Four-hour workshop for business owners with turnover of £1m or more on how to grow faster and more affordably through acquisition.
Buy & Build – Growth Through Acquisition runs at Reading Football Club, Madejski Stadium on Friday 12 March 2027, from 9 am to 1 pm. It's a four-hour in-person workshop aimed at owners of businesses turning over £1 million or more, built on the argument that acquisition multiplies results faster and more affordably than organic growth. A good chunk of the case is that most deals don't have to be paid in full up front, with deferred payments, earn-outs and vendor finance doing much of the heavy lifting.
Two people lead the session. Rob Pickering brings more than 16 years as a professional business and executive coach, having previously owned and run businesses in the IT and film and video sectors. Nicky Larkin is the founder and managing director of Goringe Accountants and Goringe Brokers, a specialist in business exits and acquisitions who worked his way from analyst to senior financial management across dot.com start-ups and blue-chip multinationals. Together they'll be walking through the mechanics of buying other businesses to scale up.
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It's a morning session rather than a full day, running from 9 am to 1 pm. Doors open at 8 am, and there's a half-hour welcome and coffee before the programme actually kicks off. Parking is free on site, and you're welcome to bring a laptop or tablet along if you want to take notes or work through things as you go. The venue is the Madejski Stadium, Reading RG2 0FL.
