When Growth Stalls: Find What’s Holding Your Business Back
When growth slows down, the answer isn’t always more marketing, more customers, or longer hours. Sometimes, one part of the business is holding everything else back.
This practical two-hour session helps small-business owners identify where their business is stuck and what to focus on first. Start with a short masterclass to assess your own business, followed by a panel discussion covering marketing, operations, and finance. You’ll hear practical perspectives on common growth challenges and discover how to avoid spending time and resources on the wrong things.
You’ll also have the opportunity to connect with fellow business owners and panellists during the networking session.
What You’ll Gain
- Identify whether your biggest challenge is in marketing, operations, or finance
- Pinpoint what to fix first to move your business forward
- Gain practical insights from experts across three key business areas
- Connect with fellow SME owners and industry professionals
- Walk away with a clearer direction for your next step
Before you come: Think about one normal month in your business and have rough estimates of the customers you won, your capacity, and what was left after costs. No confidential information is required.
This is EP10 and the final session of 2026 in the Stop Guessing. Start Doing Marketing the Right Way series by ambty. This session looks beyond marketing to explore how operations and finance can also affect business growth.

