Ready to Grow? with Andrew Frazier, MBA, CFA
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Ready to Grow? is covered in this video.
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In this episode of Leadership Live at 805 – Talking Small Business, Andrew Frazier explores a critical question for every entrepreneur: Is your business actually ready to grow? Business owners often pursue more customers, larger contracts, additional capital, expansion, and new opportunities. But growth can create pressure on every part of a business—including cash flow, employees, systems, operations, capacity, leadership, and customer service. A company can be ready to win an opportunity without being ready to execute it successfully. Andrew explains why growth readiness should be evaluated before opportunity arrives and how rapid growth can expose weaknesses that were easier to manage when the business was smaller.
You’ll learn:
• Why rapid growth can become a liability when a business is not prepared.
• How increased demand can put pressure on cash flow, employees, systems, operations, and leadership.
• Why being eligible for capital or a major contract does not automatically mean the business is ready for it.
• How to determine where growth could create the greatest strain on your business.
• What business owners, advisors, and institutions should consider before pursuing or providing growth opportunities.
• How to use a practical Growth Readiness Scorecard to assess your business.
Andrew also introduces the 25% Growth Test: If your revenue increased 25% next month, could you finance the growth, staff it, deliver the work, maintain quality, collect the cash, and manage the additional workload? The goal is not simply to pursue more opportunity. It is to build a business capable of successfully handling that opportunity when it arrives. Don’t just pursue growth. Prepare for it. Every Tuesday evening on Leadership LIVE @ 8:05! - Talking Small Business, your host Andrew Frazier, is joined by experienced entrepreneurs and business owners who share their secrets to success via Livestream. You will learn about developing your business leadership skills from our roster of high-performing guest experts. Leadership LIVE is one of the many valuable resources provided through the Small Business Pro University, empowering business owners to learn, profit, and grow.
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