This 1.5-hour session helps social entrepreneurs understand the key shifts, challenges, and decisions that emerge when moving from early traction to sustainable scale. It’s a reflective and practical session — focused on surfacing potential pitfalls, highlighting mindset shifts, and introducing simple tools that help leaders stay focused and resilient during growth.
We’ll explore five critical themes:
1. Focus & Clarity – What must stay the same, and what needs to evolve?
2. People & Structure – Do we have the right people and roles to grow?
3. Processes & Systems – What got us here won’t get us there.
4. Cash & Capacity – Scaling = burning more cash and energy.
5. Founder Shift – How does your role change as your venture grows?
Each section includes reflection questions, common ‘growing pains’, and practical ideas to pre-empt problems.
Participants will: -
Recognise the typical challenges and tensions that come with growth. – Reflect on their own readiness to scale — as individuals and as organisations. –
Identify practical steps to strengthen team, systems, and strategy. - Leave feeling more confident, focused, and realistic about the scale-up journey.
