Growth and Scaling Course Series Seven for $1M+ Company CEOs
Raising Capital and the many sources beyond angels and VCs at higher valuations
Learn How the Top 5% of Entrepreneurs Succeed at Reaching $10M, $50M and $100M+ When Only 1 in 400 Companies Reaches $10M in Sales, and 1 in 6,300 Reach $100M
This course series will set you up for success and help you develop a multi-year growth strategy that attracts better employees, investors, and partners. And improves your business’s equity value by 2X to 10X. This could easily be worth millions to you, as we will work on things that multiple valuation over time.
Held on Wednesday March 6th, 2024 at 5pm ET, 4pm CT, 2pm PT
Growth and Scaling Course Series Seven
Securing the right type of funding at the right time is crucial for scaling a business effectively, but many CEOs limit their options by focusing only on traditional angel investors and venture capitalists. Raising Capital and the Many Sources Beyond Angels and VCs at Higher Valuations is a masterclass tailored for CEOs of companies with $1M to $30M in annual revenue who are ready to explore a wide range of funding sources that can offer higher valuations and more strategic value.
This course dives deep into the myriad of funding opportunities beyond the conventional angel and VC routes, including private equity, crowdfunding, strategic partnerships, and alternative financing options. You will learn how to identify the most suitable funding sources for your business, how to prepare your company to attract these investors, and how to structure deals that align with your growth objectives while maximizing valuation.
Participants will gain actionable insights into creating a long-term financing strategy that leverages different types of capital at various stages of growth, ensuring that your business is not only well-funded but also well-positioned for future success. This session is essential for any CEO looking to diversify their funding strategy and secure the capital necessary to achieve significant growth while maintaining control over their business.
What You’ll Learn
- Exploring Diverse Capital Sources: Understand the full spectrum of funding options beyond angels and VCs, including private equity, crowdfunding, family offices, and strategic partnerships.
- Preparing for Higher Valuations: Learn how to position your company to attract higher valuations by demonstrating value, growth potential, and strategic advantages.
- Creating a Long-Term Financing Strategy: Develop a comprehensive financing strategy that aligns with your business objectives and stages of growth, incorporating multiple funding rounds and sources.
- Structuring Smart Deals: Gain insights into deal structures that maximize valuation while minimizing dilution and maintaining strategic flexibility.
- Understanding Capital Markets: Stay informed about the latest trends in capital markets, including shifts in venture capital, private equity, and other funding sources.
- Avoiding Common Fundraising Mistakes: Learn the top reasons companies fail to raise capital and how to avoid these pitfalls by focusing on the right preparation and strategy.
By the end of this masterclass, you will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to raise capital more effectively, leveraging a diverse array of funding sources that align with your growth strategy. Join us to unlock the financial resources necessary to scale your company to new heights, all while achieving higher valuations and greater strategic success.
Growth and Scaling Course Series Seven Replay
Start any time, and you will get access to all the growth and scaling course series recordings that have already happened.
Guarantee details: You may attend the first two sessions and request a 100% refund for any reason. Attending the third session invalidates the full refund offer. This includes both replays and live sessions you attend.
About Your Instructor, Bob Norton, Serial Entrepreneur and Top Expert in Scaling Companies
- A Founder of six companies, with four exits and two still in development.
- As a CEO since 1989 Bob has grown two startups to $100M and $156M in sales within five years each and returned over $1 billion in profits to his investors (a 25X ROI). An average of $71M per year of equity value was created
- Creator of AirTight Management, world’s first modular, and most comprehensive Management Operating System (MOS)
- His companies have generated tens of billions in sales and continue to generate over $1 billion per year today in revenue
- As a Management Consultant and Chief Adviser to CEOs since 2002 he has helped over 200 clients increase their growth rates, sales and company valuations.
- He has raised over $40 million in startup capital for his own companies and helped clients raise nearly $1 billion. Helped clients exit at values as high as $780M.
- Founded six companies, four of which have disrupted industries. Two others are still growing.
- Author of four books: The Startup Manual & Leadership, co-written with Warren Bennis, “The Father of Leadership” and 4 eBooks.
- Over 200 published articles and 360+ studio produced training videos.
- Creator of The CEO & Boot Camp and variations for teams and stage of development, which has graduated thousands of CEOs and entrepreneurs from over 40 countries.
Video Testimonials From Clients
These testimonials show the depth and breath of our experience helping companies of all sizes get to their next level of development, no matter what they need. We take 7-figure companies to 8-figures, and 8-figure companies to 9-figures.
ALL OUR GROWTH AND SCALING COURSES
Course One
Top 40 things you need to scale
Course Two
The Team Requirements
Course Three
The 26 standard processes required to scale
Course Four
Your Go-To-Market Strategy
Course Five
The Reorgs needed regularly and how to do them
Course Six
Recruiting and Training Top people in management and the C-Suite
Course Seven
Raising Capital Beyond Venture Capital & Angel Investors
Course Eight
The Virtuous Circle and economics of scaling sales
Course Nine
Compensation programs for founders, managers and executives using equity
Course Ten
Designing in Sustainable competitive advantage that can 5X to 10X P/Es and valuation
Course Eleven
The discipline of management cadence and process management
Course Twelve
Finance systems and the long-term financing strategy
Course Thirteen
Top AI Tools Any Company Can Use Today
A ROADMAP FOR SCALING
GROWTH IS HARD. SCALING RAPIDLY IS MUCH HARDER!
There is no MBA program or university in the world that teaches CEOs, Managers and Executives how to scale a company.
Jim Collins, in the classic, best-selling book Good To Great, found it took the average “great” company 8 to 10 years to figure out its internal systems to scale. At AirTight Management, we have been helping companies do this in 12 to 18 months since 2011.
Watch the video to learn some secrets about scaling and what this growth and scaling workshop can do to help you.
What Our Clients Say
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WHAT IS AIRTIGHT MANAGEMENT?
AirTight Management is the world’s most comprehensive Leadership Operating System (LO/S) developed over two decades curating the best systems for scaling.
And of course, to grow you need capital and a quality team. You can build a tiny house alone but to build a skyscraper you’ll need lots of help.
We take what is normally an 8-to-10-year process and compress it down to about a year for most companies by installing standard systems, processes, and culture for everything needed to scale. Then customizing as needed.