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Features

Planning for change
Business plans aren't just for start-ups. Here's why you should be constantly reviewing your company's road map
05/03/10 15:29
Understanding India
Why long-term and sustainable rewards await those who take the trouble to understand India's needs
15/12/09 10:31
Buying distressed assets
GB looks at the potential offered by distressed assets, and what purchasers should consider before committing their cash
12/11/09 14:47
Franchising your business
Could your business work as a franchise, and even if it could, would you want it to? We look at the merits of packaging up your brand
14/10/09 12:02
Planning your exit strategy
Why you should start exit planning immediately
10/09/09 15:23
Exporting: Your global future
Why UK businesses are well placed to succeed abroad
13/05/09 15:56
Making it in the USA
How to prove yourself on a larger stage with the UK's biggest trading partner
Joint ventures: a GB guide
Is a collaboration with another business the right move for you? We examine the benefits and the risks
01/03/09 18:15
Buying failed businesses
With companies going bust left, right and centre, GB investigates buying businesses in a downturn
01/02/09 14:50
Should you diversify your business?
Diversification is an area that some entrepreneurs find simply irresistible
The Global challenge
Global expansion may be just the ticket to sustain the growth of your firm
28/08/08 13:57
Heading for the rocks
As recession bites, we speak to some business turnaround experts on how to stave off disaster
28/08/08 12:30
Olympic Gold
Begin preparations now to secure your slice of the commercial action says Trevor Clawson
01/05/08 15:27
Truly inspired woman: Perween Warsi
The founder of S&A Foods on creating the fastest-growing independent food manufacturer
01/02/08 16:39
Acquisitions: the first 100 days
We offer a blueprint for integrating your acquisitions
01/02/08 16:18
Truly Inspiring Women - part two
More great brands created by top female entrepreneurs
04/12/07 11:13
Truly inspiring women
How the ones running some of the UK’s best-known brands did it
01/11/07 14:08
A family affair
The secrets of family businesses
01/09/07 16:09
Doing business in Dubai
It’s the country where everything has to be the biggest and anything seems possible. Move over America and give way to the new land of opportunity – Dubai
01/09/07 15:59
Plus: Ready to take aim
Meet London's newest stock exchange
01/09/07 12:37

Editor's Picks

Call Britannia: a new chapter for social enterprise?
Karen Darby on her ambitious growth plans for Call Britannia and why you can't have a social impact without profit
in Raising Finance
The future of leadership
The collapse of the financial system gave us pause for thought about how we choose our leaders. Malcolm Gladwell and Daniel Goleman suggest an alternative way forward
in Leadership Skills
David Evans
The founder of Grass Roots on why his values haven’t changed since he named his company at a Led Zeppelin gig 30 years ago
in Entrepreneur Profiles

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Piatkus Books founder Judy Piatkus tells GB why she sold her 10m business to Little Brown in 2007 and how she found the right buyer.
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Comment

Why Britain still needs a digital revolution
As commentators obsessed about the latest dotcom failures, no one was noticing something much more sinister, namely the failure of the UK government to ensure that the UK’s digital infrastructure was in the premier league 
in Columns
Social media: Digital dialogue, not brand broadcast
The only issue with social media is that marketers aren’t in control of the conversation, consumers are, so you’d better have a great product or service and earn love in the connected community 
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The aim of all companies is to grow, but like everything in business, there is more than one way to achieve business growth and it needs planning to get it right. The choices for achieving business growth can be daunting. Do you launch a new venture from scratch or undertake a round of carefully selected acquisitions? There’s no doubt that buying existing companies is a great option for accelerating business growth, yet for many entrepreneurs there’s nothing like thrill of building a new enterprise from the ground up. You need to decide on the right growth strategies for your company such as whether to diversify to grow your business or focus on increasing the share of your existing market. Diversification opens up enormous market potential, but moving out of your area of expertise is a risky venture that needs to be managed properly. If you’re growth strategies are focused on your core business, maybe now’s the time to go for the big contracts. The public sector offers potential for outstanding business growth but you need to make sure you get your bidding process right. Franchising is another option to help grow your business. For retailers especially, this can be a great way to expand, rapidly increasing sales and exposure with relatively little capital outlay. Whatever the strategy, you should always be on the look-out for business growth opportunities, because you can guarantee your competitors are doing exactly the same – drag your heels and your business will get left behind.