Entrepreneurial duo behind North East BIC tech startup celebrate major expansion

Two directors are celebrating the success of their startup’s ongoing expansion.

Jason Turner and Sarah Burns launched Data2Action in 2017, having worked at BGL Group as operational directors for nearly two decades in total.

Originally working from home, the pair launched the business by combining their operational and business transformation experience to provide support to companies wanting to grow and improve their operating performance.

Jason said: “Initially, we provided operational and data protection services to a number of large clients spread across the country. Then, we started to see a rise in demand from companies in the North East including those in the tech sector.

“Having both held senior positions at BGL Group, the parent company of Comparethemarket.com, we’d both witnessed first-hand the importance of using data effectively to drive operational performance.

“Whilst buying technology goes someway to help that, creating a data centric culture is paramount to success and we believe as a centre for excellence, the North East has great potential.”

The company, which is based at the North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC), has grown since its launch two years ago - employing seven associates alongside Jason and Sarah.

Jason added: “We can’t believe how fast we’ve grown over the last two years. We now have a team of seven experts on our books, alongside Sarah and myself, and plan to continue growing this number as we look to the future.

“We’re currently looking at investing in a new office at the BIC, which will allow us to not only better serve our clients but also to bring all of our team together to think about how we can continue to improve our service going forward.”