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GOVERNANCE · 8 MIN READ

Why your governance framework is probably protecting you from the wrong risks

Most UK SMEs build compliance architecture around what they've already been caught on — not what's most likely to derail them. Here's how to audit for real risk exposure.

Phil & Pheobe · April 2025 · Request the full paper →

LEADERSHIP · 5 MIN READ

The alignment gap that PE acquisitions almost always create

Post-acquisition leadership fragmentation is predictable. So why does it still derail so many integrations?

Phil · March 2025 · Request the full paper →

LEGAL & COMPLIANCE · 4 MIN READ

Five commercial contract clauses UK SMEs routinely waive — and shouldn't

The small print that keeps coming back to haunt fast-growing businesses, and what a proportionate approach looks like.

Pheobe · February 2025 · Request the full paper →