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Business Growth

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

Startup Funding and Grants

How three small businesses raised money and grew

Here, we look at three companies at different stages of development, how they acquired funds and built their businesses.

Business Ideas & Planning

Moving on up: A growth strategy for sole traders and SMEs

Here, we look at how to manage a growth plan in your small company.

Employing & managing staff

The entrepreneur perspective on getting to 50 employees 

Richard Healy discusses how to navigate the road to acquiring the right staff for your new business.

Advice

Taking your SME beyond the start-up phase

This article explores how to be successful in the stage of business that comes after starting up.

Finding and selling to customers

The demise of the account manager – and alternatives for a small business

In this article, sales expert Andy Preston talks about why account management is now dead, and what you and your team need to do to replace it.

News

Bullish businesses ready to invest in growth this year

Companies are ready for expansion in 2014 after a long period of consolidation, research finds.

Advice

What small companies can be doing to drive business growth

Tim Pat Dufficy discusses how small businesses can rebuild and re-evaluate following a long period of economic uncertainty.

Business management

Edward Fanshawe on growing waste management company Skiptrips

Edward Fanshawe set up waste management bidding site Skiptrips in 2012 and looks to turn over £250,000 in his first year of trading.

News

SMEs short on growth ambition

Small companies have less ambition to grow their business than last year, research finds.

Business management

A smooth path to managing growth

SmallBusiness.co.uk looks at how to manage the challenges of business expansion before they become major problems.

Blog

Business Growth Stories

The news is awash with the critical impact spending cuts could have on small businesses, but a poll by SmallBusiness.co.uk tells a more positive story of companies' bullish plans to expand.

Business Ideas & Planning

5 Ways to Fast Business Growth

Business owners across the UK remain as focused as ever about achieving growth. SmallBusiness.co.uk finds out how they're doing it.

Partner content

Why you need a business bank account

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Partner content

5 things every small business owner needs to know before starting

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Business management

How to create good cashflow habits

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Business Technology

How to keep your small business safe online

Here's how Security Service Edge from Vodafone can help to protect your SME from ever-increasing cyber threats