Ways to grow your business 

If growing is part of your business objectives, identify activities that maximize the return on your investments, and take time to plan your implementation strategy.

Focus on the kind of growth you can realistically manage, rather than on trying to achieve everything at the same time.

There are many activities you might consider.

• Form partnerships or buy another business

  Find out about the growth advantages you can achieve by setting up a joint venture or buying or merging with another business.

• Increase sales

  Discover ways to increase sales and target new markets.

• Exporting and importing

  Selling and investing abroad? Buying from foreign suppliers? Find information to help you operate internationally.

• Implement new or improved business operation processes

  Evaluate your business processes to find ways to improve productivity or reduce your costs.

• R&D; and innovation

  Innovate to get new products and services to market or improve your business processes.

• Franchise your business

  Do you have a successful business that could be easily replicated? Discover franchising as a means of growing your business.

• Use design in your business

  Find out how design can benefit your business, from product to business strategy development, and how to manage the process and measure its success.