Jimmy Dodgson of Maitland shares why a focus on outcomes, not activities, is the only way to GROW in 2026 and beyond. For decades, business leaders have been sold a version of marketing that is fundamentally broken. You pay for activities, four blogs a month, twenty social posts, a monthly newsletter, then wonder...
We chat to husband-and-wife team Paul and Sam Blake – the duo behind British basketball’s most successful franchise – about building a club with purpose, powering community change and why, for them, the biggest wins happen off the court…
The Entrepreneurs’ Forum has announced the launch of its ninth Scale-up Leaders’ Academy cohort, welcoming a new group of ambitious North East business owners ready to accelerate their growth journey.
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.
