Mango Creative Studio - Blog
Despite the current economic challenges, digital businesses in the Northeast are seizing and capitalising on opportunities. They remain at the pinnacle of technology development and are accelerating major strategic decisions, allowing the Northeast to become a hub for digital entrepreneurs. That sadly is not the view of the media..
Following the criticism of the NorthEast from the telegraph who reported that “the calibre of entrepreneurs in technology nosedives north of the Midlands” (Sun Tech Mission 2009), we feel its our responsibility to stand up and become a small voice for the NorthEast.
The telegraph said of companies from the North pitching at the Tech Mission event, in London, “even the older entrepreneurs appeared remarkably out of their depth in London”. They added that “the conference scene in Newcastle is bleak … the quality of investors is low and … Government-funded schemes are administered by people who know little or nothing about the technology industry”.
In typical UK media fashion, they have focussed on the negatives instead of on what is good and successful in the NorthEast. Hugely successful events and conferences range from Thinking Digital to Inspired6 and now bdailyTV. Having established ourselves in the NorthEast, we have experienced and witnessed perfect indication that entrepreneurial flair is flourishing - these individuals are fearless and importantly, are succeeding.
With Mango Studio relocating in September, we will have our own strong and well research opinion on digital business life across the country stretching the M4 Cardiff to London and the coast Brighton to Newcastle. We are determined to hit back at the recession and continue our expansion despite being in that “should we, shouldn’t we” phase. We are hopeful to continue this growth in the Northeast.
