Captured

Captured is Newcastle University Business School’s internationally recognised leadership development programme, which is delivered at no charge to small and micro-enterprises in the North East of England employing fewer than 20 staff.

Captured enables owners of small and micro enterprises to develop their management and leadership skills via 4 half-day workshops over a 2 month period. Each cohort of Captured has up to eight business owners and a key part of the programme is that each business owner is paired with an experienced manager from one of the region’s larger businesses who can provide an objective sounding board and a fresh perspective.

Over the course of the programme, the business owners identify key areas of their business they want to develop more effectively. Through support from fellow business owners and by building a one-to-one relationship with their manager/mentor they leave the programme with an action plan for taking their business forward. Go North East, Home Group, HSBC, Nexus, IBM and Virgin Money have all provided mentors for Captured.

Applications Now Open For Captured 2020

Applications are now open for the Captured 2020 programme. If you own or manage a small business in the North East please read on

Captured Christmas Fair at the Business School

Christmas Fair at the Business School. We were delighted to be able to host our second Christmas Fair at the Business School this week. There are plenty of other Christmas Fairs this time of year, but this one is a bit special.

Captured Masterclass | Let's Talk About Money

This week marked the first in our 2-part Masterclass on the subject of money, which we are co-hosting with NEL Fund Managers.

Captured Masterclass | Storytelling Techniques for Business

The latest Masterclass in our series was held on Friday the 20th of September with expert storyteller Duncan Yellowlees.

Captured Masterclass | Managing Wellbeing and Building Resilience

Masterclass | Multitasking, Myth-Busting and Record-Breaking. We hosted our second Captured masterclass last week, this time with John Sunderland-Wright of the NFE Group on the topic of managing wellbeing and building personal resilience.

Captured Masterclass | Pitching and Presenting with Impact

Pitching and Presenting with Impact with Jo Darby of Voice in the Room.

Captured Alumni at the FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards

This year's FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards was a fantastic event made all the more enjoyable by seeing so many of the Captured Alumni nominated for awards.

Nina Walton of Walton Marketing talks about her time on the Captured Programme

Having the opportunity to build new networks, overcome challenges and develop long term business goals were key priorities for business owner Nina Walton of Walton Marketing & Communications.