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Recent Growth Strategies Articles

Bing Takes a Shot at Scroogle

There is truth to Bing's advertising attacks on Google, and hopefully change will follow.  Read more

3 Smart Ways to Set Sales Quotas for Next Year 

Michael Alter, president of SurePayroll, explains exactly how to incent your sales team.  Watch video

4 Tips to Expand Your Niche Business

The potential opportunities might be much bigger and broader than you think. Think outside your niche with these tips.  Read more

Why Dublin's Tech Scene Is Booming

Following in the footsteps of Google and Facebook, tech start-ups from around the world are now flocking to Dublin.  Read more

'Go Spend $2 Million as Fast as You Can' 

Serial entrepreneur Frank Addante knew everything at his latest venture, the Rubicon Project, must scale from the very start.  Watch video

How Not To Get Duped by a Consultant

We learned the hard way how not to hire a digital marketing agency. What you can gain from our mistakes.  Read more

Get Nosy. Pry a Little. You'll Win Big

If you want to grow your business, nothing is more essential than a big dose of curiosity.  Read more

Ace Your Global Expansion: 3 Tips

When expanding, choosing the right city, country, and continent can have lasting effects on a business--so choose correctly.  Read more

Want to Grow in 2013? Use This Checklist

Here are ten things that you should do before the end of the year to put your company on the right track for growth in 2013.  Read more

6 Things Really Productive People Do

Have you noticed that some people just seem to accomplish tons and still appear happy and relaxed? Here are six tips for becoming more productive.  Read more

Keep It Real: How to Stay Authentic As You Grow

As a business grows, it's important to maintain the authenticity that consumers fall in love with.  Read more

7 Tips to Successfully Grow Your Business

Regardless of the industry you are in, you can be highly successful if you live by these very simple ideologies.  Read more

Never Rush a Business Decision

If a potential partner pressures you to hurry up and decide, don't.  Read more

Artificial Intelligence Is In, Zombies Are Out

Inc. asked future-focused experts how to make money in 2013 (and beyond). This distinguished fellow has four words for you: Zombies are played out.  Read more

Make Sure to Utilize Good Employees Correctly 

Indigo Triplett, a human resources consultant, recommends you shift your hiring strategy after start-up phase.  Watch video

Why You Need to Market to Your Employees

Marketing a new brand and product internally to your employees could be more important than what your customers will ultimately see.  Read more

A Surprising Reason to Expand Overseas

You'd be surprised how important geography can be when it's time to sell your company.  Read more

Zumba: Loud & Proud | Company of the Year

Zumbawear, like Zumba-everything-else, aims to help instructors make money. And it's selling 3 million items of clothing this year.  Read more

How I Did It: Rick Smolan

An old-school gonzo photojournalist tells the story of leaping from a career in magazines to a venture involving large-scale documentation of human life -- i...  Read more

How Big Can a Zumba Business Get? | Company of the Year

Z Club NY expects to produce revenue of $350,000 next year, which puts it near the pinnacle of Zumba businesses. Here's how it became the black label of Zumb...  Read more

'Vision Without Execution Is Hallucination' 

When you're clear in your company purpose--your "why," as leadership author Simon Sinek puts it--your strategic direction becomes self-evident.  Watch video

'Zumba Is a Huge Opportunity' 

Z Club NY, one of several thousand standalone Zumba start-ups, expects to hit revenue of $350,000 next year. But it's still a work in progress.  Watch video

Preserve Your Company's Culture As You Grow: 5 Steps

What's the hardest part of managing a growing workforce? Maintaining company culture. But you can do it, just like Southwest Airlines, Whole Foods--and Beryl...  Read more

How We Hired 17,000 People in 3 Years

Acquisitions don't have to be a human resource nightmare. The top job creator in America pulls them off seamlessly. Here's how.  Read more

5 Signs You're Sucking as an Entrepreneur

How to tell if your start-up is on the wrong track  Read more

How to Grow? Don't Gun the Accelerator

Growth is not a race. Instead, think strategically about how to create a sustainable growth trajectory.  Read more

Want to Grow Fast? Then Slow Down

There's an art to maintaining a rapid growth trajectory. Ironically, you may have more success by taking things slowly.  Read more

How John Borthwick Tries to Reinvent Digg 

Earlier this year, John Borthwick's Betaworks acquired the lagging social news website Digg. Here he talks about how Digg became a start-up again.  Watch video

Creatively Kill the Competition: 5 Tips 

Vying to emerge ahead of your rivals? Here's what you need to know.  Watch video

A Better Way to Finance a Start-up? Venture Debt

Growing companies can get much-needed capital without giving up equity or control through venture debt.  Read more

How to Turn a Commodity into a Unique Business

Here's how one founder turned popcorn--yes, popcorn--into a multi-million dollar company.  Read more

Ray Kurzweil: 'Users Should Be Passionately Involved in Every Stage of an Invention' 

Inventor Ray Kurzweil talks about how he created the first print-to-speech reading machine so blind people would use it. Also an author, Kurzweil's most rece...  Watch video

The Case Against Holiday Sales

This time of year, your competitors slash prices to reel in the holiday shoppers. Here's why that's not a game you should play.  Read more

Is It Time to Sell Your Company?

You've built a valuable company that's attractive to potential buyers. How do you cash in without selling out?  Read more

Are Small-Business Owners Jealous of Tech Start-ups?

Cities are scrambling to create technology hubs to lure talent. But when government programs put financial resources into job creation, certain small-busines...  Read more