Chadwicks Masterclass - Life Planning

Value Acceleration Breakfast

9 September 2026, 8.00 am - 9.30 am, In person

Norwich Business School, UEA, Norwich

Value Acceleration Breakfast

Benchmark your business in 90 minutes. Identify strengths, spot value leaks, and see what really drives resilience.

Ideal for business owners, senior leaders and professional intermediaries who are seeking a clearer, evidence‑based understanding of their business’s long‑term resilience.

This session introduces the principles behind the Three‑Year Value Acceleration Programme. Delivered in partnership with Norwich Business School (UEA).

Why This Matters

Running a business at pace often means operating without the space to step back and assess what truly drives resilience, profitability and long‑term value. Decisions are made quickly. Problems appear in real time.

Over time, this creates a familiar pattern: the business grows, but the noise grows with it. Leaders feel stuck in the operational hamster wheel, busy, reactive, and unsure where to focus next.

This breakfast session gives you a short, structured pause from that pressure.

In just 90 minutes, you’ll gain a clearer picture of how your business performs across the core drivers of value, and where focused adjustments could create meaningful long‑term impact.

What to Expect

The Value Scorecard

You’ll complete an interactive benchmark across the five pillars of business value:

• Quality of earnings
• Owner dependence
• Management strength
• Innovation culture
• Governance

The exercise highlights where your business is strongest, where value may be leaking, and how your results compare with others in the room.

A clear introduction to Value Acceleration

You’ll leave with a sharper understanding of how value is built inside a business and how focusing on earnings quality, decision‑making and resource efficiency can create a calmer, more resilient organisation.

For many leaders, this perspective is what makes the Three‑Year Value Acceleration Programme a natural progression, the opportunity to step out of the day‑to‑day, strengthen future readiness and build a strategic runway that supports long‑term value creation.

If you choose to continue into the two‑day, retreat‑style programme in October 2026, you will develop a practical three‑year strategic runway tailored specifically to your business, gain a clearer perspective on your future direction and leadership priorities, and explore where targeted changes could unlock long‑term value.

The full programme is designed to strengthen value creation and help you build a more resilient business.

Who Is This For?

This session is designed for:

• Owners and Directors of established SMEs
• Senior managers seeking greater strategic influence
• Leaders who want to reduce operational dependence on themselves
• Professional intermediaries, lawyers, accountants and business advisers, who work with clients facing these challenges and wish to introduce the session as a useful resource
• Anyone curious about the principles behind long‑term value creation

No exit intention is required; the session is relevant whether you plan to sell, scale, or simply want the business to run better.

What You Will Leave With

• A snapshot of your business’s value maturity
• A clearer view of where to focus for resilience and long‑term strength
• Insight into how Value Acceleration differs from traditional “growth” approaches
• An invitation to the Three‑Year Value Acceleration Programme for those who want to go deeper

Who Is Leading It?

Richard Ross MBA FCSI. Specialist in strategy, succession and value creation for owner‑managed businesses.

In collaboration with Norwich Business School (UEA).