Every business owner wants their company to grow. After all, expansion is fundamental to any company’s long-term success. Yet what a lot of new entrepreneurs might not realize is that there’s such a thing as too much growth.

Over the past decade, the concept of “sustainable growth” has become extremely prevalent within the business community. The business plans of multinational giants and successful franchisees all revolve around this notion of sustainability. But how does it apply to first-time business owners?

Posted by GrowthForce on January 29, 2016

GROWTHFORCE BLOG ROUNDUP FOR JANUARY 2016

4 Things Every Small Business Owner Should Know About Taxes
Joyce M. Roseberg of Associated Press

Blood pressures are rising at many small businesses now that tax season is underway. Here are four tax issues small business owners should be thinking about now and year-round.

5 Financial Numbers Every Small Business Should Be Tracking From Day 1 and Why
Rich McIver, Founder of Merchant Negotiators, for SCORE

Here are five basic business figures that you should be tracking in your business from day one. And if your business is already underway, don’t worry, just start now.