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Scale-Up Conference Co-hosted by OCFO, Benchmark International and Sirdar

Wed Aug 17, 17:00 - Wed Aug 17, 20:00

Crystal Towers

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Scale-Up Conference Co-hosted by OCFO, Benchmark International and Sirdar


The how, why and when of successful scaling for mid-market companies. Scaling up is complex, and our mid-market clients are typically founder and owner-operators, kept busy with focusing on key operations in their business. While they want to scale, many of these owners are unsure of how or when to scale, and are unaware of the many available working capital solutions. As applying scale-up methodology well is even more critical than ever before, this conference will guide participants on how to prepare to scale. Scale-Up Conference is for growth-mindset focused entrepreneurs wanting to take their strategy, execution and business to the next level. At the Scale-Up Conference, we will be speaking to some of SA's top scale-up founders and advisors on how they're building profitable, scalable companies in today's market. 

Leaders in industry, both as advisory consultants as well as business owners who have been through a scaling process, will share their experiences in knowing when it is best to scale in the life cycle of a business, to better understand optimal timing, how to scale by choosing a partner that offers strategic and complementary services, and what needs in place in order to scale. 

Co-hosted by OCFO and Benchmark International, Louw Barnardt and Dustin Graham will MC the event which includes keynote speakers and panel discussions, bringing a diversity of experience and perspective to the stage.

See you there!


About OCFO

Outsourced CFO is an award-winning CFO services, cloud accounting and automation company. We serve rapidly growing organizations with financial management services, drawing from deep wells of expertise. Our team consists of sixty expert finance professionals and has served over 700 companies in 18 countries around the world. Founded in 2013, Outsourced CFO (OCFO) offer founders and management teams innovative financial insight and world-class financial technology, building a world-class finance function for growing companies. Hundreds of ambitious management teams are turning to the advantages of fractional CFO services to rapidly scale their companies.

OCFO offers entrepreneurs the go-to finance expertise that helps solve your company’s most challenging financial problems. This includes CFO services by highly qualified finance experts, cloud accounting solutions for bookkeeping and reporting, and automation to streamline operations and integrate leading cloud systems. When partnering with Outsourced CFO, a finance professional or team with the right mix of knowledge, skills and experience is personally matched with your company – working with you to take your business to the next level with our flagship CFO-as-a-service offering. Save time and effort: simplify complex financial challenges with high-level financial and strategic insights that only a CFO can bring to the table – without having to make a full-time hire: www.ocfo.com


About Benchmark International

Benchmark International is a global mergers and acquisitions firm, specializing in mid-market company transactions. From 14 offices across the world, our unique and dynamic sell-side advisory offering presents clients and acquirers with unparalleled global coverage, enabling access to both local and international opportunities through our exclusive databases and business intelligence facilities.

As part of a global group with over 300 dealmakers and analysts across 3 continents, Benchmark International has handled engagements in excess of USD 7 billion across multiple industries worldwide, and was recognised as the International Mid-Market Corporate Finance Advisory of the Year in 2021 at the ACQ Global Awards. Locally, Benchmark South Africa has offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg, and our experienced transaction teams work with clients in various sectors across South Africa, closing 14 transactions in the last year. Benchmark’s core competencies include a deep understanding of the flow of markets, the ability to understand changing and shifting transaction objectives, and to create agile and adaptable strategies to achieve successful outcomes.

We aim to connect the right people with the right opportunities, and we are trusted by shareholders of mid-market companies to deliver sustainable solutions for growth, wealth diversification, and exit. Testament to this success is that Benchmark International has been acknowledged as a Forbes Top 50 M&A adviser for achieving fair, authentic and mutually beneficial results.

We invite you to tap into our expertise and partner with us to achieve the outcome you’re looking for: www.benchmarkintl.com


About Sirdar

Sirdar is Africa’s leading guide, appointer and educator of high-performance boards. We navigate the way to business growth through boardroom performance. Then, we help you to overcome your challenges and leverage your strengths. Our integrated board approach is delivered through advisory services, governance, evaluations, diagnostics, appointments and the continuous upskilling and education of directors. Sirdar guides a practical, invested approach to create meaningful economic impact. Our Guide, Appoint and Educate solutions make Sirdar the invested boardroom partner in Africa: https://sirdargroup.com/


Sponsorship

This conference is proudly sponsored by Zoho: With 50+ apps in nearly every major business category, including sales, marketing, customer support, accounting and back-office operations, and an array of productivity and collaboration tools, Zoho Corporation is one of the world’s most prolific software companies. Zoho is privately held and profitable with more than 10,000 employees. It is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with international headquarters in Chennai, India. Additional offices are in the United States, India, Japan, China, South Africa, Singapore, Mexico, Australia, the Netherlands, and the United Arab Emirates. Zoho respects user privacy and does not have an ad-revenue model in any part of its business, including its free products. More than 75 million users around the world, across hundreds of thousands of companies, rely on Zoho every day to run their businesses, including Zoho itself. For more information, please visit www.zoho.com/

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Scale-Up Conference Co-hosted by OCFO, Benchmark International and Sirdar
Crystal Towers
Corner Of Century Boulevard And, Rialto Rd, Century City, Cape Town, 7441
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