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IGNITE Growth Conference 2027 · For established business owners
Three days out of the business. A clear plan to take back in.
For owners who carry every big decision. Learn from experts who have done what you're trying to do, think it through with owners at your level, and go home knowing what to do next.
- Three days, in person
- 2027, date and venue to be announced
- Owners and their senior teams
- Produced by IGNITE Events
- Hear first. The date, venue, speakers and programme, as soon as they're confirmed.
- Book first. First access to tickets at the early-bird price, for you and your team.
- Shape the programme. Tell us which area matters most to you this year.
Sound familiar?
You've built something real. So why does it still feel like everything depends on you?
- Every big decision lands on your desk, and there's nobody close by who can challenge your thinking without an agenda.
- You're working flat out in the business, so the work on the business keeps slipping to next month.
- Costs keep rising, demand is harder to predict, and the plan you made in January already looks out of date.
- Growth has levelled off, and you can't tell whether the problem is the market, the team or you.
- You've left events with great intentions that didn't survive the first Monday back.
None of that is a lack of effort. It's what happens when the person running the business never gets time away from it to think, with people who've been there.
You're far from alone. In a YouGov survey for Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank, 64% of smaller UK business owners said they feel the constant mental load of being responsible for their business, and 55% said they wish they had someone to turn to for support. (Start Up Loans, December 2025)
Why it's different
Most events give you something to think about. This one gives you something to do.
The usual business event
IGNITE Growth Conference
Great ideas with no time to apply them
Experts who have done it, teaching specifics you can use the following week
Selling from the stage
Speakers teach. They don't pitch.
A notebook you never open again
Time built in to turn what you hear into your own 90-day plan
What you'll work on
Three days across the six areas that decide whether you run the business, or it runs you.
The same six areas our Growth Boards work on every month, each built around the trap that catches successful owners out. The full programme and speakers will be announced with the date.
Busy but drifting
Clarity & Strategy
Knowing where the business is going, why, and what to say no to, so every big decision is made against a clear destination.
Feast and famine
Demand
A steady flow of the right clients at the right price, from more than one source and not only from your own selling.
Busy but broke
Money & Wealth
Healthy margins, cash in the bank, and personal wealth built outside the business so your family's future doesn't depend on one company.
Nothing works without you
Team & Systems
A team and systems that deliver without you, so you can step away for weeks and the business still runs.
Running on empty
The Leader
The mindset, energy and judgement to lead well for decades, not just survive this year.
Success at any cost
Life
A business that serves the life you want, rather than one that consumes it.
Sessions on tax, investments, pensions and estate planning are educational. Where you need regulated advice, we introduce you to qualified, independent specialists.
Who it's for
For owners who have already proved they can build something.
It's for you if
- You own or run an established business and make the final call
- You've hit a ceiling and want to know what's really holding the business back
- You want practical answers you can act on straight away
- You'd value an honest second opinion from owners who've faced the same decisions
- You want your senior team to leave with the same plan you do
It isn't for you if
- You're looking for a get-rich-quick formula
- You'd rather be entertained than challenged
- You're coming mainly to sell to the room
Sounds like you?
Join the early-bird list
Your host
Designed by someone who has spent decades backstage.
“I've spent most of my working life backstage at business events, and I've seen how often good ideas never make it back to the office. I wanted to build three days where owners leave with decisions made, not just notes taken.”
Sanjeev has built and run businesses for more than 30 years, and founded IGNITE Academy in 2014 to give owners the honest, practical support he wished he'd had. Read Sanjeev's story
I've been working with him for a number of years, and he really is an extremely smart and savvy businessman. He has started a number of successful companies… If you get an opportunity to work with and be mentored by him, then I'd highly recommend you do that.
Nick JamesFounder and CEO, Expert EmpiresHow early-bird works
One minute now. First choice later.
Join the list
Free, with no payment and no obligation. It takes about a minute, and only your name and email are required.
Hear first
We'll send you the date, venue, speakers and programme as soon as they're confirmed.
Book first
You get first access to tickets at the early-bird price when they go on sale, for you and your team.
Questions
Before you join the list.
When and where is it?
In 2027. We'll confirm the date and venue as soon as they're fixed, and people on the early-bird list hear first.
How much are tickets?
Ticket prices will be published with the date. Joining the early-bird list is free and gives you first access to tickets at the early-bird price when they go on sale.
Is it only for IGNITE Academy members?
No. It's open to established business owners and their senior teams. Growth Board members are invited too, so you'll meet more owners at your level.
Can I bring my team?
Yes, and we'd encourage it. When your senior team hears the same thing you do, you go back with one shared plan rather than one enthusiastic person trying to explain it. Tell us how many tickets you might need when you register.
Will I be sold to?
No. Speakers are there to teach. Any mention of their own services has to be agreed with us in advance, and the programme is built around practical sessions, not sales pitches.
Can I speak at the conference?
We're building the programme now. If you have real experience in one of the six areas and can teach it practically, propose a session.
Can my business sponsor or exhibit?
Yes. Tick the sponsorship box when you register and we'll send you the options once the programme is confirmed.
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