Events / Lunch & Learn: Partnership to scale more profitably

Partnership to scale more profitably

22nd September 2026

09:00 - 14:00

Mandolay Bay Hotel, London & York Rooms, 36-40 London Road, Guildford Surrey GU1 2AE

Fractional leadership solutions, peer networks and partner ecosystems are helping ambitious SMEs to scale more profitably; but how can busy business leaders capitalise on the partnership model of growth to access the right help at the right time?

According to Scale Up Institute research over the last decade, access to strategic leadership, talent & finance are the biggest enablers of growth. Business leader networks, fractional C-suite solutions and advisory partners are helping founders and CEOs to find the best solution with advice on how to make the most of it.

As the growing number of start-ups has made markets more competitive, partner networks have become a valuable source of qualified and endorsed leads for SMEs looking new ways to access higher value clients. According to research from Texas Tech University, 82% of B2B buyers rely on networks for recommendation, so referral strategies are a vital growth driver.

This Forum will present insights on how to unlock growth, increase profitability, and maximise partner networks for referrals from experts in Liberti Club’s ecosystem.

Join this interactive half-day event designed around your biggest challenges and growth opportunities with advice from our impressive panel of experts who will offer practical insight on…

 

  • Maximising partners & networks with the right referral strategy
  • Optimising cashflow, funding & investment for more profitable growth
  • Building leadership capability for investment, scale and M&A
  • Winning more of the right clients & increasing customer value
  • Transforming culture & process to optimise talent & tech

Key Information

  • 09.00 – Arrival & refreshments
  • 09.30 – Liberti Club: Market analysis
  • 09.45 – Expert Presentations: Why referrals should be the mainstay of your top of funnel lead generation and how to successfully transform culture and processes to scale more profitably
  • 10.30 – Roundtable discussions
  • 11.00 – Break & networking
  • 11.30 – Panel: Partnership for more profitable growth
    How can founders maximise fractional leaders, peer networks and partner ecosystems to access the best enablers of growth?
  • 12.15 – Roundtable discussions
  • 13.00 – Networking lunch
  • 14.00 – Close

Speakers

Zoe Bonnington

Zoe Bonnington

Regional Director, The CFO Centre

Lucy Hogarth

Lucy Hogarth

CEO, The Marketing Centre

Daniel Broome

Daniel Broome

Regional Director, People Puzzles

Leah Boxell

Leah Boxell

Founder, Enablists

Thomas Coles

Thomas Coles

Director, Solve Referrals

Emma Phipps

Emma Phipps

Managing Director, MD2MD

Matthew Connor

Matthew Connor

Investor, BGF

Liberti Sisters

Partners

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