Whiteman, G and Armstrong-Gibbs, F (2024) Liverpool City Region Scale Up Ecosystem 2024. Technical Report. Liverpool John Moores University.

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Abstract

This report offers an introduction and preliminary insights into the business scale up ecosystem in the Liverpool City Region (LCR) in 2024. It maps the current support systems for businesses that have scaled, are currently scaling, or have the potential to scale. The research was conducted in early 2024 and covers six key areas: culture, finance, policy, human capital, support, and access to markets. The aim is to create a baseline understanding and identify gaps and opportunities for transformative new partnerships and innovative collaborative work, and to avoid duplication post European funding. This report maps the ‘hardware’ needed for a thriving ecosystem, however equally as important is the ‘software’ the binds us together. This relational, interpersonal approach is our unique asset and can bring our collective vision of a thriving region to life. It is imperative that we are brave and encourage and support our businesses to scale up in the region because if they are done well, they are essential for socio-economic progress, driving job creation, innovation, and productivity growth – all of which are core to a responsible and inclusive regional growth strategy. This report
is the beginning of a movement to create a supportive and collaborative scale up ecosystem in the LCR.

Item Type:	Monograph (Technical Report)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Business Scale Up
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business
Divisions:	Liverpool Business School
Publisher:	Liverpool John Moores University
SWORD Depositor:	A Symplectic
Date Deposited:	02 Oct 2024 09:27
Last Modified:	02 Oct 2024 09:27
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/24305

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