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title: "Implementing the B3 framework"
url: https://www.simonwakeman.com/b3/implementation/
description: "How founders and leaders use the B3 framework® for company building: readiness to scale, funding, M&A, troubleshooting growth and business transformation."
published: 2023-10-05T13:38:02Z
author: Simon Wakeman
---
# Implementing the B3 framework

Using the framework

## Implement the framework your way for your business

The B3 framework® for company building is designed to be used flexibly to meet your needs.

The entire framework can be used as a tool to understand the current state of a company or to scope out future changes needed in the business.

Alternatively many founders and leaders use specific layers or individual components of the framework separately to address specific challenges in their businesses.

[Read the component guides](https://www.simonwakeman.com/b3/component-guides/)

[![The B3 framework: fifteen components in four layers – fundamental basics, making a business, building the organisation and operating the business](https://www.simonwakeman.com/b3/uploads/2024/01/B3framework_v2-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.simonwakeman.com/b3/uploads/2024/01/B3framework_v2.pdf)

Specific implementations

## How businesses have used the B3 framework®

Since launch in 2023, the B3 framework® has been used in many different ways to help companies grow and change.

-   ### Understanding readiness to scale
    
    Undertaking a structured review of the business to understand how ready it is to scale. Developing a clear plan to address areas that need improvement.
    
-   ### Preparing to seek growth funding
    
    Using the framework to systematically assess strengths and weaknesses in the business. This informs better business cases, funding bids and pitch decks.
    
-   ### Implementing scaling after funding rounds
    
    Creating clear plans for deploying major investment to power scaling. Ensuring funding is directed to activities that deliver greatest return on investment.
    
-   ### Troubleshooting specific growth issues
    
    Identifying what’s really behind stalled growth and deciding what to do about it. Taking a holistic view of problems affecting growth.
    
-   ### Preparing businesses for sale
    
    Preparing for due diligence processes. Ensuring that issues affecting valuation or completion are identified and addressed early.
    
-   ### Merging businesses after acquisition
    
    Pre-merger evaluations of multiple businesses in a structured way. Creating a common language for leaders in these businesses.
    
-   ### Increasing leadership team effectiveness
    
    Helping leaders understand their business as a complex system. Evaluating impacts of decisions using a common framework.
    
-   ### Systematic margin improvement
    
    Identifying hidden issues that are affecting profitability in the business. Devising and implementing improvements.
    
-   ### Business transformation
    
    Delivering major change initiatives. Understanding the hidden impacts of organisational change and system deployments.
    

## Founders love the B3 framework®

> “One of the toughest parts of scaling is making sure you are focussing on the right issues and asking the right questions – the B3 framework has proven invaluable in helping guide our thinking and give structure to our actions.
> 
> The specific focus on helping us identify the right issues to focus on without being prescriptive on how we should solve meant that we could structure our thinking but also find the solutions that are right for us rather than try to force our business into tools or techniques that are not suitable.”

**Ronald Ashri**, Chief Product and Technology Officer, [Opendialog.ai](https://opendialog.ai/) – series A tech growth business

![Dr Ronald Ashri](https://www.simonwakeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ronald-ashri-300x300.jpeg)

## Want help using the B3 framework® in your business?

I use it with founders as a fractional COO, consultant and advisor.

[How I work](https://www.simonwakeman.com/how-i-work/)

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