Explore how SME business clarity and performance visibility can drive growth and improve decision-making for better results

From chaos to clarity: fixing the hidden growth killers in SMEs

Yassir Malik
May 27 '26
Explore how SME business clarity and performance visibility can drive growth and improve decision-making for better results
Understand the role of a fractional CFO and ensure you hire the right financial support for your business needs.

The fractional CFO gap: What founders need to understand before they hire

Trusha Lakhani
May 19 '26
Understand the role of a fractional CFO and ensure you hire the right financial support for your business needs
How Yoto built a scalable global business with NetSuite

How Yoto built a scalable global business with NetSuite

Latifa Yedroudj
May 12 '26
As businesses scale, complexity has a way of catching up. What starts as a collection of tools and workarounds to make the business run can quickly become a barrier to growth – especially when operating across multiple markets
Simon Woodroffe on risk, rejection and building YO! Sushi!

The time is now: Simon Woodroffe on risk, rejection and building YO! Sushi!

Georgina Taylor
May 12 '26
At a time when many founders obsess over polished pitch decks, perfect branding and five-year forecasts, Simon Woodroffe offered a radically different message to the audience at Elite Business Live 2026
In its latest World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its estimate from 1.3% to 0.8% for UK growth, the largest downgrade of any G7 nation

Unleashing growth: what UK SMEs need to thrive

Andrew Harding
May 8 '26
In its latest World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its estimate from 1.3% to 0.8% for UK growth, the largest downgrade of any G7 nation
Conflict creates global uncertainty, but your business can take steps to stay competitive.

 Navigating the storm: how Middle East disruption impacts your SME

Andrea Reynolds
Apr 15 '26
Conflict creates global uncertainty, but your business can take steps to stay competitive
Pressures on the “everyday economy” (cost of living, energy, rents, labour costs) are reshaping the support small firms need

Effective small business support

Liz Barclay
Apr 14 '26
Pressures on the “everyday economy” (cost of living, energy, rents, labour costs) are reshaping the support small firms need
Louise Hill, co-founder of GoHenry, kicked off the first day of Elite Business Live 2026 with a keynote that hit home for many.

A vision for financial education at Elite Business Live 2026

Georgina Taylor
Apr 7 '26
Louise Hill, co-founder of GoHenry, kicked off the first day of Elite Business Live 2026 with a keynote that hit home for many
Founders are twice as confident in their ability to scale than to raise VC funding.

UK founders back themselves. But will anyone else back them?

Ian Merricks
Mar 10 '26
Founders are twice as confident in their ability to scale than to raise VC funding
Preparation, not luck, will define scaleups in 2026

Preparation, not luck, will define scaleups in 2026 

Holly Hudson
Jan 26 '26
Many founders assume that strong performance naturally leads to funding. For Series A and B in 2026, that assumption is risky
The founder journey is defined by that always-on momentum, but one of the smartest moves you can make in December is to intentionally slow down.

Why deceleration is the key to acceleration in 2026

Holly Hudson
Dec 19 '25
The founder journey is defined by that always-on momentum, but one of the smartest moves you can make in December is to intentionally slow down
How a small business owner can turn a limited company into a family investment company

How a small business owner can turn a limited company into a family investment company

Russell Hammond
Dec 11 '25
For many small business owners, their limited company ends up being the product of years of graft and commitment