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.

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

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

Forming a strategic partnership can help your business grow and reach new clients. But what makes a great strategic partner? Five things to look for.

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

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

Using a consultant in your business: from the benefits of outside expertise and negotiating fees to agreeing objectives and managing projects.

Using a consultant can be a great way to get a project rolling or to bring in expert help. We explain how to get the best from your consultant.

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.

If you don't keep control of your projects, you risk missing deadlines, compromising quality and disappointing clients. Here are the steps to follow.

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.

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

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

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.

An interim manager is a flexible, affordable way of bringing in knowledge, skills and insight to your business. Could one be of help to your business?

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

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.

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?

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

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?

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

Not all businesses are passion projects - some entrepreneurs start up to cash out. Melvin Jay offers five ways to ensure trade sale success.