In upcoming November’s Global Entrepreneurship Week millions of people in 140 countries will participate in over 10,000 events to celebrate entrepreneurial startups. We believe that entrepreneurial scale ups are an essential yet underemphasized part of this crucial global conversation. Entrepreneurial scale ups are companies – young or old – which are run and owned by growth-driven business owners and leaders which at any stage of their lives may launch a new growth trajectory. Scaling up, which by definition reflects new value creation in the world’s marketplaces are the guiding North Star in this dialog because, as research has shown in many countries, scaling up companies are the drivers of both economic and social prosperity. Furthermore, we also know that these value creating companies may be startups, family businesses, spinoffs, acquisitions, and buyouts, in any industry, service, or business sector.
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