The 10 biggest concerns for an MD or CEO of an SME in 2025
Read about the top ten challenges for a leader of an SME and how Pabasso can help.
MDs & CEOs of SMEs face challenges in resources, people, growth, and personal development. Peer advisory boards with experienced chairs offer solutions.
When we analysed the challenges and opportunities faced by the MDs & CEOs of SMEs that we work with, we found that most fall into one of 4 broad pillars:
The question is are they holding you up or are you holding them up!
- RESOURCES: including Funding, Sales, Marketing, Property, & Technology
- PEOPLE: including Board Makeup, Senior Leadership Teams, Stakeholder Management, Working From Home, Appraisals & 121s, Training, Recruitment, Retention, Leavers, Rising Stars & Culture & Values
- GROWTH: including Profitability, Budgeting, Risk Management, Exit Planning/M & A, Acquisitions & Disposals, Navigating Change/Crisis Management, Strategic Vision, Innovation & Adaptability
- PERSONAL CHALLENGES & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: including Enhancing Personal Skillset, Expanding Contacts, Personal Challenges, Maintaining Focus, Isolation, Decision Support, Operational Efficiency, and Accountability.
Do these resonate with you as pain points?
We have the medicine to ease this pain - and it comes from the collective wisdom of being in a peer advisory board with up to 12 like-minded MDs & CEOs and an experienced Chair, all from different business sectors.
Most business leaders in the UK are unfamiliar with what a peer advisory board is, how it works and the value it can deliver to MDs & CEOs.
If so you may be interested to know that we have just increased our capacity to help MDs & CEOs of SMEs in the Yorkshire region with the appointment of Carlos Horner as an additional Pabasso - Peer Advisory Board Associates chair.
We are always looking for leaders of established businesses, currently only in Yorkshire, the Humber and the North East, who are keen to benefit from the experience and expertise of other business leaders, we are also looking for experienced business leaders to join us and Chair more Pabasso - Peer Advisory Board Associates boards. Interested? Why not drop us a note or give us a call to find out more?
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