The challenge of new businesses -- Beating the odds -- The difficulties of building new legs -- When low growth is better than gambling -- The new business traffic lights -- Diversification -- Searching for new businesses -- Is there a role for corporate venturing? -- Positioning and supporting...

How Long Do you Want to Tolerate the Fact That Your Organization Is Hindering Growth? -- Is Your Organization Ready for Growth? -- Take a Good Look at Your Marketing Department - Do You See Creative Geniuses or Conceptional Pros? -- Is Your Sales Organization a Dark Silo or a Real Growth Driver?...

Purpose: This paper aims to explore the planning strategies of female entrepreneurs who have indicated a desire to grow their businesses, the time horizons of planning strategies and the relationship between planning horizons and number of employees and annual sales as measures of business...

Purpose The study examined the management practices of owner-managers of small businesses who were seeking to grow their firms. It seeks to better understand their strategic thinking in relation to internal and external environmental issues.Methodology A sample of 204 owner-managers who had...