A 90‑minute diagnostic session to benchmark your business and identify where value is leaking. Ideal for business owners and senior leaders.

Value Acceleration Breakfast

A 90‑minute diagnostic session to benchmark your business and identify where value is leaking.

Ideal for business owners, senior leaders and professional intermediaries seeking a clearer, evidence‑based understanding of their business’s long‑term resilience.

This session introduces the principles behind the Three‑Year Value Acceleration Programme. Delivered in partnership with Norwich Business School (UEA).

Why this matters…

Running a business at pace often means operating without the space to step back and assess what truly drives resilience, profitability and long‑term value. Decisions are made quickly. Problems appear in real time.

Over time, this creates a familiar pattern: the business grows, but the noise grows with it. Leaders feel stuck in the operational hamster wheel – busy, reactive, and unsure where to focus next.

This breakfast session gives you a short, structured pause to step back and see the whole picture.

In just 90 minutes, you will benchmark your business across the five pillars that drive long‑term value and resilience. You’ll leave with immediate insight into where your business is strongest, where value is leaking, and what you can do next.

Who the session is for…

This session is designed for:

Business owners who want clarity on what’s holding the business back

Senior managers who want greater influence and strategic capability

Leaders preparing for succession, future investment or organisational change

Professional intermediaries, lawyers, accountants and business advisers, who work with clients facing these challenges and wish to introduce the session as a useful resource

No exit intention is required; the session is relevant whether you plan to sell, scale, or simply want the business to run better.

What to expect…

You will complete the Value Scorecard, a practical diagnostic tool that benchmarks your business across the five pillars of value:

Quality of earnings

Owner dependence

Strength of the management team

Innovation culture

Governance & decision‑making

The exercise highlights where your business is strongest, where value may be leaking, and how your results compare with others in the room.

What you will leave with…

You’ll leave with a sharper understanding of how value is built inside a business and how focusing on earnings quality, decision‑making and resource efficiency can create a calmer, more resilient organisation.

Your next step: the two‑day Programme.

For many leaders, this perspective is what makes the Three‑Year Value Acceleration Programme a natural progression, the opportunity to step out of the day‑to‑day, strengthen future readiness and build a strategic runway that supports long‑term value creation.

If you choose to continue into the two‑day, retreat‑style programme in November 2026, you will

Develop a practical three‑year strategic runway tailored specifically to your business

Gain a clearer perspective on your future direction and leadership priorities

Explore where targeted changes could unlock long‑term value.

The full programme is designed to strengthen value creation and help you build a more resilient business.

Who Is Leading It?

Richard Ross MBA FCSI. Specialist in strategy, succession and value creation for owner‑managed businesses.

In collaboration with Norwich Business School (UEA).

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