Explore the ScaleUp Annual Review 2023

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CONTENTS

Introduction 2023

Annual Review Highlights Chair’s Foreword Executive Summary 2023 Recommendations

Chapter 1 2023

The ScaleUp Business Landscape

Scaleup indicators from a national and local perspective The ScaleUp Landscape  Sectoral and Regional Clustering Local Analysis of Growth in Scaleups Small High Growth Businesses: Observing the Scaling Pipeline Local Analysis of Growth in the Scaling Pipeline Growth Rates Analysis for Scaleups and Scaling Pipeline Businesses Conclusion – Insight: UK Unicorns 2023 Scaleup Leaders’ Views 2023 Survey Infographic (Survey at a Glance) Scaleup Survey 2023 Access to Markets Talent and skills Access to Finance Leadership Looking forward

Chapter 2 2023

Leading Programmes Breaking Down the Barriers for Scaleups Access to Talent and skills Programmes Endorsed & Ones to Watch Talent & Skills Leadership Programmes Endorsed & Ones to Watch Leadership Access to Markets – Insight: Corporate collaboration checklist – Insight: Helping scaleups access new international markets: lessons from trade missions and international innovation programmes Programmes Endorsed & Ones to Watch Access to Markets Finance Programmes Endorsed & Ones to Watch Finance Infrastructure Programmes Endorsed & Ones to Watch Infrastructure – Insight: Female founders: the challenges and opportunities

Chapter 3 2023

Location, location, location – Insight: Driving Economic Growth through Scaleup Ecosystems 2023 course EAST OF ENGLAND & EAST MIDLANDS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough East Midlands New Anglia SOUTH EAST ENGLAND Enterprise M3 Oxfordshire South East WEST MIDLANDS West Midlands SOUTH WEST West of England Worcestershire NORTH WEST Greater Manchester Lancashire Liverpool City Region NORTH EAST AND YORKSHIRE North East South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority West Yorkshire Combined Authority UK NATIONS Northern Ireland Scotland

UK NATIONS

As we assess the development across UK nations in 2020 we see an overall slow down in scaleup growth in all nations. However, Wales is showing encouraging growth in recent years and in 2021 has scaleup density higher than Scotland.

The overall UK average increased by 0.3 scaleups per 100k population during the 8 year monitoring period between 2013 – 2021. By comparison, the devolved nations – 

  • Northern Ireland: The average of the region showed a slight increase from 31.4 in 2013 to 34.7 in 2021 in scaleup density (up 3.3 scaleups per 100k population). 
  • Scotland: The average of the region showed a slight decrease from 32.8 in 2013 to 32.3 in 2021 in scaleup density (declined 0.5 scaleups per 100k population). 
  • Wales: The average of the region showed a slight increase from 30.0 in 2013 to 33.3 in 2021 in scaleup density (up 3.3 scaleups per 100k population).

CONTENTS

Introduction 2023

Annual Review Highlights Chair’s Foreword Executive Summary 2023 Recommendations

Chapter 1 2023

The ScaleUp Business Landscape

Scaleup indicators from a national and local perspective The ScaleUp Landscape  Sectoral and Regional Clustering Local Analysis of Growth in Scaleups Small High Growth Businesses: Observing the Scaling Pipeline Local Analysis of Growth in the Scaling Pipeline Growth Rates Analysis for Scaleups and Scaling Pipeline Businesses Conclusion – Insight: UK Unicorns 2023 Scaleup Leaders’ Views 2023 Survey Infographic (Survey at a Glance) Scaleup Survey 2023 Access to Markets Talent and skills Access to Finance Leadership Looking forward

Chapter 2 2023

Leading Programmes Breaking Down the Barriers for Scaleups Access to Talent and skills Programmes Endorsed & Ones to Watch Talent & Skills Leadership Programmes Endorsed & Ones to Watch Leadership Access to Markets – Insight: Corporate collaboration checklist – Insight: Helping scaleups access new international markets: lessons from trade missions and international innovation programmes Programmes Endorsed & Ones to Watch Access to Markets Finance Programmes Endorsed & Ones to Watch Finance Infrastructure Programmes Endorsed & Ones to Watch Infrastructure – Insight: Female founders: the challenges and opportunities

Chapter 3 2023

Location, location, location – Insight: Driving Economic Growth through Scaleup Ecosystems 2023 course EAST OF ENGLAND & EAST MIDLANDS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough East Midlands New Anglia SOUTH EAST ENGLAND Enterprise M3 Oxfordshire South East WEST MIDLANDS West Midlands SOUTH WEST West of England Worcestershire NORTH WEST Greater Manchester Lancashire Liverpool City Region NORTH EAST AND YORKSHIRE North East South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority West Yorkshire Combined Authority UK NATIONS Northern Ireland Scotland