UK Startup & Scaleup Week

19/06/2026

Get inspired, build your network & learn how to start or grow your business in the North East of England, Teesside & Scotland.

18/06/2026

Missed ATOMICON this week? Get your ticket for next year's event (in Manchester) for just £215 via the link in the comments below ⬇️⭐️

18/06/2026

[VIDEO] The importance of PR & Sales with Michael Grahamslaw (Northern Insight Magazine)...

In this episode of the 'SuperConnector Show' podcast, Paul Lancaster was joined by Michael Grahamslaw (Founder & Managing Director, Northern Insight Magazine). With an incredible 36-year career in media - spanning from telephone sales at The Evening Chronicle & The Journal newspapers in the 90s to launching his own publication in 2015 - Michael offered a wealth of wisdom on what it takes to build a lasting business, the shifting nature of sales & why the North East of England is a region ripe for celebration.

Whether you’re in sales, PR, or running your own business, find the key takeaways from the conversation & watch or listen to the interview via the link in the comments below ⬇️⭐️

Northern Insight

17/06/2026

The Northern Insight Magazine is one of the leading publications in the North East of England, providing a vital & much-loved source of information about business, property, media, technology, education, motors, arts & leisure in the region. As Founder & Managing Director, Michael Grahamslaw has been at the heart of regional news not only since the magazine was launched in 2015 but for almost 30yrs when working for some of the region's other leading magazine & newspaper titles! If you love the North East of England & want to know more, watch this live interview / SuperConnector Show podcast which was originally broadcast on Wednesday 17th June & visit https://northern-insight.co.uk ⭐️

16/06/2026

We already have some fantastic sponsors of our monthly PLATFORM events but we are keen to find more from non-competing businesses. Could this be you?

12/06/2026

We're delighted to share that PLATFORM has been named as a finalist in the ClimbAwards 2026 taking place at the Climb UK festival in Leeds next month, in the ‘Ecosystem Growth & Opportunity’ category! 🙏🤩

Thank you to everyone who voted for us! We're very much looking forward to joining the wider community for the Awards Prize Giving on the evening of 1 July & also attending both days of the festival 1-2 July!

Find out more & book your ticket to join us at the ClimbUK festival via the link below ⬇️⭐️

08/06/2026

08/06/2026

Still not been to one of our PLATFORM events? Check out this handy 3D tour of our Newcastle venue by our friend Tamilselvan Velusamy (Founder, Beyex Ltd) so you can see what to expect when you arrive... (link in comments below) ⬇️⭐️

08/06/2026

Will you be at ATOMICON (one of Europe’s largest business growth conferences) in Newcastle / Gateshead on 16 June?

ATOMICON is one of Europe’s largest business growth conferences for small business owners, with over 1,500 attendees from around the world flying in.

And what’s amazing is that it takes place in our home region of the North East of England with the main event happening at The Glasshouse (formally The Sage Gateshead) on Tuesday 16th June 2026 & fringe events taking place in multiple locations around Newcastle upon Tyne the day before!

If you’re based in Gateshead, Newcastle, the wider North East of England or anywhere close enough to get there easily, we think this is an absolute must-attend event. (Having attended & run many events of our own over the years, we know huge business conferences with this kind of line-up do not usually happen on our doorstep)!

The 2026 speaker line-up includes the incredible: Jamie Laing, Lara Acosta, Shawn Kanungo, Ann Handley, Timothy Armoo, Saf Mohammed, Amelia Sordell, Dani Wallace, Alice Benham, Richard Moore, Natasha Hamilton (yes from Atomic Kitten!) & many more.

That is a proper international conference line-up & this will be the 7th time Andrew and Pete have run ATOMICON, attracting delegates & speakers from all over the world.

Every year, they seem to raise the bar so if you are a small business owner, a freelancer, coach, sell services, create content, want to grow your audience, improve your sales, meet better people, or simply get yourself into a room that makes you think bigger, this is well worth looking at!

Tickets are currently £415 but will increase to £699 at the end of this week / beginning of next week!

Save £284 today (over 40% off) by clicking / tapping on the link in the comments below ⬇️⭐️

Atomic HQ

08/06/2026

Business Profile: Poundswise (Interactive UK Grid Map for Marketing, Business Support & Funding)

Poundswise is a digital map of the United Kingdom, divided into thousands of individual grid spaces. Any business - from a Sunderland bakery to a Leeds engineering firm - can purchase one or more grids, place their logo on the exact location of their business & create an immersive 3D virtual tour of their premises as an added feature.

Visitors can then click on any grid, explore the space & be directed straight to the website for that business.

It’s visibility, permanence & pride of place - all in one.

Learn more & claim your postcode so you can find funding & local support for your business via the link in the comments below ⬇️⭐️