Whatever stage your scaling business is in, rapid growth, the introduction of new products or international expansion, as your business grows so do the risks you need to mitigate. Ensuring that you are receiving risk, insurance and people advice can help safeguard your interests for the long term.

Basic business insurance needs can be covered via an online search or a local high street broker. If, however, you are generating patents, new technologies and sciences, or even creating new codes unleashing the power of AI, Quantum and Automation, you need to ensure you receive professional advice and protection

Aon's Accelerate programme is a dedicated growth program that works with exciting businesses that have rapid expansion plans and/or are creating new technologies, and helps them to successfully manage and mitigate the risks that can threaten to slow down or curtail their business plans.

Drawing on Aon’s “blue chip” advisory expertise and know-how, Aon's Accelerate programme provides scale ups with comprehensive risk and insurance advice.

Most entrepreneurs realise they need product and public liability cover, employers’ liability protection, cyber, and office contents insurance, but there are other potential risks that can derail your operations or even threaten the future viability of your business.

At the early stages of scale up development, intellectual property (IP) is potentially your greatest and most valuable asset, but IP is vulnerable to theft and infringement from competitors, particularly when a company is looking for investment and has to share more of its trade secrets with potential investors and third parties.

Aon's Accelerate programme can make sure that risk gaps like IP are protected , as well as in additional areas like professional indemnity to safeguard against potential negligence claims, or in meeting new human capital risks as employee headcount increases.

In addition, Aon's Accelerate programme can open new opportunities for you in areas like IP lending as an alternative to seeking private equity (which can be very expensive to buy out) or pursuing other more traditional funding routes.

• We offer a suite of global insurance, risk management and broking services
• Regional offices throughout the UK , so you’re never far from a face-to-face meeting with an Aon expert
• Our global network can help facilitate your global ambitions
• Access to Aon’s full suite of solutions

Aon's Accelerate programme will work to identify your key risks and will stay in touch on a regular basis to identify potential triggers that could change your risk management profile.

These triggers could be: new funding rounds; new patented products; rapid growth in turnover and/or headcount; exploring new markets and geographies; or possible M&A activity. We will then work with you to make sure the appropriate protections and advice is in place.

Aon's Accelerate programme offers an advisor approach. We will not wait for renewals to speak to clients. We guarantee to provide a dedicated management team through the entire lifecycle of your business , ensuring you get the most from Aon and its vast capabilities.