Scaleup diagnostic | GC Insight

Scaleup diagnostic

Our scaleup tool compares businesses against thousands of scaleups worldwide, providing a clear roadmap for growth and resilience.

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Unlock the next level

of growth

The Scaleup Diagnostic helps ambitious businesses assess their readiness to scale. By examining the practices, capabilities, and strategies that underpin high growth, the tool highlights strengths, pinpoints barriers, and sets out the priorities that will unlock the next stage of business performance.

Drawing on decades of international benchmarking data, it compares businesses against thousands of scaleups worldwide, providing a clear roadmap for growth and resilience.

How it works

The tool reviews scaling readiness across seven critical dimensions:

Ambition & Vision – clarity of long-term goals and commitment to growth.
Strategy & Business Model – strength and scalability of the business model to support rapid expansion.
Market & Customer – understanding of target markets, customer needs, and ability to win and retain clients.
Leadership & People – leadership capability, culture, and the skills needed to scale.
Operations & Infrastructure – efficiency, systems, and processes to handle growth at pace.
Finance & Funding – access to capital, financial management, and investment readiness.
Innovation & Change – ability to adapt, innovate, and respond to disruption.

The tool then:

Benchmarks practices against high-growth peers
Identifies the areas holding back performance and scalability
Provides a tailored roadmap highlighting the key levers for scaleup success
Equips advisers with insights to co-create an action plan for growth

The benefits

Benefits for Entrepreneurs & Businesses

Objective insight into scaleup readiness across all key growth drivers
Benchmarking against international high-growth businesses
A clear action plan to overcome barriers and accelerate growth
Confidence to engage investors, partners, and customers with evidence of capability

Benefits for Commissioners & Ecosystem Leaders

Consistent assessment of scaleup potential across a business population
Data to identify the firms with the highest potential ROI for support
Aggregated insights into scaleup barriers and opportunities in a region
Supports targeted interventions, funding strategies, and ecosystem development

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Performance Platform can integrate with your local support services, unlock new insights
and help you discover measurable impact.

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