Growth ambitions remain strong for North East entrepreneurs, with seventy percent of Entrepreneurs’ Forum members expecting turnover growth in 2026, according to the latest member survey.
With 17 years’ experience growing Blu Sky from a £116 North Shields start-up into a national B-Corp accountancy firm, Jon Dudgeon brings practical, founder-friendly scale-up expertise and a passion for helping ambitious North East businesses thrive.
It's here - our 2-minute look back at the Autumn Conference, capturing the energy, ideas and genuine connections that made the day unforgettable.
With over a decade of building Surge from a solo venture into a fifteen-strong digital agency, David has learned first-hand what it really takes to scale. His experience shapes his role as one of our Entrepreneurs in Residence for the 2026 Scale-up Leaders’ Academy.
With 25 years of entrepreneurial experience, Chris Carroll reflects on how the Scale-up Leaders’ Academy with the Entrepreneurs’ Forum transformed his approach to business.
The Entrepreneurs’ Forum’s Scale-up Leaders’ Academy has been recognised on the national stage, having achieved official endorsement from the ScaleUp Institute, a mark of excellence awarded to only the most impactful business growth programmes in the UK.
More than 240 business owners and leaders gathered yesterday at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead for the Entrepreneurs’ Forum Autumn Conference, the organisation’s largest entrepreneurial gathering of the year.
Victoria Lynch, founder of Additional Lengths and Remi Cachet, shares her inspiring journey from hairdresser to CEO, overcoming industry scepticism, embracing innovation, and growing a multi-million-pound global business…
From running the family business to sitting on the boards of several organisations, Mark Squires has packed plenty into his colourful career. Now, he’s channelling that experience into The Lighthouse Project – a community initiative in the heart of Byker…
In our One Thing I've Learnt series, Entrepreneurs’ Forum ambassadors and honorary members reveal the one game-changing lesson they’ve learnt in their entrepreneurial journey. Providing a source of inspiration for anyone pursuing a similar path, our guest editors share some of the critical business challenges they’ve faced and how they overcame them. In this edition, Dame Irene Hays DBE DL, Chair of Hays Travel, shares the pivotal lesson she’s learnt during her illustrious career: the power of a values-led culture.
