Are You Sure You Really Want Rapid Growth?
Let's look at the rapid growth stage of the small business growth cycle and see what you need to navigate this challenge. I don’t spent much time on this growth stage because it represents the [...]
3 Goals in the Correct Order Increases Business Growth
Business growth is a challenge for many small business owners. I frequently find the reason for their struggle is they are focused on the wrong business goals for their stage of business growth. All small [...]
3 Causes of Entrepreneur Financial Problems
Entrepreneur financial problems are one of the biggest challenges they face. Usually it’s because they don’t have enough financial resources to accomplish their business goal. This is because a business cannot exist without financial resources, [...]
Is Your Company READY to Achieve the Self-Sustainability Stage?
In my last post titled 4 Owner Objectives to Achieve the Self-Sustainability Stage of Business Growth we explored self-sustainability stage. I talked about the 4 areas that an entrepreneur/owner needed to focus in the following 4 areas [...]
4 Leadership Objectives to Achieve the Self-Sustainability Stage of Business Growth
Success is the common goal of every entrepreneur. However each entrepreneur defines success very differently. Whatever your definition some key criteria and decisions are needed before you can start. First, you must make sure you [...]
Is Indecision Keeping You and Your Business from Success?
The self-sustainability stage of the small business growth cycle is a tipping point for your company but many entrepreneurs don’t even realize it. In a previous post titled At What Stage is Your Small Business [...]
8 Things You Can Do to Achieve the “Survival” Stage of Small Business Growth
In order to achieve success in any small business you must pass through several stages along the way. You can't skip a step. If you try then you and your business get stuck. This happens [...]
3 Steps to Improved Business Performance
You didn’t start your business to get where you are right now! To get where you want to go you need to improve business performance by doing 3 things: Determine exactly what stage of the growth cycle your [...]
4 Keys to Creating a Profitable Business
We’ve all heard the statistics: 7 out of 10 new employer firms survive at least two years, and about half survive five years. According to the SBA statistic reported by SCORE in 2008 there were [...]
Is Your Startup Focused on the Right Objectives?
Lately I have been involved with a number of startup businesses, including a couple of my own. One observation I have made is that many small business startup owners tend to focus later stages objectives [...]
What is Your Business Growth Stage?
Knowing your business growth stage is critical if you want to speed your business growth. A previous posting, The Search for Growth Continues, concluded a 5 business growth stage model made the most sense. It's [...]
The Search for Small Business Growth Continues
In a previous post, So You Want to Grow Your Business?, I shared some of my general findings in recent research I have conducted in small business growth models. While many of the models and [...]