Growth is exciting, but it also brings new challenges, decisions and risks. This session brings together financial expertise and real-world entrepreneurial experience to explore what it really takes to grow an established business.

You’ll hear from Ari Mechlowitz a partner at Melenik Fine about how to understand your numbers, keep on top of your finances and use financial information to make better decisions about growth. Steve Ackerman, who grew Somethin’ Else before selling the podcast business to Sony, will share his experience of growing a successful business, the decisions he made along the way, and how innovation and leadership played a key role in its development.

The session will cover:

• Understanding the numbers behind growth – how to use your financial information to assess performance, identify opportunities and make informed growth decisions.
• What changes as your business grows – exploring the people, processes, leadership and infrastructure you may need to put in place as you move to the next stage.
• Learning from the growth journey – Steve Ackerman’s first-hand experience of building, growing and ultimately selling Somethin’ Else to Sony, including the challenges, opportunities and lessons along the way.