over 80 visitors. We’ll let Councillor Linda Wright explain in her own words how successful the jobs […]

There are lots of ways to get involved with Upstart Enterprise. You could roll up your sleeves to volunteer or take part in one of our skills or enterprise programmes. If you are a business, you could support one of our in-school business enterprise challenges, which offer way more benefits than giving a donation. Please get in touch