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David Siegel, CEO of Westgate Resorts, reveals a few things about why bigger is not necessarily better and how to keep your growing business from crashing. Read story

Karl Stark and Bill Stewart are Managing Directors and co-founders of Avondale, a strategic advisory and principal investing firm focused on growing companies. Karl, based in Chicago, and Bill, based in San Diego, have a combined 30 years of experience helping businesses achieve and sustain profitable growth. Their strategic and financial advice helps companies unlock the value drivers in their business and focus investment around the most profitable growth opportunities. Avondale, based in Chicago, is a high-growth company itself, and is a two-time Inc. 500 award recipient. @karlstark
David Siegel, CEO of Westgate Resorts, reveals a few things about why bigger is not necessarily better and how to keep your growing business from crashing. Read story
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A group of entrepreneurs share their insights from SXSW. Read story
If you get an opportunity to pitch your business to investors, following these five principles will help you secure funding for your growth. Read story
Those of us who have large investments in private businesses aren't like typical savers. We need a different strategy for our personal investments. Read story
Your business is not a start-up anymore. How do you allocate capital and resources to create sustainable growth? Read story
Here are the approaches buyers will use to determine your company's current value and prospects for growth. Read story
An entrepreneur can become an inhibitor to growth for a company passed the start-up phase. It may be time to disengage. Read story
According to author Susan Cain, open-plan offices are disastrous, particularly for introverts. Read story
Measuring performance by looking at the P&L is like driving by looking in the rearview mirror. Here's a better way to predict performance. Read story
Adopting a more vibrant approach to teamwork can improve the flow and performance of your organization. Read story
As your company grows you need to think less like an entrepreneur and more like a CEO. Read story
It is too easy to lose sight of the long term as you focus on delivering results this week. Here are five steps for turning your vision into action. Read story
Applying some basic family principles to your employees can go a long way to improving loyalty and retention--especially during tough times. Read story
Focusing on a smaller number of customers might actually fuel your growth instead of impeding it. Here are four ways to make it work. Read story
Gathering data is not enough--it's what you do with it that drives profitable growth. Read story
Do you need to take your business into uncharted territory to accelerate growth? Here are four areas of expansion to consider. Read story
Transitioning vision into reality for a new business, a new model, or simply an internal process may require pushing well beyond the status quo. Read story
As your company grows it may be necessary to move away from your brute force approach to a more calculated plan. Read story
Tomorrow's growth won't resemble today's, especially if you're growing at a rapid pace. Read story
Knowing the right time to sell is key to getting the best return for your business. Here are five things to consider about your exit strategy. Read story
Customers are your best insight into launching a new product if only you're willing to listen. Read story
Find new ways to mine the most important insights to improve the customer experience. Read story
As you develop an execution plan for your long-term growth strategy, you may have to disrupt the status quo. Read story
If you aren't providing profitable products and services, you may not be creating true customer value across the business. Read story
Businesses can learn from the evolutionary prowess of penguins and Facebook. Read story
Are you creating value with your best customers, or is it just an illusion? Here's how growing revenue can lull you into complacency. Read story
When your business isn't a start-up but it isn't yet acting like a "big" company, your role as CEO must evolve from jack-of-all-trades to team-builder. Read story
A Fortune 100 investor outlines what questions he would ask before signing on the dotted line. Read story
Profitable growth is more achievable if you focus on identifying your most valuable customers--and keeping them happy. Read story
What special mix of ingredients separates the best business-builders from the rest of the pack? Entrepreneurs from Brightbox share their perspective. Read story
Small businesses can overcome limited resources by following three basic steps. Read story
Entrepreneurs are calculated risk takers, but do they have the right skills to manage a sustainable business? Read story
Gino Wickman's Traction , outlines a more structured approach to management that improves productivity and performance throughout the business. Read story
Keeping everyone on your team focused and motivated is not easy, especially if you fall into one or more of these common traps. Read story
Successful businesses are built around people, not ideas. Here's how to keep your team motivated and working toward a common goal. Read story
You can't launch a successful business on just an idea. Discovering your strategic asset is the key. Read story
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