Alumni Business Directory
The Alumni Business Directory gives Teesside University entrepreneurs and freelancers a platform to showcase their products or services - and allows TU community members the opportunity to ‘shop local’ and support those with a Teesside University connection.
Open to graduates, current students, and Teesside staff alike, those who wish to feature in the business directory are invited to submit details online.
Petite Agency
Sophia Gowland , BA (Hons) Business Management
We're a marketing agency based in Teesside. We specialise in Social Media Management for ambitious brands looking to grow their business & Personal Brand Management for ambitious entrepreneurs looking to grow their influence.
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Business Services
99Social
99Social
Jack Crute , BA Journalism
99social offers small businesses across the UK affordable social media management, allowing them to build and maintain a quality presence on networks like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Food & Hospitality
Bexters Tea Room
Bexters Tea Room
Jayne Golden , Diploma Management Studies (DMS)
We are an independent, family run Tea Room which has been operating in Stokesley since 2013.
Located in the very heart of Stokesley High Street, Bexters Tea Room is the perfect destination for a brew, light lunch or afternoon tea if you are enjoying the market or shopping in town. "
Arts, Culture Entertainment
Cats Are Better Than People
Cats Are Better Than People
Do you worship the cat gods? We are obsessed with all things cats and offer quirky comics, tarot themed art prints, mini sculptures as well as custom art commissions, all featuring original designs and artwork by Helen Simm.
Business Services
CV Succeed
CV Succeed
Paul Hichens , MSc Information Technology
Top UK Professional CV Writing Service.Top UK Professional CV Writing Service.
Helping everyone from students and graduates into better jobs https://www.cvsucceed.co.uk"
Technology & Innovation
Digital Solution Group
Digital Solution Group
Sunni Sharma , BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance
We are an all in one Digital Marketing Agency who offer a blend of high quality services, software solutions and AI integrations to help local businesses elevate their digital platforms and generate new traffic, offering affordable solutions to all your digital marketing!
Technology & Innovation
Dink
Dink
Luke Mills and Oliver Lloyd , BA (Hons) Computer Games Art
Putting the fun in functional, and making awesome stuff for awesome people! At Dink, we create digital content and video game prototypes for studios around the world. As unreal engine specialists, we work with the latest technologies to create consistent high-quality works. We make sure that we communicate with our clients throughout a project to ensure everyone is on the same page and our clients receive exactly what they're asking for.
Business Services
Energyz Black
Energyz Black
Jesusoorefunmi Olaoye , MSc Energy & Environmental Management
Energyz Black is a non-profit organisation dedicated to advancing Black representation, leadership, and innovation within the energy sector. We create pathways for Black professionals and students to thrive by delivering career readiness programmes, mentorship, networking, and industry engagement. Through partnerships with universities, employers, and policymakers, we help bridge gaps in access, opportunity, and progression. Our mission is to empower Black talent to shape the future of energy and drive a more diverse, inclusive transition.
Business Services
Executive CV Services
Executive CV Services
Paul Hichens , MSc Information Technology
Leading Global Executive CV Writing Service Helping Executives, Directors & C-Level Professionals into Top Jobs Internationally. 100% record over many years improving the CVs of other “professional” CV firms (usually dramatically!)
Food & Hospitality
Food Sphere
Food Sphere
Rachel West , PGCE Teaching
Foodsphere offers an extensive list of online training courses specialising in the food industry. There are more than 75 courses available in hospitality and catering, food manufacture and nutrition.
Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle
Harry Tribe
Harry Tribe
Harry Tribe , BA (Hons) Fashion
Harry Tribe, a teesside based up and coming designer and clothing brand, offering high-end contemporary garments and elevated basics, setting new standards for emerging streetwear. Every piece is crafted on a made to order basis and is specific to the clients measurements, redefining the current method of fashion distribution.
Health & Wellbeing
Healing Synergy LLC
Healing Synergy LLC
Kavitha Krishnan , BSc Occupational Therapy
Healing Synergy helps your sensory child flourish through holistic and play-based therapy programs tailored to their individual needs. Healing Synergy specializes in home programs in occupational, physical, and feeding therapy
Technology & Innovation
MSKpredict Limited
MSKpredict Limited
Iain Loughran , PgCert Medical Ultrasound
MSKpredict develops software for healthcare professionals.
Technology & Innovation
Northern Made
Northern Made
Jack Holmes , BA (Hons) Film and Television Production
Northern Made is a creative studio, specialising in videography, photography, and podcasts. Helping businesses increase their brand awareness, reach a wider audience, and grow, by bringing their personality and authenticity to life.
Technology & Innovation
Notify Information Centre
Notify Information Centre
Aderogba Otunla , PG Certificate in Information
Notify-IC is a Google Cloud partner focused on providing tech solutions tailored for African businesses. Making high-quality security and productivity services accessible and affordable in local currencies.
Technology & Innovation
Omnia
Omnia
Ian Herron , MA Work Based Studies
Omnia is a professional outsourced business partner that helps by taking care of employment and payroll needs, be it temporary or permanent staff.
Business Services
Past Uncovered
Past Uncovered
Margaret Hedley , MA History
Past Uncovered offers family history research carried out by Margaret Hedley who has over 40 years experience in carrying out research in County Durham.
Business Services
Petite Agency
Petite Agency
Sophia Gowland , BA (Hons) Business Management
We're a marketing agency based in Teesside. We specialise in Social Media Management for ambitious brands looking to grow their business & Personal Brand Management for ambitious entrepreneurs looking to grow their influence.
Arts, Culture Entertainment
Project Escape Middlesbrough
Project Escape Middlesbrough
Nick Rodgers , BA (Hons) Sport Management
Project Escape is Middlesbrough's longest running award winning Escape Rooms.
Arts, Culture Entertainment
Putter Chaos
Putter Chaos
Nick Rodgers , BA (Hons) Sport Management
Putter Chaos is Middlesbrough’s first and only 18 hole indoor Adventure Golf Course.
Home & Living
SBUK Group
SBUK Group
Chris Duckworth , BA Marketing
SBUK Group – A leading designer, manufacturer and installer of SIP (structurally insulated panels) Timber Frame and Light Guage steel sustainable building systems within the UK.
Business Services
Seller Presto
Seller Presto
Graeme Coyle , BA (Hons) Business
We help brands unlock their Amazon growth potential through our account management and consultancy services – and we’re the best at what we do.
Business Services
Shadow Scribe Solutions
Arts, Culture Entertainment
Sunday Girl Magazine
Sunday Girl Magazine
Abigail Dennison , PgCert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Independent magazine, online space, podcast and events for intellectual girls
Arts, Culture Entertainment
Tribe Vision
Tribe Vision
Harry Tribe , BA (Hons) Fashion
Tribe Vision is a digital fashion studio is dedicated to supporting both established and emerging clothing brands that are eager to minimise costs, enhance efficiency, and foster environmental sustainability. We revolutionise the garment sampling process while also modernising post-production marketing strategies using digital 3D modelling software.
Business Services
Vove Agency
Vove Agency
Shaun Hogg , BSc (Hons) Computer Science
We specialise in defining unique brand propositions, crafting a distinct identity that sets you apart. Our services focus on identifying what makes your brand special and ensuring it’s seen and remembered. From strategic development to broad-reaching exposure, we harness our expertise to make your brand not just visible, but unmissable.
Health & Wellbeing
W Fitness
W Fitness
Hannah Sheerin , FDA Business and Management
We are a supportive ladies gym in Horsforth, Leeds, offering personalised workout programmes for those on their journey to a fitter, healthier and more confident self!
Arts, Culture Entertainment
Wander Films
Wander Films
Lou Tonner , BA Television and Film Production
Wander is a content marketing agency creating next level visual content for brands to #beatthescroll® online. We BLOW UP brand personality. MINT content and BOLD strategy. Creating ATTENTION, defining the way people FEEL & ENGAGE with your brand. Wanders services range from video production, editing, strategy, consultation, design, motion graphics, brand, and social media. Clover (co-founder/CEO) was listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 and Wander was selected as a Pact Future30 company.
Health & Wellbeing
Write Yourself Well
Write Yourself Well
Aisha Lama , MA Creative Writing
Write Yourself Well provides online writing workshops that focus on writing for fun, expression and identity instead of technical writing skills. We offer a subscription service which gives you access to our ever-growing catalogue of workshops, with new videos dropping weekly. Everyone has a story to tell, and writing can be a great alternative for anyone looking for new creative outlets to express themselves.
Arts, Culture Entertainment
xbleaxhx
xbleaxhx
Kirsty Stebbings , MA Comics and Graphic Novels
Home to chavs, chickens and most importantly the Teesside made hit comic BLAST! Inspired by all things northern BLAST! is full of adult humour and slapstick comics.
Business Services
Yellow Box Marketing
Yellow Box Marketing
Bradley Johnson , BA (Hons) Business Studies
Yellow Box Marketing are a Stockton on Tees based, full service digital agency that provides a range of digital marketing services including Web Design, eCommerce, Videography, Photography, Social Media Marketing, SEO and PPC.
Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle
Zara King Designs (Fixing the forgotten)
Zara King Designs (Fixing the forgotten)
Zara King , BA Product Design
My focus is on using my first class Product Design Degree to solve issues for people that we as a society feel too uncomfortable to talk about. Weather it's food insecurity, health, or even death and dying, There is nothing that I will shy away from, as long as it's helping make peoples lives just that little bit easier.
FAQs
The Alumni Team is keen to hear from graduates, current students or members of Teesside University staff who define themselves as self-employed, freelance or an entrepreneur - and who have a product or professional service to promote. The expectation is that you have a readily accessible way to receive enquiries (eg: online or via social channels), perhaps can take orders (eg: through an online portal) and that you're actively operating.
If you're a Teesside University graduate, current student or member of staff you are eligible to submit details of your enterprise or freelance operation via our online form. A member of the Alumni Team will process your request and may be in touch to clarify details, before posting details to the business directory.
Absolutely! Teesside's network is truly global so we welcome all requests for listing. We encourage you to provide information about potential shipping costs if you welcome orders from outside of your home country.
Teesside's graduate community has a rich heritage of freelancing, enterprise, and an entrepreneurial approach to employment. The initiative is one of an array of initiatives offered by Teesside University as part of it mission to embed entrepreneurialism across its curriculum and support the growth of the region's economy through the creation of innovative and successful businesses.
It is your responsibility to ensure that the goods and services you sell conform to the standards endorsed by the following, and that you have all necessary insurances in place before you sell to the public:
- Office of Fair Trading and local Trading Standards Officers
- The Distance Selling Regulations
- The Distance Selling Food Standards
It is the individual's responsibility to ensure the goods and services purchased from those listed on the Business directory are as required. Teesside University does not guarantee quality or service level for any product or service listed. The Business directory is solely a platform for showcasing enterprises and freelance operations that have their origins in individuals who have studied or worked at the University. The Business directory may contain links to third party sites, although this does not imply affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement of the product or service.
We welcome listings from all former students (alumni) of Teesside University, current students and Teesside staff who have a side enterprise.
The Alumni Team will periodcially contact all listings to check that the business remains trading. There is no time limit on being listed. If you become aware that you're still listed although are no longer trading or active, simply let us know.
