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Global Scaling - UK market update and expert insights into today's opportunities

Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 9.00AM - 10.00AM

Overview:

Global expansion into the UK is a popular choice for ambitious NZ tech scale ups.  But why the UK?  In this webinar, you'll discover why the UK is such an attractive market for NZ scale-ups right now and how you can underpin your expansion strategy with tangible data to support your success.  Re-evaluate your understanding of the UK market including its size, funding environment, available talent, and opportunities.  And most importantly, learn from those who have done it well, and those who wish they'd done things differently.  This fast paced, straight-talking webinar will leave you feeling informed on every aspect of UK market entry.  Peter will be joined by guests Joe Nelson, NZTE's UK Trade Commissioner and a CEO Jenene Crossan from Powered by Flossie

Who should attend?

• Founders and Co-Founders of Series A/large seed  scale-ups who are looking to broaden their operations into international markets.
• Startup Executives and Managers responsible for business strategy, particularly those in expansion and growth.
• Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors who need to understand the pitfalls and challenges of UK expansion for better portfolio management.
• Business Consultants and Advisors working with startups on their UK growth strategy.
• Operations and Business Development teams within Series A scale-ups who will be involved in the execution of international strategies. 

Best suited to what stage of SaaS business?

The webinar is best suited to SaaS businesses in the Series A stage and/or fast scaling revenues.  At this point in a company's lifecycle, they've typically demonstrated local product-market fit, acquired a respectable customer base, and are looking to scale.  This stage is often when scale-ups consider expanding into international markets like the UK.

It's an especially good fit for those that have established recurring revenue streams, a robust product, and are ready to invest in strategies to acquire new customers and enter a new, profitable market like the UK.

What you will learn:

• UK Market Assessment: Re-evaluate your understanding of the UK market including its size, funding environment, available talent, and opportunities. Use updated data and consider how these factors align with your product, target audience, and business goals.
• Investment Preparedness: Review your internal readiness for entering new markets. This involves understanding not just the potential market, but also how equipped your company is to handle new challenges, adapt to local needs, comply with regulations, and scale operations.
• Error Evaluation: Reflect on your current expansion strategy in light of the common mistakes discussed during the webinar. Identify areas of potential risk or oversight, and reassess your approach where necessary.
• Expansion Best Practices: Develop a structured plan incorporating the best practices shared during the webinar. This should include establishing clear objectives, ensuring product adaptability, preparing for operational scalability, and implementing comprehensive market research and legal compliance checks.
  
  

Key takeaways:

• Why the UK and why now? Attendees will learn about the current market in the UK and why it’s such an attractive place to be for NZ SaaS scale-ups.
• UK Market Assessment: Re-evaluate your understanding of the UK market including its size, funding environment, available talent, and opportunities. Use data to consider how these factors align with your product, target audience, and business goals.
• Key considerations. Learn about rules, regulations, and potential challenges in this market to set yourself up for success.
• Learn from others’ experiences. This webinar will feature real-life case studies of NZ scale-ups who have entered the UK market and learned valuable lessons along the way.
• Gain insight from NZTE's UK based Trade Commissioner, Joe Nelson, on how he sees the market and what his advice is for companies looking to enter the UK and Europe.
• Investment Preparedness: Review your internal readiness for entering the UK market. This involves understanding not just the potential market, but also how equipped your company is to handle new challenges, adapt to local needs, comply with regulations, and scale operations.

Cost: Free

Presenter:

Peter is the Founder & CEO of Newfound Global.  They work with ambitious technology companies to find the best people, expertise and insights they need to validate, plan and scale into new markets.

Their services have also been developed to support export & FDI programmes and delegations and they work with an array of international customers around Europe, the Middle East, North America and the APAC region.

Peter also invests in early stage businesses and is highly active in early stage tech markets in the UK, Australia and NZ.

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