For small and medium-sized businesses, growth can come in many guises, but it isn’t easy and it doesn’t happen naturally overnight. Are you ready to get started?
How do you feel about business growth?
I’m excited by the prospect and think it would be absolutely right for my business
I think there are benefits but I am nervous about the strain it could put on my company
I am exactly where I need to be right now and have no interest
How would you describe your cashflow?
Good, I have funds I can access for growing my business
It could do with improvement but overall is fine
Strained
How long have you been in business?
Less than a year
1-5 years
5-10 years
If you could change one thing about your business what would it be?
I’d like to hire more staff
I’d like to make more money
I’d like to spend less time on the business
How would you describe the sales in your business?
I am personally responsible for most of them
I have a small team but they are stretched
I have a full-time sales team
Imagine you needed to take a month off from your business, what would happen?
The business would function as normal
The company would fold
It might struggle with certain aspects but should survive
How automated are your company processes?
Not very, we still manually fulfill all of our business
Quite, we use business softwares in a few areas but not all
Very, everything is synced up
How busy is your business?
I turn away customers
I am busy with repeat customers, but could take on more work
I sometimes need to actively search for customers
You are ready to grow
You are not ready to grow your business
You’re nearly there!
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Source: Guardian