Home featured Expert Featured Expert Business founders might need to entertain passing the torch to new growth enablers James Harkness March 13, 2018 To unlock massive growth, business leaders must be comfortable with the idea of not only going global but also – when it makes sense for the company – moving beyond their initial idea and vacating the driver’s seat, according to Dr Jana Matthews, an international expert on entrepreneurial leadership and business growth. [Related: Why small businesses need general managers ] As the director of University of South Australia’s Australian Centre for Business Growth , Dr Matthews spearheads SME growth programs designed to equip executives, including CEOs and MDs, with the knowledge, skills and frameworks to develop as a leader and accelerate the growth of their companies. Since the Centre launched in June 2014, Dr Matthews and her team of growth experts have worked with over 400 Australian SMEs with turnover between $5m and $50m. Dr Matthews – formerly, a director with StartupAus and the managing director of ANZ Innovyz Start Accelerator – told Dynamic Business that most of the executives entering the Centre’s programs fall into one of two camps. “Firstly, there are the executives leading companies that have, for a variety of reason, stalled in their growth,” she said. “Either they’ve stuck to an outdated approach that isn’t working anymore or they’ve failed to understand how to take their business – whatever the case, they want to know what’s not working and what to do next.