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Scale-ups

Growth Planning

London Stock Exchange’s Elite adds green tech and broadband firms

The platform gives entrepreneurs the chance to connect with established industry players.

Opinion

Why a CTO is key to rapid scale-up growth

Scale-up businesses need a chief technical officer to set a clear and effective tech strategy.

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneur interview: Naimish Gohil, CEO of Satchel

The founder of Satchel, which raised £2.4 million in venture capital funding in January last year, wants to change education forever.

Opinion

Budget 2017 a “disappointing day” for UK scale-ups, says adviser

Here's why a top scale-up adviser believes that Budget 2017 barely scratched the surface in helping UK scale-ups grow.

Exit Strategies

Do UK scale-ups face an ambition gap?

The majority of Britain's tech founders expect to sell for £50 million or less, according to new research. Does this mean there's an ambition gap for UK's scale-ups? 

Private equity

6 lessons for scale-ups from UK private equity specialists

Oracle Netsuite's Mark Woodhams shares the 6 top lessons from UK private equity experts on scaling up.

Entrepreneurs

Why founders are their own worst enemies when scaling up

New research from VC firm Highland Europe reveals that entrepreneurs see the evolution from founder to chief executive as posing the biggest risk to their businesses as they begin to scale. Here's why.

Growth Planning

Why the next biggest challenge for the UK is the scale-up gap

"It may take seven to 15 years to create a sustainable business," says Mercia Technologies' CEO Dr Mark Payton. Are UK's scale-ups primed for funding?

News

The widening scale-up gap: are banks failing the business community?

A new report reveals a widening scale-up gap, with most SMEs struggling to access growth finance

Entrepreneurs

​Adarsh Radia casts a wider net

Serial entrepreneur Adarsh Radia speaks to GrowthBusiness about his latest venture, WiderPool, which helps tech entrepreneurs bridge the scale-up gap.

Growth Planning

Scaling-up Britain’s start-ups

Fewer than one per cent of the companies registered in Britain since 2012 have scaled-up. Chris Maule, CEO of UK Bond Network, explain why this gap exists and what can be done about it.

News

48 businesses get a growth boost to bridge scale-up gap

Growth Builder's first cohort of businesses include British success stories like PayAsUGym and Mumsnet.