Why scale-ups won’t pay for external advice

Why scale-ups wont pay for external advice

Scale-ups form a small but extremely important proportion of all small firms and their rapid rate of growth means that they typically face multiple challenges where external advice could be useful.

Key points covered:

  • Why do scale-ups need external advice?
  • Why don’t commercial models work?
  • Can we encourage scale-ups to invest in external advice?
  • Recommendations for policy makers

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