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There is nothing wrong with having a small business and wanting to run an efficient firm. However, if you intend to grow your business past the level that it is at right now, there are certain questions that you should ask to achieve this level of growth. Roadblocks arise because the owners do not ask. To avoid this situation, this article is going to help with 5 questions to ask to fast track your business growth;


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  • IS THE BUSINESS SCALABLE?

Some businesses cater to a specific type of audience. This audience is limited, so scaling the business might be futile. The owner might impute time, resources, and energy into upscaling only to discover that there is no tangible increase despite the number of resources put into the business. This is why it is important to check if the business is scalable before embarking on such a business expansion.

  • HOW MUCH WILL IT COST TO UPSCALE THIS BUSINESS?

It is good to consult with business experts who would inform the business owner how much it will cost to begin the scaling process. Suppose this is neglected due to lack of resources; the business owner has to keep apologizing to clients about what they are trying to make. Knowing how much it costs to scale a business reduces pressure and tension and helps effective upscaling.


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  • WHAT ARE THE THINGS TO DO AWAY WITH?
This means surveying the things that the business needs to do away with if they need to upscale. This might be with how our customer service is being given and some business processes’ drawbacks. Whatever this might be, when upscaling, they will need to be some things that will be dropped for effective growth of the business next line.
  • WHO HAS DONE THIS BEFORE?

It is important to know who has done this before so that you can learn from their mistakes, the things that they have survived and the hurdles they had to face. YouTube makes it a lot easier to follow the stories of successful people that have upscaled, so it helps to avoid certain pitfalls. Most of these people also have links to businesses that have helped them with their upscaling.

  • WHAT IF IT FAILS?

Already the business is on its way to increase, so the next question you should ask is what if it fails? This is because you would need to have a backup plan if it fails. It is great for you to ask what will happen if this business fails, as it will enable you to give your best to ensure that it does not fail.

Some business owners doing great at the small stage might believe that they should consider increasing. These questions on a notepad make it easy for businesses to have a safeguard against any eventualities.

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This article was first published on 26th March 2022

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