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9 November 2026, Cambridge – International consulting firm, Cambridge Management Consulting (Cambridge MC) is launching a new monthly event series designed to bring together ambitious businesses, entrepreneurs and the wider innovation community to share experience, insight and connections and support the next stage of business growth. Hosted at The Glasshouse in Cambridge in partnership with Innovate Cambridge and CAMentrepreneurs, the ‘ScaleUp Thursdays’ events will be aimed primarily at founders and senior leaders of scaling businesses - Series A and Series B stage, as well as businesses approaching Series C - alongside contributors from across the wider innovation ecosystem. These will include investors and professional advisers and specialist organisations such as intellectual property specialists, accountants and providers of commercial property and laboratory facilities. Launching on Thursday 26 November, the monthly events will combine presentations, founder stories and discussions with successful entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders, followed by networking over food and drinks. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear first-hand accounts of building and scaling businesses, exchange practical advice, explore challenges relevant to their own growth ambitions and develop valuable relationships across the Cambridge business community. The inaugural event will feature a fireside chat with British technology entrepreneur and co-founder of CMR Surgical, Martin Frost CBE, who will be sharing his first-hand experiences of the challenges of building, financing and scaling an ambitious technology business. Martin co-founded CMR Surgical in 2014 and served as its chief executive, leading the development and global commercialisation of Versius, the company’s award-winning surgical robotic system. Under his leadership, CMR raised more than £250 million, a record for a private European medical devices business. The company achieved Unicorn status in 2019, while in 2021 it received a valuation of $3 billion. Tim Passingham, founder and executive chairman of Cambridge MC, said: “‘ScaleUp Thursdays’ builds on the ambition set out by Innovate Cambridge at its recent Summit: to help the region’s innovators start, scale and, importantly, stay in Cambridge. While all three are important to the continued success of the Cambridge ecosystem scaling a company successfully requires more than a great idea and investment. It also takes the right experience, expertise, relationships and support, at the right time. “‘ScaleUp Thursdays’ places particular emphasis on the scale-up agenda. We want to connect high-growth companies with the investors, expertise and professional networks they need to scale - bringing together the businesses, expertise and resources needed to turn innovation into successful, growing companies and ensure they continue to thrive in the UK.” ‘ScaleUp Thursdays’ takes place monthly at The Glasshouse, Cambridge. To register for the launch event on 26 November, visit here .

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23 October 2026, Cambridge – Cambridge Management Consulting (Cambridge MC) has celebrated its annual corporate Green Day, bringing colleagues together for a day of environmental volunteering instead of a day in the office. On Friday 23 October, the international management consultancy, headquartered in Cambridge, teamed up with Cambridge City Council to improve wildlife habitat at Cherry Hinton Hall, a 12-hectare public park in south-east Cambridge. Working alongside the City Council’s Community Engagement team, the Cambridge MC team focused on the glade in the nature area at the rear of the park, cutting back grass, clearing away the cuttings, and sowing wildflower seeds. The work was designed to support the management of the green space and create better conditions for wildlife, while giving Cambridge MC colleagues a direct role in caring for their local environment. Tim Passingham, founder and executive chairman of Cambridge MC, explained: “Making a positive impact means being prepared to roll up our sleeves and contribute to the communities in which we work. Rather than treating environmental responsibility as an abstract corporate ambition, Green Day gives our colleagues the opportunity to contribute their time and effort to community green spaces – turning our commitment into something tangible by working alongside our local community, supporting the places we share and recognising that small, practical actions can make a difference when we take them together. “The initiative also reflects the importance of collaboration in environmental action. Individual volunteers, community groups, businesses, and local authorities all have an important role to play in maintaining accessible green spaces and supporting urban biodiversity.” While Cambridge was the focus of the company-wide initiative, Green Day extended beyond the city, with events taking place in the New Forest, and planned initiatives in London which were unfortunately cancelled due to adverse weather. In the New Forest, Cambridge MC colleagues worked with local environmental group ECO SWAY on preparing shared green spaces and planting pollinator-friendly bulbs to support bees and butterflies in the spring. Unfortunately, the London team’s efforts were cancelled due to Storm Austen, however they were excited to be joining local volunteers from Stoke Newington Urban Green (SNUG) to water and mulch young trees ahead of winter, helping them to establish and reach maturity. As an international consultancy, the team’s environmental efforts did not stop there. In France, one Managing Partner contributed to his local ecosystem by planting an oak tree, and in Portugal another Partner showed her support by planting several fruit trees. Elsewhere, consultants based outside of the UK or simply unable to travel to the three primary locations sowed tree bombs as a remote way of amplifying the day’s overall mission. Green Day forms part of Cambridge MC’s wider commitment to using its expertise, time, and resources to create positive impact. The purpose-beyond-profit company commits at least 10% of its profits to charitable causes that tally with its ‘Five Cs’: Children (and young people), Conservation (and sustainability), Cancer, Communications, and Cambridge (the Cambridge ecosystem). Alongside financial support, Cambridge MC also engages in purposeful pro bono work, gifting at least 1% of its time and expertise to help charities mature, digitalise, and reduce costs. And, uniquely, the company holds 1% of its equity in reserve for charitable use should an equity event occur. In September, Cambridge MC achieved Certified B Corporation status, marking a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to responsible business and recognising its approach to creating value for its team, clients, community, and the environment alongside commercial success. Tim said: “Our approach recognises that a responsible business is not defined solely by the advice it gives clients, but also by the contribution it makes to the communities and environments in which it operates. “By combining hands-on work with local partners across Cambridge and the New Forest, the Green Day initiative is bringing this principle to life – one green space at a time.”

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