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Business Readiness

Most programmes accelerate what you already have. We make sure what you have is actually worth accelerating.

Are you ready for growth and have what it takes to scale or secure funding for your next stage? This service strengthens your company’s capacity for sustainable growth through an assessment of your business model, organisation, go-to-market plans and operational capabilities.

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Target Group

SME companies*

*The company applying for this service must qualify as an SME under the EU definition.

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Format

Templates, baseline analysis, workshops
and support services

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Price

Standard price
NOK 60 000 ex.VAT

Discount
NOK 45 000 ex.VAT**

Your cost
NOK 15 000 ex.VAT

**We offer subsidized rates to SMEs through the Norwegian cluster programme, while larger companies participate at the full price.

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What is Business Readiness?

Business Readiness helps you get the right foundations in place before your next stage of growth. Perhaps your company has grown faster than your internal structures, or you know there are things that need to be addressed before you can take the next step.

Over eight weeks, you will work through your business from strategy and finance to organisation, sales and marketing. You will identify what works, where the challenges are and what to prioritise to build a stronger foundation for further growth.

 

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Program structure

Workshop 1: Strategic and Business Foundations

Where does your company really stand today? We test your business model, sharpen your market position and look at your customers, competitive advantages and the goals that will drive further growth.

Expert facilitator: Tyler Moersch

Workshop 2: Leadership, People and Growth

Is your organisation set up for where you want to go? We look at leadership, roles, teams and capabilities – and what needs to be in place to manage growth without the organisation becoming a bottleneck.

Expert facilitator: Trude Marit Risnes 

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Workshop 3: Financial and Operational Readiness

Can your business handle the growth you are aiming for? We review finances, cash flow, costs, operational processes and risk to build an organisation that is ready for the next phase.

Expert facilitator: Morten Kompen

Workshop 4: Market, Sales and Customers

Where will your next customer come from? We look at market positioning, sales processes, the customer journey and partnerships – and how you can create more predictable sales and stronger customer relationships.

Expert facilitator: Matyas Kolsofszki

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What will you leave with?

  • A clear business strategy and growth plan

  • Better structure across leadership, organisation and roles

  • Stronger control of finances, cash flow and risk

  • More efficient and scalable operational processes

  • A clearer market, sales and customer strategy

  • A practical Company Playbook with prioritised actions for further growth

Mentors and moderators

The programme is managed and delivered by Nordic Edge in close collaboration with our partners and mentors, who follow the companies throughout the programme. Meet our external moderators and mentors:

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Matyas Kolsofszki

Founder of 384 Ventures

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Trude Marit Risnes

Founder of Leadership Symphony

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Morten Kompen

Founder and General Manager at Compelling AS

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Tyler Moersch

Impact Advisor for Startups, Corporates and VC’s from Seed to Market

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Business Readiness: Ready for what’s next?

Growth is about more than gaining more customers. As a company enters a new stage, its strategy, organization, finances and ways of working need to evolve too.

Get to know our lead facilitator Matyas Kolsofzki in this interview:

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How it works

Four workshops with clear deliverables

Access to experienced mentor between sessions

Access to templates and a document library

Guidance on establishing a structured company playbook

Work in a group with 8–10 companies at the same stage

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FAQ

Not sure if the Business Readiness Programme is right for your company? Here you’ll find answers to the most common questions about who the programme is for, what you’ll get out of it and what is expected of you along the way.

Who is Business Readiness for?

The programme is designed for companies that want to grow but need to put the right structures in place to succeed in the next stage. You may be early in your development, or your growth may already have outpaced your internal structures. The programme is tailored to your company’s level of maturity.

Do we need to have specific growth plans already?

No. You do not need to have a fully developed growth strategy in place. The programme helps you identify where your company stands today, where you want to go and what needs to be in place to get there.

What will we get out of the programme?

You will take part in four practical workshops, receive mentor support and work with concrete tools applied directly to your own company. Throughout the programme, you will work on strategy, organisation, finance, operations, sales and marketing. By the end, you will have a Company Playbook that brings together the key structures and priorities for further growth.

How much time do we need to set aside?

The programme runs over eight weeks. In addition to the four workshops, you will need to set aside time to work on your own company between sessions. We recommend around 10–15 hours per week to get the most out of the programme.

Is Business Readiness only for start-ups?

No. The programme is designed both for younger companies looking to build strong structures from the start and more established companies that need to address structures, processes or bottlenecks that have emerged along the way.

What is the difference between Business Readiness and Investor Readiness?

Business Readiness focuses on the company from the inside. You work on the foundations needed for sustainable growth – from strategy and organisation to finance, operations and sales. Investor Readiness focuses on preparing your company to raise capital and engage with investors. Business Readiness can therefore be a natural step before Investor Readiness.

Contact

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Gunnar Crawford

Head of Agritech Cluster

+47 934 88 841

gunnar@nordicedge.org

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Trygve A. Meyer

Head of Smart City Cluster

+47 959 37 837

trygve@nordicedge.org

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