Business Growth Archives | Vistage Research Center https://www.vistage.com/research-center Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Fri, 11 Nov 2022 20:50:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 Growth Stage Entrepreneur Resource Center https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20221111-growth-stage-entrepreneur-resource-center/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20221111-growth-stage-entrepreneur-resource-center https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20221111-growth-stage-entrepreneur-resource-center/#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2022 20:45:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43598 Congratulations, you’ve made it past the first summit. You successfully launched your startup, creating a business that attracts customers, found market share, and continues to grow. So now you’re ready to scale that next peak as a growth stage entrepreneur....

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20221111-growth-stage-entrepreneur-resource-center/feed/ 0 People and Culture: Leadership for a better normal https://www.vistage.com/research-center/talent-management/20220401-people-and-culture-leadership-for-a-better-normal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220401-people-and-culture-leadership-for-a-better-normal https://www.vistage.com/research-center/talent-management/20220401-people-and-culture-leadership-for-a-better-normal/#respond Fri, 01 Apr 2022 22:10:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=40301 The findings are clear. The latest Vistage Research report, CEO Projections 2022: Embrace the Employee Revolution states hiring is the top decision, investment and leadership challenge facing CEOs. Vistage Sr. Director of Research Anne Petrik reflected on this as she...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/talent-management/20220401-people-and-culture-leadership-for-a-better-normal/feed/ 0 Growth Through Sales and Marketing: Tools to transform https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20211209-growth-through-sales-and-marketing-tools-to-transform/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20211209-growth-through-sales-and-marketing-tools-to-transform https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20211209-growth-through-sales-and-marketing-tools-to-transform/#respond Fri, 10 Dec 2021 00:30:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=39528 Drawing from the latest Vistage Research report “Marketing Matters,” Chief Research Officer Joe Galvin set the stage for the Vistage National CEO Conference on Growth with a powerful insight: 78% of CEOs report accelerating shifts in buyer behavior as a...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20211209-growth-through-sales-and-marketing-tools-to-transform/feed/ 0 ‘Make or break’ execution: 1 hour to up your execution game https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20210602-make-or-break-execution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20210602-make-or-break-execution https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20210602-make-or-break-execution/#respond Fri, 27 Aug 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=38151 The best leaders have both a clear vision and an eye for the operating detail that will “Make or Break” that vision. Lack of vision will result in a business that spins its wheels. And yet even the best vision...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20210602-make-or-break-execution/feed/ 0 Fiscal Health: Strategic financial insights for the post-pandemic reality https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20210528-fiscal-health-strategic-financial-insights-for-the-post-pandemic-reality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20210528-fiscal-health-strategic-financial-insights-for-the-post-pandemic-reality https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20210528-fiscal-health-strategic-financial-insights-for-the-post-pandemic-reality/#respond Fri, 28 May 2021 16:05:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=38134 The CEO’s Journey: Fiscal Health Conference on May 21 challenged hundreds of Vistage members from around the world to stop protecting the past, and start inventing the future. (And do it faster than the competition.) Keynotes and business resources provided...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20210528-fiscal-health-strategic-financial-insights-for-the-post-pandemic-reality/feed/ 0 4 ways to use KPIs to gauge the health of your business https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20191210-4-ways-to-use-kpis-to-gauge-the-health-of-your-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20191210-4-ways-to-use-kpis-to-gauge-the-health-of-your-business https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20191210-4-ways-to-use-kpis-to-gauge-the-health-of-your-business/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2019 16:45:52 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=33307 Conventional wisdom tells us that tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) is the best way to gauge the health of a business – and, in many ways, that’s true. KPIs can help a CEO know whether their company is performing well,...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20191210-4-ways-to-use-kpis-to-gauge-the-health-of-your-business/feed/ 0 CEO economic optimism softens as business growth remains strong, according to 2018 November WSJ/Vistage survey https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20181205-ceo-economic-optimism-softens-business-growth-remains-strong-according-2018-november-wsj-vistage-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20181205-ceo-economic-optimism-softens-business-growth-remains-strong-according-2018-november-wsj-vistage-survey https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20181205-ceo-economic-optimism-softens-business-growth-remains-strong-according-2018-november-wsj-vistage-survey/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2018 23:07:18 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=23605 CEO economic optimism continues its slow decline. Despite strong business growth, overall economic optimism among CEOs continues its slow decline reaching the lowest level since November 2016 according to the latest WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index survey. The Confidence...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20180424-small-business-week-2018-focus-growth/feed/ 0 5 things SMBs need to know about the new tax plan https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/5-things-smbs-need-to-know-about-the-new-tax-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-things-smbs-need-to-know-about-the-new-tax-plan https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/5-things-smbs-need-to-know-about-the-new-tax-plan/#respond Fri, 22 Dec 2017 18:22:19 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=22621 President Donald Trump signed into law the most extensive rewrite to the U.S. tax code in 30 years on Dec. 22, 2017. It affects everything from tax rates to how families pass on wealth to their heirs. But for many...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/5-things-smbs-need-to-know-about-the-new-tax-plan/feed/ 0 Customer growth decisions for the SMB CEO https://www.vistage.com/research-center/customer-engagement/20171102-customer-growth-decisions-smb-ceo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20171102-customer-growth-decisions-smb-ceo https://www.vistage.com/research-center/customer-engagement/20171102-customer-growth-decisions-smb-ceo/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2017 17:00:30 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=22483 The time is now. Rarely have economic factors aligned to create a growth environment like we see today. Historically low unemployment, record low interest rates and inflation that barely causes a ripple are all drivers to a surge in small...

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