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Can I afford to hire? 5 checks to run before you scale your team

19th June 2026

We’re excited to welcome Pamela de Jong, Founder and Managing Director of award-winning agency accountancy firm de Jong Phillips, to lead this practical masterclass for agency owners and leaders thinking about hiring.

Hiring is one of the biggest, and riskiest, decisions you’ll make as you scale your agency. This session will walk you through the checks to run with clients before you grow their team, so you can make confident, commercially sound decisions without putting pressure on cashflow or profit.

This masterclass cuts through gut feel and shows you how to use your numbers to decide whether hiring is the right next step, or whether there’s a smarter alternative.

If you’re an agency owner, director, or manager responsible for growth and profitability and want to scale sustainably  this session is for you.

Learning outcomes:

  • Cashflow forecasting: can the business afford the hire?
  • P&L impact: what will this do to profitability?
  • Pipeline and revenue health: what does your pipeline look like right now?
  • Utilisation levels: can they be improved before hiring?
  • Hiring vs freelancers: choosing the right growth model

About Our Speaker: 

 Pamela is Founder and Managing Director of deJong Philips, an award-winning, tech-focused accountancy firm specialising in helping agencies thrive and scale.

Pamela and her team provide a full finance function for agencies going far beyond traditional accountancy to help founders understand their numbers, improve efficiency, and make smarter commercial decisions.

Pamela now lives in Germany with her husband and three young children, her team of 16 are based in the UK where the support many agencies reach their goals.

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