For businesses that are scaling
Entrepreneurial Services – Growing your business
Supporting you through the growth phase
Scaling your business: Turning potential into progress
For many entrepreneurs, scaling is the most exciting, and most demanding, stage of the journey. It’s when ambition meets reality, and the decisions you make can determine whether growth becomes sustainable success or a strain on people, cash, and systems.
You may be asking yourself: Can my finance function keep pace with growth? Do I have the reporting I need to make confident decisions? How do I balance seizing opportunities with keeping control? How do I keep my team engaged as we push to the next level?
The reality is that scaling successfully requires more than ambition and energy. Entrepreneurs need to consider:
Maintaining financial control under pressure – rapid growth can stretch your finance function and expose gaps in controls, creating risks that could hold you back.
Clarity from reporting – without timely, accurate accounts, it’s hard to see whether growth is profitable, where cash is tied up, or which opportunities are worth pursuing.
Balancing pace with sustainability – scaling too quickly without the right structures in place can undermine long-term success.
Keeping your people on the journey – growth isn’t only about numbers; it’s also about ensuring your team stays motivated, aligned, and able to deliver at pace.
At Blick Rothenberg, we know scaling is more than managing the books, it’s about shaping a business fit for the future. We’ve worked alongside many entrepreneurs navigating this phase, helping them put in place the structures, insights, and people strategies that turn growth into lasting success.
How we can help you – Building on momentum
As your business scales, the challenges become more complex. Getting the essentials right is critical to managing risk and ensuring growth is sustainable.
Our experts in fast growing businesses are on hand to support with the following areas:
Getting the fundamentals right
Compliance reporting following capital raises – Ensuring your reporting obligations are met after fundraising so you stay aligned with investor and regulatory expectations.
Establishing robust accounting processes and controls – Putting in place systems that can grow with your business and protect against financial or operational risks.
Building a scalable finance function – Whether in-house or outsourced, a finance team designed for growth gives you clarity and control as your business expands.
Monitoring performance, financial position, growth metrics and KPIs – Reliable, timely insight so you can measure success and make informed decisions at pace.
Unlocking growth and opportunity
Incentivising and retaining employees (EMI and growth shares) – Attracting and keeping the best talent with equity-based rewards that align team ambition with business success.
Maximising profitability and working capital – Identifying opportunities to improve margins and keep cash flowing through efficient management.
International expansion – Navigating overseas markets with the right tax, legal, and operational frameworks in place from day one.
Moving employees overseas – Managing the tax, HR and compliance implications of relocating staff while supporting your global growth strategy.
Private equity funding – Preparing your business for investment, from due diligence through to negotiation and execution.
Buying a business as part of your M&A strategy – Supporting acquisitions to strengthen your market position and accelerate growth.
Introducing you to a network of your peers – Access to other entrepreneurs who have scaled successfully, sharing insights and lessons learned.
Connecting you with our trusted network of boutique and specialist advisors – When you need niche expertise, we’ll introduce you to advisors who can add real value.
Vodcast with Steve Rigby
Malli Kini talks with Steve Rigby, Co-CEO of Rigby Group Plc and Nimesh Shah CEO of Blick Rothenberg.
Steve and Nimesh chat about the impact of the 2024 Autumn Budget on the business community and how the reforms to Business Property Relief bring a big change to the tax framework.
They share how succession planning is challenging, with family businesses now having to accelerate their long-term plans, and what the future impact could be for business owners in the UK.
Steve has over 30 years’ experience in the Rigby family business, now leading on strategy, finance and investments for the Group. He is an advocate for entrepreneurs, regularly working with those looking to scale their business, and familiar with the challenges they face. Combined with his work with Family Business UK, this makes Steve well-placed to share expert knowledge on the implications for entrepreneurs and family businesses on the IHT changes.
BRave Business – The podcast for Entrepreneurs
Developing a founder’s mindset
The Founder’s Mindset
How can founders become effective leaders, no matter what stage they are at on their business journey? How can leaders develop a founder’s mindset to scale or evolve their business? And what challenges might they face, and lessons might they learn, along the way?
Joining Declan are Blick Rothenberg Partner Malli Kini, with our guests Miniclip Founder and President Rob Small, and Simon Court, Founder & Chairman of Value Partnership and author of Founder’s Legacy.
Rapid Scale Up Businesses
Episode 20: What are some of the drivers to quickly grow a business and the key challenges to doing so?
And what part do investment, cash flow, talent, customer service and brand have to play in that rapid growth story?
Joining Declan are Blick Rothenberg Partner Stephanie Levin, with our guests Aidan Rushby Founder, and CEO of car finance business Carmoola, and Mike Williams, co-founder of Jamaican patty manufacturer Flake Bake.
Success Stories
Scaling a business is never a straight line and no one knows that better than the entrepreneurs who’ve done it
In this series, you’ll hear first-hand how founders and leaders navigated rapid growth, overcame setbacks, and kept momentum.
We’ve chosen four standout episodes for scale-up entrepreneurs, featuring stories from Ben Branson founder of Seedlip to Dom Hawes’ journey building the creative and communication agency Selbey Anderson.
Each offers hard-won insights you can take into your own growth plans. Explore the full series on our Success Stories page.
Spotlight On…
Bringing you all the latest business and tax insights
Brought to you by head of Audit, Assurance & Accounting Jez Filley in conjunction with specialist Partners across Blick Rothenberg. We will regularly review the latest business and tax matters affecting our clients and bring you our insight.
Intended to be a two-minute read, the Spotlight On series is designed to help you remain compliant and make you aware of the planning areas that could improve your cash flow. Entrepreneurs find the US tax rules to be an impenetrable web of acronyms, jargon, and technical detail.
Thinking about taking your business across the Atlantic?
Expanding into the US opens huge opportunities but the tax and regulatory landscape can feel like a maze.
From federal and state corporate tax filings to understanding how UK and US rules interact, getting it right early is essential.
Our US Expansion team works with founders, CFOs and business owners to provide clear, practical guidance so you can focus on growth while staying fully compliant.
Explore our insights and see how we can help you navigate your next stage of expansion.
Lifecycle of your business
An overview of the key tax considerations for a business during its life cycle, from start-up through to maturity and finally sale and succession.
Five tax tips every fast-growth entrepreneur needs to know
Fast growth is exciting, but it also creates hidden tax risks and missed opportunities if you don’t plan ahead.
We share five practical steps that can make a real difference to entrepreneurs scaling at pace.
From using the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) to unlock investor appetite, to designing employee share plans that attract and retain top talent, through to pre-exit and succession planning, these insights show how the right tax strategy underpins sustainable growth and long-term value.
If you’re building a business with ambition ensure you’re not leaving money or opportunity on the table.
Talk to us
No two scale-up stories are the same
Your challenges, opportunities and ambitions are unique and so is the way we’ll work with you
At Blick Rothenberg, we don’t just manage numbers, we help entrepreneurs like you build businesses fit for the future.
Whether you’re navigating funding, international expansion, building a scalable finance function or simply trying to keep pace with rapid growth, we’ve been there alongside businesses like yours.
Talk to us about your goals, your hurdles and your big ambitions and let’s explore how we can turn your growth potential into lasting success.
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