Is your business worth scaling? Join local business owners and directors for a focused networking and panel discussion exploring the realities of business growth, scale and exit.

Taking place at South Shields FC, this breakfast event brings together experienced entrepreneurs who have scaled successful businesses and understand the opportunities – and challenges – that come with growth. The panel will be hosted by Graham Sleep from RTC North’s Scale-up team, who has scaled over 10 businesses, with insights from local leaders including Neil Henry, former founding Director of South Tyneside-based scale-up HLA, and Barry Cooper, who is currently scaling Pentagon Assurance and is a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses alumnus. Further panellists will be announced.

Event highlights include:

Networking with local business owners and directors

Practical insight into scaling a business and knowing when it makes sense

First-hand experiences of scaling and exiting

An expert-led panel discussion with experienced entrepreneurs

Open Q&A with the panel

Breakfast buns and refreshments included

This event is ideal for business leaders considering their next stage of growth or questioning whether scaling is the right move.