Scaleups are...

ScaleUps are Growth champions of sme sector

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Scaleups in 2017 across all sectors and areas of the economy

30,650 turnover scaleups, 13,165 employment scaleups (7,305 both)

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Scaleups generated

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SCALEUPS are INCREASING ACROSS THE UK

There are 5,456 ‘visible’
scaleups in the UK



Local cold spots
have disappeared

But local disparity
still exists

THE SCALEUP INSTITUTE HAS MAPPED OVER
200 SCALEUP ORIENTED PROGRAMMES…

AND HAVE ENDORSED OVER 40 programmes for their impact

TALENT

LEADERSHIP

ACCESS TO MARKETS

FINANCE

INFRASTRUCTURE

OUR DRIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH PROGRAMME TRAINED
194 ECOSYSTEM LEADERS AND MADE AN IMPACT…

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New local Scaleup oriented programmes

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scaling businesses engaged

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Jobs created

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Exemplar local areas and their local
programmes identified around the UK

Scotland

Combining scaleup forces, public and private sector partners collaborate to bring benefits to scaleups
2019
Northern Ireland

Tailored Scaleup programmes with relationship management
2017/18
Scaleup North East

And the scaleup leaders' academy
2017/18
Greater Manchester

Tailored Programmes to Power Up Scaleups in Targeted Sectors, Helping Them Grow at Home and Abroad
2019
Manchester University

Scale up forum powering local peer-to-peer networks
2017/18
Liverpool

Scaleup MBA
2017/18
Sheffield City Region

City roles in scaling up
2019
Worcestershire

Growth Using Technology Networks
2019
Greater Birmingham and Solihull

scaleup services powered by dedicated account managers
2017/18
Greater Cambridge

School for scaleups
2017/18
Oxfordshire

Developing a world class scaleup infrastructure
2019
Thames Valley Berkshire

Scaleup Berkshire
2017/18
Swindon and Wiltshire

Inspire elite programme
2017/18
South East

Spreading the learnings of an effective scaleup programme through the region
2019
Coast to Capital

Scaleup escalator programme
2017/18
Enterprise M3

Scaling up along the corridor
2019
Tees Valley

Leap 50 programme
2017/18
Leeds

Entrepreneurial and corporate ecosystems combining for scaleups
2019
West of England

Evolving the Region’s Rich and Rewarding Scaleup Ecosystem
2019
The Marches

Sector specific programmes for cyber and rural scaleups
2017/18
Heart of the South West

Leveraging up: Building on learning from what already works
2019
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly

Targeted help that reaches rural and coastal businesses
2019

We are on the right trajectory but…

The scaleup race is not yet won,
as an ecosystem we need to:

1. ALIGN RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE SCALEUP CHALLENGES
2. USE DATA TO SEGMENT AND TARGET SCALEUP SUPPORT
3. BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO EXPORT
4. Facilitiate collaboration
5. WORK WITH GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY TO CLOSE THE FINANCE GAP
6. CREATE JOINED UP, TAILORED AND ACCESSIBLE SOLUTIONS
7. CHAMPION SCALEUP ROLE MODELS AND SUCCESS STORIES
8. LEVERAGE WHAT WORKS

We have to join up solutions and be accessible

Recommendations for 2019


1.
Enhance data access & verification
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2.
Connect talent - Scaleup Visa
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3.
Align funding to local scaleup initiatives
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4.
Deploy local Scaleup Champions
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5.
Segment scaleups locally & nationally
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6.
Implement Scaleup Export Strategy
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7.
Simplify access to public procurement
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8.
Improve corporate/ scaleup collaboration
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9.
Enhance links with educators & peers
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10.
Close the Finance Gap
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Why scaleups matter

SCALEUPS ARE PRODUCTIVE Scaleups are more productive than their peers, generating an average of £328,000 turnover per employee
SCALEUPS ARE INTERNATIONAL Two thirds of scaleups are involved in international trade, in a range of markets across the world.
SCALEUPS ARE HIGH QUALITY Scaleups help create high-quality jobs with more satisfied employees – employing 3.4m workers and creating c. 3,000 new jobs per week.
SCALEUPS ARE DIVERSE 38% of all scaleups have at least one female director
SCALEUPS ARE INNOVATIVE 3 in 4 scaleups have introduced or improved a product/service/process in the last three years.
SCALEUPS ARE ACROSS ALL SECTORS Scaleups span the economy: the majority of them operate in sectors outside of technology
THEY ARE GOOD CORPORATE CITIZENS 56% of scaleups offer opportunities to young people through work experience, internships or apprenticeships.
THEY PLAN TO GROW 9 out of 10 scaleups expect to scale again in the coming year. 1 in 3 expect to achieve 50%+ turnover growth. 1 in 5 expect to achieve 50%+ employee growth.

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