Scale-up Guide: Breaking through the barriers to growth

Scaling-up enables a business to respond to and manage increased demand and opportunities in the market. While exciting, it requires change, ambition, risk, vision, effort and a bit of luck. The journey to sustained growth is filled with opportunity. However, there are four persistent barriers that businesses looking to scale effectively need to break through. By focusing on these critical areas, you can better navigate the complexities of growth and achieve your goals. 

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What you will learn from our guide

Scaling a business comes with unique challenges. In our guide, you'll discover actionable insights and practical strategies to help you break through the barriers to growth. With contributions from industry experts and successful scale-up business leaders, this guide provides you with a roadmap to long-term sustainable growth.

Access to markets 

• Expanding your business at home or abroad brings new complexities that require careful navigation. Discover strategies for successful international expansion, entering new markets, choosing the right business model, moving employees overseas, getting to grips with cross-border tax and avoiding common pitfalls when navigating new geographies.

Access to skills & talent 

• Recruiting the right people with the right skills and expertise who align with the company values can be difficult.
• Gain insights on best practice for attracting and retaining skilled employees, assessing your skills gaps, building a resilient workforce, and aligning your talent strategy with long-term business goals.

Access to finance 

• Funding will allow you to invest in infrastructure, marketing and the talent needed to scale up.
• You will discover the different funding options, learn how align your growth goals with investor expectations and secure the right finance to support your scaling journey

Building leadership capability

• Effective leadership is more than having the right people, it requires the appropriate structures, decision-making processes and controls. Understand how to evolve your leadership structure, make strategic decisions more effectively and empower your team to take ownership of key functions.

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