masterclass 1 scaling the small and midsize enterprise (sme) building a flexible platform for growth...

Masterclass 1Scaling the Small and Midsize Enterprise (SME)Building a flexible platform for growth

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Introduction

• In the EU, SMEs employ 66% of the workforce and create 85% of new jobs

• Small businesses generate nearly 64% of new jobs in the US

• SME’s account for 61.3% in employment, 28.5% in GDP and 8.4% in exports in Latin America

• 95% of businesses in the Asia-Pacific region are entrepreneurs or small businesses and employ 80% of the workforce

You have to grow to survive

But how?

* Survey conducted among SMEs by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in US, Japan, Germany, UK, France – Brazil, Russia, India, China and Mexico


The big four

• Operations

• Technology

• Money

• People


OperationsYou can sell it, but can you deliver it?

• What do you want to look like?

• What is your sourcing strategy?


OperationsStructure your business so it takes care of itself

• From loose centralized to formal decentralized

• Step aside

• Get the process right


Technology“Your Competitive Advantage!”

• Affordable

• Accessible

• Specialist or generalist?


Money

• Cash is king

• Stay balanced

• Tell the whole story


People

• Been there, done that

• Get recruiting right

• What’s the secret sauce?


In summaryBuilding a flexible platform for growth

• Be resilient and flexible

• Get access to enabling technology

• Use your technology advantage

masterclass 1 scaling the small and midsize enterprise (sme) building a flexible platform for growth...

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