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Entrepreneurs

How Matt Brown Quadrupled His Business By Becoming A Niche Player

Matt Brown turned down a high-six figure deal the week he made the decision to become a niche player in his industry. Here's why you need to learn to say no if you really want to grow.

Finance

From Startup To Scaleup: Takeaways From The Souqalmal Growth Journey

Before you think about scaling your business, you have to make sure your business is sitting on a solid foundation and is ready to be scaled up.

Technology

The Scalability Conundrum of Blockchain Networks

Scaling up is a real fear slowing the enterprise adoption of the technology. Is it really worth dreading?

Business News

A Peek Into the Top 25 Emerging Scale-ups in Portugal: Report

The new report details the state of the Portuguese entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem.

Growth Strategies

Are You Scalable?

We all have high-level growth goals. The ability to take our businesses from R10 million to R100 million and even R1 billion is what drives us. And yet, 70% of the top 1% of businesses (by growth potential) land up failing to scale. Here's how you can assess if you'll make it, or if you need to first make some fundamental adjustments before pursuing your growth goals.

Lifestyle

How to Improve Communication with Employees During Scaleup

More communication occurs through body language than words

Growth Strategies

Do You Have That 1 In 100 Business That Can Scale And Land An Investor?

Only 1% of businesses are investable, mainly because that's how many businesses can 10x their growth. There's an art to scaling, and it starts with you.

Growth Strategies

What's Stopping Your Business From Growing?

Three masters of scale unpack the reasons why you might be failing at growth – or in danger of doing so.

Growth Strategies

Why Start-ups Like Uber Stumble When They Scale

High-growth companies will more often than not stumble and fall because of internal factors. Here's what you should be paying attention to in your organisation if you have ambitions to scale.

Entrepreneurs

How Arnoux Maré Went From R32 Million to R780 Million in 4 Years

Arnoux Maré is a quintessential entrepreneur. Not only is he wildly competitive (if his business doesn't triple its own annual projections and targets he'll review the company top to bottom), but he's also reengineered the art of 'adapt or die' to, 'adapt and thrive'.

Leadership

What Kind Of Leader Are You?

Your effectiveness in scaling your business starts with the kind of leader you are. Here's how you can build yourself up into a leader others will follow.

Growth Strategies

Why You Must Do Things That Don't Scale If You Want To Grow

Unless you want to be a small-business owner with a lifestyle business, you're probably looking for an idea that scales – something that allows you to 10x your customers and profits in record time – but how do you accomplish this? Here's some counterintuitive advice.