Become a Partner

“NGI play a vital role in connecting the North East business community and ensuring the region continues to attract inward investment to grow and prosper. As a larger employer in the region, Sage is proud to be a strategic partner of NGI and showcase the best of what the North East has to offer.”

“Newcastle University works very closely with NGI as a strategic partner to promote the area nationally and internationally and help us to attract and retain students and academics, as well as optimising opportunities for global academic conferences. Being an NGI partner allows us to collaborate and work together to benefit Newcastle, Gateshead and the wider region.”

“As a partner with NGI since hotel opening, we have worked hand in hand with the Convention Bureau on business event bids, conferencing, and business tourism. Our partnership with the Conference Bureau delivers consistent and solid ROI year after year. It also gives the hotel the opportunity to work collaboratively with industry partners to represent the region at key national and international tradeshows”.

“As a proud Newcastle based business, partnering with NGI offers Lumo a range of invaluable and exciting opportunities to play our part in supporting and promoting the region, in turn driving awareness of our brand and work, especially in supporting the region’s vibrant tourism sector. Our shared passion and focus on promoting the many great reasons to visit the North East helps us position Lumo as the most sustainable and great value way to travel, meaning people have more money to spend when they arrive, and our example of a business that chose to make Newcastle its home acts as a case study to help drive more inward investment and economic activity.”

“NGI have been able to connect us to partners not just in the local tech community, but also to our universities to develop our talent pipeline. We’ve also been hosting events with them like our Women in North East event. They have also shared valuable data that we have used to understand how to grow our tech hub”

“Different Narrative’s purpose is to be an end-to-end marketing services partner for brands ready for change. To do this, we need to have our finger on the pulse of what is happening in North East England as a place to live, work, do business, visit and study – at all times. Our partnership with NGI does just that, providing us with valuable insight and opportunities to understand and influence these agendas – both for our own benefit and the good of the whole region.”

“Our partnership with NGI in invaluable, we get an enormous amount back from it and we try to put as much in as we can. It’s helpful for us understanding the visitors we get, research and data about those visitors and how we connect to other businesses and attractions in the region.”

“Working alongside Newcastle Gateshead Initiative for over a decade has been an invaluable experience for our business. The opportunities provided by NGI have allowed us to not only network and collaborate with like-minded tourism and hospitality businesses but also to forge enduring relationships that have greatly enhanced our offering as a tourist destination. Through active participation in numerous marketing campaigns orchestrated by NGI, we’ve witnessed a significant expansion in our reach to new audiences, ultimately translating into tangible increases in sales. NGI’s unwavering support and strategic initiatives have undoubtedly played a pivotal role in our sustained growth and success.”