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Scale-ups

Articles and news on UK and European scale-ups and their role in driving innovation, job creation, and economic growth.

Growth Planning

The five most important foundations for scaling a business

There are lots of pressing issues to consider when you're planning to expand and grow your company.

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneur profile: Guy Nixon, Founder and CEO of Native

He wanted to make the accommodation experience more personal for corporates, rather than the usual overnight hotel stay.

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneur interview: Alex Ingham, MD of MI Supplies

Organic growth with customer service and experience at its centre has served Alex Ingham's MI Supplies well over the last 13 years.

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.

Legislation and Regulation

How your scale-up business can become FCA authorised

Here, we explore how your business can approach FCA authorisation.

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.

Entrepreneurs

Why Israel is now the scale-up nation of the world

LeumiTech CEO Yifat Oron gives GrowthBusiness a run-down on the start-up scene in Israel and how the banking needed a shake-up to accommodate the nation's scale-up needs.