4 Ways To Accelerate The Growth Of Your Start-Up

May 16, 2018 2:41 pm Published by bbaltasar

Start-up businesses can either fail or succeed – fast. It depends if you started it right. This would mean you had an accurate market research, you invested in a growing industry, or you made sure you have sound human capitalization and have a technologically-adept business. But that is just the start. An entrepreneur must make sure the business is on the fast lane. There are key points to make sure you are pushing the business towards accelerated growth. Read on and learn!

1. Always go back to your why

There are times in the midst of early success, the person behind the helm of the business gets lost in the myriad of opportunities. The challenge is to make sure that the organization is still pursuing the right direction in the midst of alternative “paths” to success. To truly succeed there must be continuity of effort. The secret is to always go back to the reason why the business started. The stronger the why, the higher chances of longevity and sustainability.

2. Don’t get stuck on a mission

Corporate mission must have a target completion date. Fast-growing companies know when their corporate mission expires thus they always have this sense of urgency in everything they do. The secret to have a driven organization is to have people who are committed to the mission as much as they are focused on the vision. As a mission is completed, the business makes a new one and embarks on a new journey. How old is your mission statement? Your answer to that question is the very reason why your business is growing fast or progressing too slow.

3. Set your priorities and then stick to it

In today’s fast moving business environment, it is easy to lose track of what you should do first. As a business owner, you should have the ability to just stop and look at the what your business is doing – where does it spend the most of its time? Which part of the operations is costing the organization a lot? Both these things are determinants of priority. Set your priorities straight. Am I doing the right things? Am I spending resources on things that matter most to my business?

4. Choose talent based on your vision

Be sure to hire the right people. Sure, nobody is perfect when it comes to this. But you can at least improve your odds of retention and building a rock-solid team by making sure that each person that gets on board contributes to the vision of the company. You need to understand that each person joining your team can change the dynamics of how you do your business. Be sure that “change” is positive and enriching. Your selection process must also be on the same page, able to peel applicants and expose qualities that you are looking for.

Accelerated growth is pursued intentionally. It takes conscious effort by the business owner. Mind these pointers and see your business grow, fast!