National Growth Forum

Objectives

The National Growth Forum (NGF) includes senior professionals from UK lower mid-market and venture capital (VC) firms headquartered outside of London and the Southeast. It is a forum established to deepen UK Private Capital’s national and regional activity and engagement, to represent and discuss issues affecting the VC and lower mid-market communities nationwide and to position UK Private Capital at the heart of nationwide growth policy discussions.

The Governance Handbook provides our directors, members and employees with a summary of our governance structure. This includes information on how our Council, Forums, Committees and Advisory Groups are constituted and is supplementary to the Articles of Association.

Activities

Identify and share best practice, common interests and challenges that specifically affect nationwide lower mid-market and VC communities.

Report on market trends and the investment and growth agenda in all nations and regions of the UK.

Support UK Private Capital’s representation of the industry to external stakeholders, including government, regulators and media; advise UK Private Capital on how to deepen engagement with the private capital industry and wider external stakeholder community in the nations and regions of the UK; and contribute to engagement with policy makers to drive nationwide growth policy.

Generate an effective feedback loop to other relevant UK Private Capital forums.

Assist UK Private Capital in its mission to represent and engage with existing and potential lower mid-market and VC members.

Develop opportunities with UK Private Capital for lower mid-market and VC firms to connect nationwide and develop and deepen relationships.

Amplify the voice of lower mid-market and VC firms via UK Private Capital events and training platforms, thought leadership and research.

Nationwide ambassadors and champions to represent and convene the industry, and its wider stakeholders, through UK Private Capital’s national events programme.