Scale up your business

Few businesses manage the leap from start up to high-growth business. Learn what it takes to scale up and take your business to the next level.

Preparation is essential to successfully grow your business. Discover which elements you will need in place if you are to scale your business up.

Learn how you can grow your business to the next level - from franchising to new premises, more staff to new products and markets.

Growing your business will require an injection of funding. Find out how you can attract growth funding from various sources using your business plan.

Key areas business owners need to focus on - including winning sales, managing cash flow, motivating employees and dealing with legal obligations.

JoJo Maman Bébé started as a classic ‘kitchen table’ enterprise. With 75 UK stores and trade in 50 countries, what advice does Laura Tenison offer?

Boosting profitability depends on doing many little things better than the competition. Our guide to making your business more profitable.

Acquiring another business can bring huge benefits, but can also drain resources and lead to hidden costs. How to boost your chances of success.

Only half of business startups will survive to celebrate their fifth birthday. Ritam Gandhi, founder of Studio Graphene, shares his advice on how to ensure your business is here to last.

Unless you are happy as you are, you will be looking for ways to develop and grow your business. These 10 steps will lead you in the right direction.

Essex entrepreneur James Downes built Cable Power into a leading provider of electronics solutions in just three years. His recipe for success.

Partnering with a bigger business can help you leverage your innovations. How to get in front of the right people - and make a great impression.

Some firms struggle to achieve significant growth, staying much as they were at the start-up phase. So how can you make the move to the big league?

Unless you are happy as you are, you will be looking for ways to develop and grow your business. These ten steps will lead you in the right direction.

Better Business Finance provides information and support for start-ups through to mature companies. Use the Tool to find sources of business funding.

Turning your business into a franchise could offer an effective and less risky way to expand significantly. Find out what it involves.

Convincing people to finance your start-up isn't easy. James Oakes explains what potential investors look for - and what turns them off.

Ben Dyer offers advice on growing your trade business, covering everything from recruiting new staff to marketing and generating leads.

Crowdfunding is a popular way of raising finance for growing businesses. Matthew Cooper-Jones explains how it works and how his firm has benefitted.

Lawyer-turned-entrepreneur Tom Hiskey founded award-winning legal technology startup The Law Wizard with business partner Rob Blake.

Growing your trade business does not need to cost the earth, as Benjamin Dyer explains. A few simple techniques can bring in more business.

Can your business be scaled? What if you lack experience? What obstacles might you face? We ask a leading expert on high-growth entrepreneurship

The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is aimed at small businesses that are ambitious to grow. Mark Brownridge explains how the funding scheme works.

If your business is looking to raise finance, be sure you're not accidentally putting off potential investors. Avoid these fundraising faux pas.

Even a successful business can expect a few ups and downs. Will yours weather the storm? Anthony Main tells us what he's learned from adversity.