About GrowFL Edge!

A Transformative Journey for Ambitious CEOs

The GrowFL Edge! program empowers Florida’s second-stage businesses to achieve sustainable and significant growth. Through a blend of expert guidance, this program is designed to addresses critical areas like strategic planning, financial management, sales and marketing, and leadership development. This comprehensive program equips businesses with the data, information and best practices you need to scale effectively and increase profitability.

The GrowFL Edge! program empowers Florida’s second-stage businesses to achieve sustainable and significant growth. Through a blend of expert guidance, this program is designed to addresses critical areas like strategic planning, financial management, sales and marketing, and leadership development. This comprehensive program equips businesses with the data, information and best practices you need to scale effectively and increase profitability.

Entering the second-stage is a significant shift for growth entrepreneurs. These are companies that have grown beyond the startup phase. Although survival is no longer a concern (at least not daily) as they advance along the entrepreneurial continuum, second-stage companies encounter new challenges and reach pivotal points that require changes in their organization and role as leaders.

The Challenge: Roadblocks to Growth

Common Growth Hurdles Facing Second-stage CEOs

  • Limited Access to Capital: Lack of funding hinders investment and growth.
  • Lack of Strategic Direction: No clear vision and goals impede resource allocation and growth.
  • Inefficient Operations: Wasteful processes and poor coordination hinder productivity and cost control.
  • Difficulty Scaling: Challenges in adapting and expanding hinder significant growth.
  • Competitive Pressures: Rival systems, market changes, and technology threaten the system’s competitive edge and growth.
  • Talent Acquisition and Retention Challenges: Difficulty in attracting and retaining talent limits innovation, adaptation, and growth potential.
  • Navigating Market Disruptions: Inability to respond to unforeseen events jeopardizes stability and growth.

Who should apply?

To participate companies must:

  • Be a for-profit, privately-held company;
  • Typically generate annual revenue of between $750,000 and $100 million;
  • Typically employ between 6 and 150 full-time equivalent employees;
  • Have both the appetite and aptitude for growth;
  • Operate beyond the local area to regional, national, or global markets.

What to expect

Annual Membership Fee

$4,950

Time commitment

One meeting per month, with additional time internally with your team working on the business.

Focus areas

Example focus areas: Accounting, Capital Funding, Customer Prospecting, Cybersecurity, Entrepreneurial Operating System, Finance, Global Trade, Government Contracting, Human Resources, Market Intelligence, Marketing & Communications, Online Marketing, Operations, Sales, Succession Planning, Supply Chain Management, Technology/IT, and more.

Engagement

GrowFL offers a comprehensive and structured pathway to propel your business forward. Our process begins with an in-depth Needs Assessment Call, followed by a High-Impact Team Meeting where you’ll connect with our trusted advisors. This collaborative session leads into a focused Working Period for your Team, supported by the expertise of our advisors. We culminate each stage with a Success/Improvement Call to present deliverables and ensure alignment. This iterative process allows us to address your evolving needs effectively, and we provide ongoing support with check-in calls every 30 days to answer implementation questions. Our foundation lies in thorough Assessment & Goal Setting, where we analyze your current situation and define clear, measurable growth objectives. From this, we develop a Customized Action Plan with specific deliverables crafted by our team of GrowFL Trusted Advisors. Leveraging Data, Information & Best Practices, we connect you with specialists in key areas, providing tailored strategies and valuable data often inaccessible to second-stage companies, ensuring sustainable and impactful growth.

Ready to Apply?

The cost for the GrowFL System for Integrated Growth Program is $8,000. Once you apply, a complimentary assessment call will take place to determine if the program is a good fit for you. Explore how you can increase your top-line revenue today. Apply for GrowFL’s System for Integrated Growth program.

GrowFL System for Integrated Growth Program
Stephanie Kempton

MEET YOUR TEAM LEAD

Stephanie Kempton

With over 20 years of marketing and communications experience in research, corporate strategy, marketing, advertising, product management, and media planning uniquely qualifies her to apply it in an actionable way to your business. Stephanie has applied her skills in marketing and research across a wide range of industries: banking, real estate, manufacturing, utilities, retail, healthcare, arts, non-profit, sports, and entertainment. In her career, she has held positions as a group product manager, research analyst, corporate strategist, media planner, account supervisor, director of advertising, account planner, and director of research and planning. Her research and planning expertise has directly contributed to enhanced business performance for a wide range of brands and businesses.

Building Success Together

Our programs provide connections with other second-stage company leaders, resources, and organizations whose expertise, experience, and products lead to the second-stage companyโ€™s continued growth and prosperity.

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