Northbound Scaleups – a project programme
NorthBound scaleups is the programme that offers you hands-on support modules for developing the most essential skills for scaling up your business. Participate in a programme that provides valuable services and help from top experts to boost your growth.
The programme includes
- Growth mindset and processes – how to grow your company from 10 to 300
- Legal aspects of going international
- Team dynamics
- International market analysis
- First international market chosen
- Sales and marketing channels
Takes place in Tallinn (4-5 june) and Turku (13-14 august)
- Product positioning
- Distribution/partners identified
- Data gathering and Market Analysis
- Co-creation with potential clients/customers
- Pre-launch planning
Takes place in Gävle (8-9 october)
- Meetings with potential clients, investors and relevant players in the ecosystem
- Launch budget/cash plan
- Resource planning
Takes place in Gävle (14-15 january)
The needs to know about the programme
Scaleup is up to 5-7 years old and have their products/services launched
has the initial product-market-fit domestically and first traction has readiness to scale to foreign markets has key personnel hired & founders onboard is possibly looking for international investors has previous experience from incubation or acceleration programs, which is a bonus, but not a must.
The Northbound Scaleups programme is a collaboration between Business Turku, Technopol Startup Incubator and Movexum. The programme consists of 8 workshop days. Travel and accommodation costs are covered for 1-2 participants per company for these workshop days. The programme adresses pre-scale companies and is a preparation for scaleup*.
*OECD defines scale-up as a company with an annual revenue increase of 20% over the past three years and that it has at least 10 employees at the beginning of the three-year period. Movexum considers North Bound scale-up as a preparation for the scale-up phase.
The Swedish project manager for the programme is Movexums business coach and project manager Jini Nälsén.
