Small Business News: Is Your Business Ready For Growth?

Is your small business ready for growth? It may be a good tikme for entrepreneurs to be asking the question as government projections become more optimistic about both the growth of the economy and growth of the job market. We’ve prepared this roundup just for you. Read on.

Getting Ready

Could growth be on the horizon? The fed has raised projections for the groeth of the economy this year. The projection comes with a lower than expected unemployment rate for 2011, signs of a faster than expected growth for the economy. How will this impact your business and are your ready? NYTimes.com

How to grow your staff to meet demand. As your business grows, of course, so will your need to bring in more people to get stuff done. But the kind of staff you bring in and how they perform will also have a great impact potentially on how much more your business�can grow. If you want to do it right, check out Mairead Kelly’s�outline for staffing success. Bloggertone

Growth Lessons

Always be ready for sudden spurts. Growing too fast can come with it’s own set of problems. Take this story of a visionary entrepreneur who found himself on the outside looking in at the company he created. Some entrepreneurs dream of overnight success. The savy ones are aware of the dangers that can result. Montreal Financial

An overview of the growth process. In another post from her series, Mairead Kelly takes an overview of the whole process of business growth. We look at the necessity, obstacles and planning involved in moving your business forward and consider the key elements involved in growth. Bloggertone

Strategizing

Four ways to increase your business. The four ways to increase your business are NOT rocket science but they ARE something you may want to have stuck to your refrigerator so that you can look at them every morning. So fortunate than that Steve Miller has created a nice short and compact post suitable for framing. Two Hat Market

Overcoming the obstacles in your way. Sometimes growth requires more than just expanding your current operation. Often itcan include overcoming obstacles that stand in your own or your company’s way. These obstacles can be difficult to ovetrcomeat times and can come in several varieties. Though S. Anthony Iannarino is talking about obstacles to the growth of your sales team here, clearly the same advice can go for your whole business too. Future Selling Institute

Start-up

Start-up and growth is tied to your funds. It doesn’t much matter whether you’re a venture funded start-up or a small mom and pop struggling through the early days of your business. The fact is that the amount of money you have on hand in your business equals the amount of time you have to grow to true profitability. Think about how to stretch your funds and you increase your chances for success. Startup Professionals Musings

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