Business Growth

The Business Growth archive for owner managers looking to run and grow their business.

Business Technology

Why tech savvy businesses grow, compete and flex better

Global research shows tech savvy businesses grow, differentiate, compete and flex better than other businesses.

News

Britain’s small digital businesses defy economic disaster with continued growth

More than half of SMEs are tired of experts predicting economic doom and gloom, as the vast majority see growth in 2017.

News

Three quarters of tech firms are planning for growth in 2017

UK tech firms report an increased sense of optimism in growth going into 2017 when compared to other small business leaders.

Advice

Getting started: Challenges faced by early-stage businesses

Here, Ian James highlights some of the common challenges which early stage businesses across all sectors face.

News

The best UK business growth hotspots revealed

The highest numbers of new start-ups are found in London and the South East, according to new research.

Business management

How craft businesses can find the holy scale

Jeremy Torz gives a few pointers on successfully scaling a craft business in the right way.

Business management

How your small business can grow and remain agile

Dirk Paessler looks at the decisions that you need to take within your company in order to stimulate growth and stay agile.

Business Ideas & Planning

How four pre-revenue companies are plotting success

In this piece, we examine the raw potential in the earliest of early-stage companies.

Business management

Collaboration, empowerment and adaptability key to business growth

A new report published by Standard Life has revealed some of the key drivers of success for UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with research showing an evolution in working practices, company culture and innovation.

News

A third of small businesses have not grown in 5 years, but 76% expect to by 2020

Optimism outweighs reality for many small and micro businesses, but 58% lack a business plan to grow.

Advice

The key business moves that shaped the growth of my company

Ed Reeves, founder of Moneypenny, shares his thoughts on the key decisions that resulted in a step-change at his company.

Business Technology

How do I encourage employees to share ideas on business growth?

Q: I value my employees' ideas on growing our company but some staff don't have the confidence to make their opinion known. How can I encourage them to have their say?