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Small/Medium/Large Update
Background
Small/Medium/Large
is a joint initiative run by the DBA and NESTA, National Endowment
of Science Technology and the Arts.
It aims to help
8 entrepreneurial micro to small design companies grow in
size and performance by offering them a share in a subsidised
programme of business strategy and mentoring worth £50,000,
provided by business accelerators, Pembridge Partners.
Selected
companies
The 8 companies
taking part this year:
Caulder
Moore
Clock
Creative
Hoop
Associates
JAB
Design
N1
Creative
Stand
Stocks
Taylor Benson
Uniform
Going for
growth!
3 months in and
the 8 design consultancies taking part in the Small/Medium/Large
programme are now well underway in mapping out their fast-growth
action plans.
From speaking with
all the consultancies involved its clear that each have different
visions of what growth means to them.
Heading
for the top
For Glenn Elliott,
MD at N1 Creative, growth has meant making a successful transition
from a ‘start-up’ business to a medium sized agency
and then beyond.
With an action plan
now in place through the programme, Glenn feels it is giving
them ‘just the catalyst we need’ and the tools
to start them on the road to establishing their place firmly
within the UK’s top design agencies.
Inwards
and upwards
Ann Rimmer, Clock Creative’s director, sees the SML
growth plans important for looking at the inner workings of
the agency and examining how its structure from top to bottom
could help bring about the major shift in growth they require.
Ann says its 'a key-factor in a 10-year strategy plan'.
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