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GROWTH WITH PURPOSE: WHY ARE YOU GROWING YOUR COMPANY?

January 22, 2020
 
There's an old saying that's true: You grow, or you die. Entrepreneurs grow their companies because they need to. If they stay stagnant, they'll die for sure. the problem is no one ever tells you at what rate you need to grow.
 
So often entrepreneurs grow as much as they possibly can. They take on every opportunity and push themselves and their staff, while not thinking about their rate of growth. They don't really consider they can "grow too much" and take unnecessary risks. It ends up killing them and their team. When it blows up, they think they're a failure because it didn't work out.
 
Know Your Why
 
Every entrepreneur experiences the ups and downs and highs and lows. To be successful, their growth needs to be aligned with the company's goals. They need to know WHY they want to grow their company. They need to grow with purpose, and this growth needs to be aligned with their life goals.
 
It's much more efficient to get from point A to point B by growing in a somewhat straight line, as evidenced by the green line in the graphic below. This is growth with purpose and is a skill that requires strategic and emotional intelligence, maturity and experience.
 
Source: Randy Gerber
This is a hypothetical example for illustration purposes only.
 
Growth with purpose also takes discipline. It's not a race to the finish. When you grow too fast, you end growing like the orange squiggly line - you'll probably get there eventually, but it will take a lot longer, be way harder, and have tremendously more risk. Whether you get there in five years or seven years doesn't matter, as long as you get to the goal! You have a much better shot at getting there financially by having steadier growth than super volatility along the way.
 
Identify the "right" rate of growth and be very deliberate and strategic about your growth. It's far healthier, safer and usually a better return.
 
How To Grow With Purpose
 
To grow with purpose, you must have a strategic business plan. Understand what your goals and dreams are, and what that costs. Then you can back in to how to get there and figure out how fast you need to grow to achieve your goals. There needs to be integration of your life and your business plan.
 
And another thing: Size matters! Understand the supply and demand of your products and services. You may have to grow faster because an opportunity presents itself. You better understand your capacity and make sure the opportunity is consistent with what you are capable of. When you get to a certain size (that may be a few million bucks in sales, depending on the industry you're in) is when companies really start to have significant growth.
 
We feel so strongly about growth with purpose that we're releasing a whole blog series about it. Follow us to stay up to date with the latest info!
 
What are your reasons for growing your company? How have you experienced growth with purpose? Share with us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn!
 


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  • WHEN SHOULD I HIRE A CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER?
  • IT'S NOT THE GREAT RESIGNATION; IT'S THE GREAT REALIGNMENT
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  • WHY YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS A PRICING STRATEGY
  • THE 4 Cs OF EVERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS
  • WHAT IS A CEPA ADVISOR AND HOW CAN ONE BENEFIT YOUR BUSINESS?
  • THE FALLOUT ON CULTURE WHEN YOU DON'T HIRE A PLAYERS
  • THE ROLES OF SALES IN YOUR SMALL BUSINESS
  • FINDING THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE ENTREPRENEUR IN YOUR LIFE
  • THE BENEFITS OF OWNING A SMALL BUSINESS
  • WORKFORCE IN MOTION
  • GOAL SETTING FOR 2022: WHAT TO DO NOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL NEXT YEAR
  • LESSONS LEARNED AFTER PUBLISHING MY FIRST BOOK
  • WHY YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS INNOVATION
  • THE COVID-INSPIRED SPIKE IN ENTREPRENEURIALISM
  • THE PROS AND CONS OF OUTSOURCING YOUR FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE
  • HOW TO SET GOALS IN 2021
  • THE LEADERSHIP EVOLUTION OF YOUR BUSINESS
  • HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR ADVISORY BOARD
  • THE PANDEMIC-INDUCED INNOVATION OF MEETINGS
  • HOW TO USE THE 8 P'S OF MARKETING TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS
  • BEST PRACTICES FOR COLLEGE FINANCING
  • SCALING A BUSINESS - ARE YOU READY?
  • THE HALFWAY POINT: IT'S TIME TO REVISIT THOSE BUSINESS GOALS
  • GROWTH WITH PURPOSE: SUCCESSION PLANNING
  • GROWTH WITH PURPOSE: EVOLUTION OF FAMILY LIFE
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