{"id":39838,"date":"2021-12-06T10:36:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T10:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/act.com\/?page_id=39838"},"modified":"2023-01-04T09:58:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T16:58:02","slug":"business-growth-stages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/products.act.com\/en-gb\/business-growth-stages\/","title":{"rendered":"Business growth stages"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"39838\" class=\"elementor elementor-39838\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-711da21d topSctGlb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"711da21d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d5d54fa\" data-id=\"7d5d54fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6e49b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b6e49b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the business growth stages?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a85170d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a85170d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfcf71c\" data-id=\"cfcf71c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-383c45d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"383c45d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f70eb50\" data-id=\"1f70eb50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11122366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11122366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sfContentBlock\"><p><strong>Depending on who you ask, the growth stages businesses go through differ.<\/strong>\u00a0Some\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/1983\/05\/the-five-stages-of-small-business-growth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">people<\/a>\u00a0promote a growth cycle that contains\u00a0<strong>five stages<\/strong>: existence, survival, success, take-off, and resource maturity.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/theyec\/2018\/01\/11\/business-life-cycle-spectrum-where-are-you\/?sh=460534dbef5e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Others<\/a>\u00a0suggest there are\u00a0<strong>four stages<\/strong>: start-up, growth, maturity, and renewal\/decline. A quick Google search will reveal plenty of other opinions about what exactly the growth phases businesses go through are.<\/p><p>What all these cycles have in common is they show a generalised version of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.act.com\/en-gb\/business-growth\/\">how businesses grow<\/a>. They also provide useful insights for business owners and managers who can look at the theories to gain insights into the types of challenges and opportunities their business may be about to face. This can be used alongside\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.act.com\/en-gb\/measuring-business-growth\/\">business growth measurements<\/a>\u00a0to help businesses prepare for the future.<\/p><h4><strong>The four stages of business growth<\/strong><\/h4><p>The four-stage theory splits growth into start-up, growth, maturity, and renewal\/decline stages.<\/p><ul><li><strong>In the startup phase<\/strong>, the company begins to find its place in the market. It needs to discover if there is room for its product or service and, if there is, what it needs to do to be successful. In this stage, companies generally have only a few employees who take on multiple roles. Challenges faced by companies during this phase include keeping hold of employees and making the best use of the limited cash available.<\/li><li><strong>When a company enters the<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>growth stage<\/strong>\u00a0it should have a solid business model and be working towards strengthening its market position. As the company grows, people must be hired to run the expanding sections of the business. The main challenge during this stage is balancing the increase in expenses required for growth with the still limited funds available.<\/li><li><strong>During the maturity stage,<\/strong>\u00a0the company should be relatively stable. It should have procedures and teams in place that allow the business to run without too much input from the owner. The business should have plenty of cash allowing it to invest in opportunities such as new products or acquisitions. The main challenge is ensuring there is no complacency while staying ahead of competitors looking to disrupt the market.<\/li><li><strong>The renewal\/decline<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>stage\u00a0<\/strong>is when stable businesses begin to see a decline in revenue. While it may not spell big trouble at first, at this point business owners should reinvest in the business to recement its market position, or, if the owners don\u2019t have the motivation to do so, attempt to cash out before the situation worsens.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537c7a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"537c7a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"62983\" class=\"elementor elementor-62983\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-45418d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45418d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8182646\" data-id=\"8182646\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fac0049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fac0049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Start Creating More Meaningful Relationships With Act!<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34339b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34339b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your 14 day free trial today. 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One has three growth phases and results in a company finding relative success for its size. The other is a five-stage model that sees the company become a big business.<\/p><ul><li><strong>During the<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>existence stage<\/strong>, companies focus on discovering whether the business idea is viable and, if it is, expanding to a size that is large enough to make it a success. There is unlikely to be a formal business structure and, assuming the idea is sound, the main problem is likely to be cash.<\/li><li><strong>During the<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>survival stage,<\/strong>\u00a0the business will focus on growing to a size that is large enough to make the business work. The major challenge is still getting enough cash to cover costs and finance the growth required to enter the next stage.<\/li><li><strong>The success stage<\/strong>\u00a0is split into two. The\u00a0<strong>success-disengagement stage<\/strong>\u00a0is when the company has achieved stability and earns large enough profits to survive. The business should be able to last in this stage forever, assuming no environmental changes. The other option is\u00a0<strong>success-growth<\/strong>. If a business goes down this path it will use its market position and strength to push through to the next level. Key challenges here include ensuring staff and procedures are in place to facilitate growth to the next stage.<\/li><li><strong>A business enters the<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>take-off stage<\/strong>\u00a0if it is successful with the success-growth stage. If managed well the company can become a big business or be sold to another party. If a business doesn\u2019t succeed at this stage, it may drop back to one of the earlier stages of growth or go bust.<\/li><li><strong>In the<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>resource maturity stage,\u00a0<\/strong>a company has grown to near its maximum size. At this point, it will be a dominant force in the marketplace. Key challenges include putting in place effective management structures and ensuring the company stays adaptable enough to react to environmental changes.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea40128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ea40128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Learn more about Business Growth:<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><a href=\"\/en-gb\/business-growth\/\">What is business growth and why is it important?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/en-gb\/measuring-business-growth\/\">How to measure business growth<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.act.com\/en-gb\/marketing-tools-for-business-growth\/\">Marketing tools for business growth<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.act.com\/en-gb\/business-growth-strategies\/\">6 powerful business growth strategies for small businesses<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258a48b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"258a48b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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