Scaling Your Business Without Venture Capital Master Business Course

Mastermind with John Mullins and 74 other mid-market business leaders to discover how you can scale your business growth with customer-funded models

Why Take The Course?

All too often, CEOs and top executives at mid-market companies struggle to scale their businesses. Growth requires cash and investment capital is often viewed as the best (or even only) option you have to get your company to the next level.

To that end, we’re pleased to announce our brand new course will be led by business educator, author, and entrepreneur John Mullins from London Business School.

This course will delve into how mid-market companies like yours can use the customer-funded strategies to protect your future and fund your growth.

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  What You'll Learn

Together with your team, you will gain valuable insights, such as:
 
  • Why you shouldn’t automatically turn to venture capital
  • How to leverage customer relationships
  • The customer-funded models that work
  • How to evaluate business trends in your industry
  • Which companies have successfully used these models
  • How to apply what you've learned right now
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Meet Your Coach

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John Mullins

John Mullins is a two-time entrepreneur and Associate Professor of Management Practice in Entrepreneurship and Marketing at the London Business School. He brings over 20 years of executive experience in high-growth retailing firms to his award-winning teaching and research, which has in turn yielded four books as well as articles in esteemed outlets like the Harvard Business Review and the MIT Sloan Management Review.

His first trade book, The New Business Road Test: What Entrepreneurs and Investors Should Do Before Writing a Business Plan, is considered the definitive work on the assessment and shaping of market opportunities, and his 2009 book Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model was named among the year’s book books by BusinessWeek and Inc. magazine. His latest book, The Customer-Funded Business, expounds on the five business models successful companies use to leverage customer funding and how to apply these strategies to your business.

Who will benefit from this course?

Business Owners

We provide the tools for business owners ready to take their businesses’ growth seriously. 

Founders

We provide the opportunity to emulate the proven results of industry leaders.

CEOs

We provide strategies to leverage the customer relationships you already have.

Top Executives

We provide the latest and most effective methods to scale up your business now.

Testimonials

What are leaders saying about Scaling Your Business — Without VС?

“John truly understands the importance of getting to know the unique needs and personality of our members. The programs he designs and delivers with us are reflective of his ability to do several things very well: engage and educate in a change-inducing manner, assess and understand the unique needs of each client, design a custom program to meet those needs, and deliver a deep understanding of the content at hand.”
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Emily Fox

Director - Events, Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO-WPO)
“This is THE cornerstone idea for entrepreneurs - to shun all other avenues first and pursue customers to fund their venture. This provides a critical forcing function business leaders need, in order to guarantee they are creating something truly valuable. After learning this lesson the hard way (raising angel funds and failing), my two latest ventures have followed Mullins' sage advice and flourished."
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Verne Harnish

Author of "Scaling Up" and "Mastering the Rockefeller Habits"
“A reality check for anyone poised to jump into a new venture without thinking.”
David Giampolo

Chief Executive, Pi Capital, London
“During my years of working with academic organizations to provide executive education programming for CEOs, I have found no one better to work with than John Mullins. He listens to, embraces and understands the needs of my group; John designs and facilitates practical and relevant content with take-home value for each participant. His entrepreneurial spirit and business experience come together beautifully in each program to provide a valuable experience.”
Keith Williams

Senior Learning Director, Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO)

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Learn more about Scaling Without Venture Capital & hear from John Mullins

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The 5 Business Models For Customer Funding. Watch the free, 60-minute training! 

Frequently Asked Questions 

How long will I be able to access my Master Business Course?

Those who purchase single and team packages will have unlimited access to all course materials, including live sessions recordings for 12 months. 

 

MBD and MBD All Access members will have access for the lifetime of the membership.

What is your refund policy / money-back guarantee?

It’s simple! 30-days or 3 live sessions. If at the end of that time period you’re not 100% convinced that this course can deliver results for your business, we will refund the full course fee.

How do I cancel if I need to?

Please email support@growthinstitute.com for assistance with all cancellation requests.

What can I do if I miss the live sessions with the coach or author of the class?

You can always dial in from wherever you are; there will be leaders joining from around the world. That's a reality and we want to accommodate it.  You don’t need to be camera-ready to participate in these live sessions. If you're 100% sure that you'll miss out on a session, just let us know ahead of time and submit any questions you have. All the live sessions are recorded. Once recorded, they're uploaded to your learning platform, Dojo, where you can find and revisit them at any time. 

 

So if there are sessions you can't make, you can always watch the recording and then ask questions and get involved via the forums.

What is included in each Master Business Course?

Each course is uniquely designed and jam-packed with value and added value! You should find the specifics for this course on each unique information page.

Every course includes: 

  • Recorded sessions with the thought leader and their teams of experts and raving fans
  • Live virtual coaching calls with the thought leader and their teams of experts
  • Robust Toolkits and resources designed JUST for the Growth Institute course (you won’t see most of them anywhere else!)
  • A global community of peers learning and implementing alongside you
  • And a custom stack of added value, parallel learning opportunities, and more!

How are Master Business Courses different from other online courses?

We offer a unique learning experience, specially designed for busy leaders of growing businesses. There are 4 main elements of our 360 Hybrid learning experience that ensures that you see the change you want to see in your business throughout each course:

  1. Direct learning from the experts - the creators, authors, researchers, and experts who crafted the methodologies and concepts shared in each course are the ones teaching it!
  2. Robust systems toolkits - our course creators work directly with these amazing thought leaders to take their methodologies and turn them into an actionable and implementable curriculum that you and your teams can use right away in your business
  3. Live Coaching - this is a BIG ONE. Deepen your knowledge of the concepts each with direct, live virtual access to your thought leader and their team of experts. Ask questions, get personalized advice, and… 
  4. Community and peer support - learn also from your peer's experiences, questions, and the advice they receive!

How much time does this take?

Roughly 3 hours a week for the duration of the course: 1 hour for watching the weekly video modules and 2 hours a week for coaching and implementing what you’re learning alongside your team and classmates.

How can I bring my team members along?

Two ways:

  1. Grab a team package! You can bring 2 colleagues into the course with you
  2. Join MBD All Acces and get unlimited access to all Master Business Courses for 5 of your leadership team PLUS Edge community access for your entire organization.


Learn more about MBD All Access here and The Edge here

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