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Growth Planning

How a franchise works – pros and cons, costs and how to set one up for your business

Find out how a franchise works and all of the important points you need to know before setting one up for your own business.

Growth Planning

Growth Planning

5 steps to prepare your company for scaling

Rajiv Nathwani, founder and director of Quivira Capital, gives 5 tips on successfully scaling your business

Growth Planning

How to scale a tech start-up in a recession

What is a minimum viable product (MVP) and how can you use one to scale your tech start-up fast? What is agile development? Ritam Gandhi answers your questions

Growth Planning

How to scale your business quickly

What does scaling mean? How do you know when you’re ready to scale and how do you grow quickly?

Growth Planning

Business scaling strategy: How to manage growth

From putting customers at the heart of your messaging to getting key media coverage, here are the considerations to make when scaling your business aggressively.

Growth Planning

Scaling your start-up? The answer is in the data

We sat down with Sam Martin-Ross, managing director of marketing agency Digital Uncut, to ask him what kinds of data start-ups should focus on, how can it help scale a growing business, and why data gathering is set to become harder

Growth Planning

Majority of scaleups say it’s getting harder to grow a business

Half of scaleup CEOs say they do not have enough venture capital investment to meet current growth trajectory

Growth Planning

3 things start-ups must consider when buying new SaaS products

Scalability, support and integration are crucial when seeking a new SaaS product, says Pipedrive’s Shaun Shirazian

Growth Planning

Majority of scaleups say it’s getting harder to grow a business

Half of scaleup CEOs say they do not have enough venture capital investment to meet current growth trajectory

Growth Planning

3 things start-ups must consider when buying new SaaS products

Scalability, support and integration are crucial when seeking a new SaaS product, says Pipedrive’s Shaun Shirazian

Growth Planning

The (near) future of global innovation: 9m inventions, four short years

Around 9m patents are expected to be filed within the next four years. Harnessing patent data will act as a multiplier for global innovation, explains Ed White

Growth Planning

Britain to revamp visa system to attract start-up founders and tech talent

Government to roll out three different visas to help fast-growth companies hire overseas workers, attract graduates from world's top universities, and woo foreign founders of tech start-ups.

Growth Planning

Scale-ups see EU as declining market when it comes to export

Scale-up bosses want the international trade department to offer tailored support to help them sell more overseas

Growth Planning

5 things European founders need to know about breaking America

Will Capper of DirectlyApply shares 5 tips start-up founders should know about breaking into the US market.

Partner content

Why upgrading your tech regularly will help your business grow

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Accounting and Finance Software

Desktop vs cloud accounting: What to consider 

What are the key differences between desktop and cloud accounting software, and what should you consider when it comes to choosing a solution for your business

Accounting and Finance Software

Accounting and financial management software: What you need to know 

Fast-growth businesses need a solution that can cope with the demands of an ever-increasing volume of data, transactions, and tasks.

Opinion

Boosting confidence in outsourcing your customer service function to call centres in Africa

CCI Kenya discusses why outsourcing key of your business processes to call centres in Africa may be beneficial