Thank you for supporting PLATFORM this year!

This time last year I had just resigned from a Senior Consultant role I'd been doing for a recruitment agency for 2yrs so I could go back to running my own events, consultancy & coaching business again in January.

I liked that role a lot, learned a great deal & the people I worked with were all brilliant but I didn't love it & missed what I had been doing before the pandemic (& some personal stuff) came along & forced me to take a step back into employment.

So I'm absolutely delighted with how well this year has gone with 20 events taking place in Newcastle & Sunderland that have been attended by 683 people (mostly business owners & leaders from across the North East but also further afield) & lots of wonderful memories along the way!

I've also really loved doing my 5 Star Focus coaching programme with some brilliant business owners & advised others on their business development, marketing, networking, funding & investment activities.?

So I wanted to say a massive THANK YOU for being part of my PLATFORM events this year & I look forward to seeing you at another one soon (all listed here)!

In the meantime...

I'm delighted to see that my PLATFORM events (& UK Startup Week festival) are currently rated 'Excellent' (4.7 out of 5) on Trustpilot.

I'd really appreciate it if you go to uk.trustpilot.com/review/ukstartupweek.com or search 'UK Startup Week reviews' to read the reviews & add your own too (if you haven't already)...

Can you join us this Friday (in Newcastle)?

The final PLATFORM event of 2024 will be more like an 'end of year celebration' / Christmas party / networking event at the Wizu Workspace co-working space in Newcastle (opposite The Laing Art Gallery) for a change.

Running this as a joint event with Christopher Owens (Founder, Pattern), come along for some slow / relaxed networking, to celebrate the year we've all had & to look ahead at what's to come in 2025 with 1 or 2 special guests TBC!

Coffee / tea / refreshments & some festive food will be provided but you are also welcome to bring your own party food too...

Thanks for reading & don't forget to share any news or updates you have about your own business / organisation in the Startup Week + PLATFORM Facebook Group

ps I'd also really love it if you Like | Follow | Subscribe to most (if not all) of the PLATFORM + UK Startup Week social media channels below...

LinkedIn

• https://www.dhirubhai.net/company/platformne
• https://www.dhirubhai.net/company/ukstartupweek

Facebook

• https://www.facebook.com/PlatformNEUK
• https://www.facebook.com/UKStartupWeek

Instagram

• https://www.instagram.com/ukstartupweek

Twitter / X

• https://twitter.com/platformne
• https://twitter.com/ukstartupweek

YouTube

• https://www.youtube.com/@ukstartupweek

Paul Lancaster (PLATFORM | UK Startup Week)?https://ukstartupweek.com