How to scale up your business

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

How to set a sales strategy that will help your business achieve its potential, from finding new customers to setting targets and performance reviews.

You're ready to grow your business - could franchising be the answer? Martin Malcolm outlines how you get others to buy into your brand.

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

Rob and Paul Forkan share the next chapter in the story of their hugely popular brand Gandys and tell us how they have scaled the business.

Multi award-winning BKD stages baking events, classes and parties for children. Adelle Smith shares the story of how the company was formed.

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?

La Belle Assiette has achieved significant growth since 2013. Stephen Leguillon talks the importance of the right team and retaining core values

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.

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.

Becoming a franchise could allow you to maximise your returns, but what does franchising involve and what issues do you need to consider?

Benjamin Dyer outlines five of the most common things that stop a business from growing and explains how to avoid these pitfalls

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.

Charlton Morris has grown rapidly by retaining key staff. They share the new measures which make the company attractive to new and existing staff.

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.

Top tips from business mentor Mike Norbury on how to boost your company’s performance, achieve significant growth and scale your company.

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

Use the Acas Productivity Tools to test your company’s strengths and weaknesses and identify simple steps to get the best out of your staff.

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

A business growth plan should cover everything from sales forecasting to funding. This guide focuses on the key areas that can help SMEs get ahead.