Scaleup North East gives ambitious businesses support they won’t find anywhere else: a surgically precise action programme to drive

transformational growth and offer specialist advice.

SCALEUP NORTH EAST CAN HELP YOU

A scaling business typically has the ambition to achieve an average growth of 20% annually over three years. This sounds challenging because it is. That is why Scaleup North East is working with talented, ambitious companies to help them achieve, or maintain this level of growth.

Scaleup North East is delivered as part of the North East Growth Hub with the objective of increasing the density of scaleup businesses in the North East LEP area by 50%, by 2024.

The Scaleup North East programme is already building momentum. By March 2019 we had worked with over 210 businesses that had taken positive action to scaleup and in doing so are on their way to creating over 800 high value jobs.

Business leaders already on the programme have told us they value the action-driven coaching, game-changing introductions and most of all the objective advice from our Scaleup partners.

All our Scaleup partners have first-hand experience of building businesses and brands, so they can give you expert guidance and alternative ideas.

Those businesses that join the programme also benefit from specialist workshops, a pool of targeted solutions providers, plus a supportive and powerful Scaleup community, with the possibility of funding for scaleup activities.

Seize the moment and apply now to join the most powerful action focused programme in the North East for scaling businesses.

Jason LeggetProgramme Director, Scaleup North East

How Scaleup North East can help:

Action driven coaching

Specialist workshops

Targeted practical advice

Leadership development

Collaborative Scaleup community

“ “My advice for anyone thinking about coming on to the programme is: Have an idea of an area you want to impact, in my opinion a problem well defined is a problem half solved and it will help the Scaleup Partner have a clearer idea of how they can help.Chris Brock, Head of Commercial Services, hedgehog lab

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Scaleup North East offers businesses that have both the potential and ambition to scale, a bespoke package of support designed to breakdown the barriers to growth and drive businesses forward.

Action plan focused, the programme offers established companies coaching from business specialists who have a track record of scaling success.

Whether it is your approach, people, products, marketing or fulfilment that needs development, Scaleup North East can help through its extended national network, Scaleup partner expertise and workshops.

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Scaleup PartnersA team of business leaders with first hand experience of building

successful companies who will provide advice, ideas and connections to help you grow.

Expert ProvisionWe can put you in touch with

relevant and proven specialist provision including our Scaleup North East Solutions Providers.

Regional Scaleup CommunityWe connect our Scaleup companies with other like-minded businesses who can offer services, advice and

opportunities for collaboration.

Scaleup Challenge Themes These are the five key challenge

areas that are common to scaling businesses, these are: Talent

and Skills, Leadership, Access to Markets, Finance, and Infastructure.

Scaleup EventsScaleup North East delivers a range of monthly events and workshops focussing on the specific needs of the businesses we work with. We

also run an annual Scaleup Summit.

Global Scaleup CommunityWe can connect you with the global

scaleup community including the Scaleup Institute, Goldman Sachs Institute, Innovate UK, UK Catapult

Centres and Enterprise Europe Network.

What is Scaleup North East?The main highlight of being on the programme was definitely the Scaleup Partner. The expertise and business acumen he brought from his own experience has helped us tremendously with our business.Ross Tomkins, Therapy Direct“

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“ If you’re going to join the Scaleup programme and you’re going to get onboard the rocket, you’ve just got to hold on, work hard and be prepared for it to take you in unexpected ways! It’s exciting, we can’t wait to see where we end up!Angela Sterling, Managing Director, Lingotot

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The Scaleup action plan is a bespoke plan for each client and directly reflects the nature of their business needs. It is intended to address two or three key challenges through the action planning process and a series of activities the company can engage with. Typically, an action plan might include:

• Development of products, services or market• Identifying leadership and skills development • Signposting workshops and events• Introductions to specialist providers• Exploring financial assistance opportunities

Scaleup action plan

Apply online at www.scaleupnortheast.co.uk

Assessment of company needs

Identify challenges and develop an action plan

Successful applicants meet with Scaleup Partner

Implementation of action plan through coaching and/or grant application.

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Laura FosterLaura is a corporate communications

and business strategist with first-hand experience of scaling a PR company

and broad market expertise, including investor relations, NHS press and public affairs, and higher education marketing.

Craig HuntingdonCraig has successfully scaled a number of businesses and spent 10 years at Aldi as

Trading Director and was part of the team responsible for rapid UK growth.

Jon SymondsJon has successfully scaled businesses

working at the sharp end developing improved products, services, processes

or business models delivered by empowered agile employees.

Angelina BellAngelina is an experienced professional

business coach. Having built a successful energy company from the ground up, she

is growth focused and results driven.

Andrew EssonAndrew has spent more than 30 years transforming and improving specialist engineering businesses, from large to

small. His passion is helping businesses to grow and prosper.

Scaleup partners Case study

It’s been brilliant having a Scaleup Partner. Sometimes a challenge will come through that you don’t want to pick up with the people in the office, sometimes you just need a neutral ear, someone who doesn’t have a vested interest in the company – so having a scaleup partner has been brilliant for that.

Meeting the other entrepreneurs in the North East, there are a great bunch of people out there and they are doing all kinds of different things.Stacey Rogers, Managing Director, Not Just a Print

“ “Initial meetingwith Laura Foster and Craig Huntingdon, Scaleup North East Partners• Action planning• Retail strategy

Access to: • Designing Better Business • IP advice • Action plan development

Review action plan• IT system review• Action planning • Retail strategy

Insights workshop attended•Scaling a Consumer Brand

Stacey Rogers, founder of Not Just a Print, got in contact with Scaleup North East because she was keen to meet people in a similar situation and wanted some guidance from someone outside of the organisation, who had previous experience of scaling a business.

The programme helped her look at the three main streams of the business: product, marketing and fulfilment; and concentrate on one at a time.

She took part in a brand building workshop, worked with Designing Better Business as well as Scaleup North East to understand Not Just a Print’s customers and to develop product lines.

Stacey feels the programme has made her ambitious and she has the courage to make decisions she wouldn’t have been brave enough to make before.

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Tony BrooksWith over 25 years in business

development and sales, Tony is an experienced business owner, having

formed, developed and successfully sold an engineering services company.

Yes! If you recognise your organisation in the description above and if you can demonstrate:

Frequently asked questions

• Be based in Northumberland, North Tyneside,

Newcastle, South Tyneside, Gateshead,

Sunderland or Durham

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• Be a registered company ideally trading for 3+ years

• Employ between 5-250 staff

• Have an annual turnover of less than £50m

Please visit our website at www.scaleupnortheast.co.uk and complete the form. We’ll be in touch with feedback and next steps when we have reviewed your application.

Not ready to scaleup, yet?

Sign up to our two-day Pre-Scaleup Bootcamp delivered by Scaleup North East and industry experts.

Limited spaces available, book now at:

www.scaleupnortheast.co.uk/events

Understand the impact of a growth mindset on your business

Better understand your own personality and how to work powerfully with others

Develop an action plan to help you have real impact on your business

• Opportunity to meet, network and share with fellow delegates.

• Apply for a Pre-Scaleup grant of approximately £1200 providing 40% towards the cost of an expert consultant to help implement your action plan.

• Ongoing support through Scaleup North East events, networking and information exchange.

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County Durham

Tyne & Wear

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Q1. Who can apply?

Q2. Should I apply?

Q3. How do I join Scaleup North East?

Interactive workshops include:

What else will I get?

Better understand the most important figures and metrics for your business

Fine tune your value proposition to increase returns from sales and marketing

Book your

Pre-Scaleup Bootcamp place

Existing financial data from your last three

years of trading

Scalability of the business model

Growth mindset of the leader/leadership

team and genuineambition to scale

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820existing Scalup businesses in the North East LEP areaFigures from the ScaleUp Institute 2017 ONS data

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