The Programme

The Scale-up Leaders' Academy (SULA) will build your own leadership skills and it will ensure your team are not left behind.   

With a mix of scale-up coaching and peer-to-peer mentoring for you, and shared business expertise and inspiration for you and your senior management, SULA will give you a valuable insight into how successful organisations have scaled-up and engage your team along the way; allowing you to implement change immediately and transform the way you work.

You'll also be given recommended readings and podcasts to further your learning along the way.

What's Included?

SULA includes six months of transformative learning and support, including:

  • Scaling-up coached workshops tailored for you
  • Workshops for your team to align your vision
  • Peer-to-peer mentoring to share insights and solutions
  • Free premium membership for one year, giving your team access to more Entrepreneurs' Forum events

In addition, you'll also receive a free ticket to the Forum's spring conference, Fortune Favours the Brave. By joining our programme, you'll learn from successful organisations and gain practical tools to implement change immediately, transforming how you and your team work.

What's the Investment?

  • Members: £4,000 + VAT
  • Non-Members: £4,560 + VAT (includes one year of Forum membership)

Scaling-up coaching sessions

For entrepreneurs

SULA coaching sessions are held monthly throughout the course and are exclusively for entrepreneurs. Each session follows the Verne Harnish Scaling Up methodology, providing you with practical tools and actions to implement in your business. You'll work alongside your peer group, receiving the support needed to drive growth. To fully benefit from the Academy, you must be committed to completing your homework.

The six sessions include:

  • Introduction / High-Growth Mindset
    Monday 20th January 2025
  • People and Talent
    Monday 17th February 2025
  • Strategy and Planning
    Monday 24th March 2025
  • Execution and Implementation
    Monday 28th April 2025
  • Cash / Finance for Growth
    Monday 19th May 2025
  • Building a 'One Page Strategic Plan'
    Monday 23rd June 2025

Workshops for your team

For entrepreneurs and their senior team

Our workshops have been designed specifically so your team can embed the learnings of the programme more quickly. You will attend alongside your senior leadership team ensuring that you are all learning and building leadership capacity together. 

In 2025, we will hold three sessions, each lasting a half day as follows:

  • Culture and Values
    Monday 10th March 2025
  • World Class Teams
    Monday 7th April 2025
  • Sales Masterclass
    Monday 9th June 2025

For more information, or to discuss SULA in more detail, contact Sally Cowling on 0191 500 7780 or sally@entrepreneursforum.net.

"Approaching scaling up using the SULA methodology will help us to grow our business in a measured way, minimising the chaos that’s often associated with expansion.”

Ellen Hedley, Vida Creative

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