While it’s true that every business is different from the next – and every entrepreneur will go on his or her own unique journey – there are still a few constants that we know to be true.
The start-up phase, for example, is when you write a formal business plan. You secure financing, you select your business structure, and you do all the other work required to get your enterprise off the ground. On the other end of the spectrum, we have the maturity phase, which is when you do what it takes to remain both competitive and sustainable for as long as possible.
In between that, however, we have what is known as the growth phase – one that often catches a lot of new entrepreneurs in particular off-guard. Still, this is an exceptional opportunity to grow from the business you’re running into the one you hoped you’d be in charge of when you started, provided that you’re able to keep a few key things in mind.
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