Business growth doesn’t just happen – you have to work hard for it a structure your growth, even you plan to grow a business organically. Our interviews with famous entrepreneurs, business case studies from those who’ve made mistakes so you don’t have to, free advice guides and in-depth business features will help you figure out how to expand a business. This section gives you business advice on strategic planning, mergers and acquisition, IPO (going public – floating on the stock market) and how to make a good exit from your business.
Our free business advice guides in strategic planning help you with organic growth, how to franchise your business, coming up with a plan for business growth, how to franchise your business and how to diversify a product range, among a whole host of other growth concerns. Watch advice from Chemistdirect.co.uk founder Mitesh Soma on video and read a case study by Imaginatik founder Mark Turrell.
Thinking of buying a business to grow more quickly or having a merger with another company? We’ve got the free advice you need. Read our in-depth feature on how to turn around a failed business to see if it would be right for your strategic plans. Watch an advice videos from Dragons’ Den star Theo Paphitis and lastminute.com founder Martha Lane Fox.
Check out our IPO section if you want to know if going public is right for the business you run. Which stock market is best for a small business? What’s the best time to go public? Is the business ready for an IPO? Our free advice guides, case studies and entrepreneur interviews will help you decide.
If you’re ready to leave the business, you need to know how to have a lucrative exit. Whether you choose succession, want to know how to sell the business or how to value a business for sales, watch our entrepreneur videos, read our free advice guides and small business case studies and features for help deciding how to exit.