Scale up dinners
A free dinner series for founders, CEOs and Managing Directors who are serious about growth. Real conversations, no pitching, no panels.
Currently in York, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield & Manchester
What to expect
Each Scale Up Dinner brings together a group of leaders from scaling businesses across the region.
Hosted by Open Velocity in collaboration with Barclays Eagle Labs, the evenings are designed to be candid, useful and free from the usual awkward forced networking or self-interested presentations.
There’s no agenda to push and no one trying to sell you something.
Delivered in collaboration with
Carefully curated, intimate dinners
Peer-to-peer conversation
Free for qualifying business leaders
Our next event: Liverpool
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Thursday, September 24th, 6 PM – 8:30 PM
Duke Street Food & Drink Market
46 Duke Street, Liverpool L1 5AS
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Agenda:
 – Arrive and networking
 – Introductions
 – Get stuck into food and conversation!
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Who this is for
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The majority of attendees are running businesses with £1m–£20m+ in revenue. All of the leaders who attend are the most senior person in their business when it comes to growth decisions. There isn’t always someone inside the business to test thinking or explore challenges with. This is that room.Â
To protect the quality of conversation for everyone in the room, we review each registration before confirming a place.
To attend, you need to meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Five or more employees
- £500k or more in turnoverÂ
- £100k or more raised or currently raising in funding
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If you’re unsure whether you qualify, register your interest and we’ll be in touch.
Hear from our guests
“I attended my first Scale-up dinner in May this year and was made to feel so welcome by the team. It was a great event, had a lovely dinner, met some inspiring business owners from across the city and learned about opportunities I’d love to get involved in. I came away energised by the evening.“
Dr Helen May, Director and Founder, The Innate Coach
“These dinners create the kind of conversations that are hard to find anywhere else – honest, practical, and full of usable insight. Every time I leave with some new perspectives, valuable connections, and renewed energy.“
William Hogge, Founder and CEO, The Inhaler Tailer
“The York Scale Up Dinners are one of the few rooms where the conversation is actually useful. These are warm and friendly evenings with open and honest discussions around common frustrations and challenges that scale-ups face.“
Kristan Bullett, CEO, Humans Not Robots