Growth Strategies


Recent Growth Strategies Articles

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

JJ Ramberg: Turn No Into Yes 

Even when a customer says no is the final answer, you can turn that around. JJ Ramberg, host of MSNBC's Your Business, explains how.  Watch video

One Thing I Wish I Knew Before Going Global

OtterBox's CEO talks about a lesson he learned the hard way after expanding his business overseas.  Read more

My Wildly Outlandish Holiday Strategy

Wild Creations's founder shares his company's plan to maximize the holiday season.  Read more