Community

As the most experienced investor of growth capital in the UK and Ireland, we support a large, diverse portfolio, currently made up of 300+ ambitious businesses, through our community programme and platform.

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Scaling together

Alongside funding, we provide our portfolio businesses with ongoing scaleup support, throughout the life cycle of our investments. As part of this, every management team in our portfolio has access to Scale, a complimentary programme and online platform, built for our community.

From in-person workshops with experts in our network to toolkits, discussion groups and cost-saving opportunities, Scale has been designed to help unlock value and accelerate growth in the businesses we back.

Joanna Howes running a BGF workshop on scaling culture

How our portfolio uses Scale

Attending in-person and virtual events, including sector-specific forums, expert-led workshops and webinars
Connecting with other business leaders in our portfolio, to ask questions, collaborate or share idea
Discovering insights from industry experts on business-critical topics, from leadership development to AI
Accessing strategic tools and frameworks, structured around your company’s key growth drivers

Attendees networking at BGF's Scaling Culture workshop

“Being part of the BGF community has been brilliant. The connections I’ve made have been genuinely valuable, and the events and speakers are always top-tier.”

Vikki Jackson-Smith, Founder of J&B Recycling
“I consistently appreciate how BGF fosters meaningful connections across the portfolio, providing not just thought leadership, but also a platform for collaboration.”

Aman Chahal, CEO of TaperedPlus
“It’s incredibly valuable to hear insights from other leaders within BGF’s network. Having a forum to exchange ideas and perspectives is hugely beneficial.”

Vatche Cherchian, CEO of Apex Housing Solutions

Industry experts

Our network of experienced business leaders and advisors includes the likes of:

Joanna Howes, CEO at The Change Creators
Dame Barbara Hakin, Health Advisory Consultant & Former National Director of the NHS
Joe Berwick, Founder of PEPTalks
Dr Gabrielle Silver, CEO of Bioscript Group
Andrea Gregory, Founder of The People Business
Fiona English, Coach to purpose-led leaders and entrepreneurs

Andrea Gregory, Founder of The People Business, speaking at the BGF Women in Entrepreneurship & on Boards (WEB) Forum 2025

Events & workshops

Some of our most recent community events have included workshops, dinners, forums and coffee mornings focused on:

US expansion
Go-to-market strategy
Building and sustaining high-performing teams
Leading ESG with purpose
Scaling up in an AI world

Community platform

Scale has been designed to support learning and collaboration, peer-to-peer networking and new commercial opportunities for our portfolio. To enable this, we have an online platform and mobile app, connecting founders and management teams in our portfolio and expert partners in our network.

“The leadership workshop was hugely beneficial. The ideas were explained clearly, easy to implement (in practical, bite-sized steps) and likely to have a big impact.”

Nick Evans, CEO at Victorian Sliders
“BGF’s Growth Forum was well organised and well structured, with informative and engaging content, and interesting people that I actually followed up with.”

Peter McNally, CEO of Revive Active
“The pricing workshop was excellent, providing real clarity and tools we can use straight away. Hearing from peers facing similar challenges was also reassuring and helpful.”

Benjamin Walker, Chief Growth Officer at Hyble

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Community

Scaling together

How our portfolio uses Scale

“Being part of the BGF community has been brilliant. The connections I’ve made have been genuinely valuable, and the events and speakers are always top-tier.”

“I consistently appreciate how BGF fosters meaningful connections across the portfolio, providing not just thought leadership, but also a platform for collaboration.”

“It’s incredibly valuable to hear insights from other leaders within BGF’s network. Having a forum to exchange ideas and perspectives is hugely beneficial.”

Industry experts

Events & workshops

Community platform

“The leadership workshop was hugely beneficial. The ideas were explained clearly, easy to implement (in practical, bite-sized steps) and likely to have a big impact.”

“BGF’s Growth Forum was well organised and well structured, with informative and engaging content, and interesting people that I actually followed up with.”

“The pricing workshop was excellent, providing real clarity and tools we can use straight away. Hearing from peers facing similar challenges was also reassuring and helpful.”

Join our community