Growth Archives | Vistage Research Center https://www.vistage.com/research-center Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:46:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 Top growth stage resources every diverse entrepreneur should know https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20221109-growth-stage-resources-diverse-entrepreneurs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20221109-growth-stage-resources-diverse-entrepreneurs https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20221109-growth-stage-resources-diverse-entrepreneurs/#respond Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:35:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43572 Now is an important time for your business to take the next step. You’ve successfully launched a product or service that’s generated between $500,000 to $ 1 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). First off, congratulations! You’re among the 10%...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20221109-growth-stage-resources-diverse-entrepreneurs/feed/ 0 3 decision-making factors that will impact your business for the rest of 2022 [New report] https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220930-decision-making-factors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220930-decision-making-factors https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220930-decision-making-factors/#respond Fri, 30 Sep 2022 18:16:29 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43435 Between surging inflation, supply-chain snags, hiring woes and recession fears, it’s no surprise that CEO confidence has been on the decline. Recently, the Vistage CEO Confidence Index fell to 69.0, one of the lowest Index readings recorded since the start...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220930-decision-making-factors/feed/ 0 Private capital markets: A primer on raising funds without giving up equity https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20220801-private-capital-markets-primer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220801-private-capital-markets-primer https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20220801-private-capital-markets-primer/#respond Mon, 01 Aug 2022 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=41437 Editor’s note: In this three-part series, we will focus on private capital markets as a funding option for growth and fueling long-term strategic planning. Then, we explore what private capital markets are and, later, how to build this kind of...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20220801-private-capital-markets-primer/feed/ 0 Top-performing CEOs are scaling new terrain in year three of the pandemic https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20220606-ceos-scaling-new-terrain-perspectives-spring-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220606-ceos-scaling-new-terrain-perspectives-spring-2022 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20220606-ceos-scaling-new-terrain-perspectives-spring-2022/#respond Mon, 06 Jun 2022 21:05:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=40840 Adapting to an ever-changing business landscape. Maintaining through supply-chain disruptions, rising prices and inflation. Dealing with new government policies. The stories in the Spring 2022 issue of Vistage Perspectives magazine feature CEO members who have weathered the toughest storms in...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20220606-ceos-scaling-new-terrain-perspectives-spring-2022/feed/ 0 The top 5 decision factors of 2021 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20211018-the-top-5-decision-factors-of-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20211018-the-top-5-decision-factors-of-2021 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20211018-the-top-5-decision-factors-of-2021/#respond Tue, 19 Oct 2021 00:15:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=39132 It took over 80 years for the Industrial Revolution to transform economies through innovations in machinery. It took 18 years for the internet to change how people interact, access information and shop. But it only took 18 months for the...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20211018-the-top-5-decision-factors-of-2021/feed/ 0 CEOs blaze a path to success, fueled by passion and supported by peers https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20211006-ceos-blaze-a-path-to-success-fueled-by-passion-and-supported-by-peers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20211006-ceos-blaze-a-path-to-success-fueled-by-passion-and-supported-by-peers https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20211006-ceos-blaze-a-path-to-success-fueled-by-passion-and-supported-by-peers/#respond Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:30:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=39100 Integrity, authenticity and civic-mindedness — that puts the leaders in the Vistage community out in front, leading the pack. The stories we share in our Fall 2021 edition of Vistage Perspectives magazine feature some incredible member accomplishments — CEOs who are blazing new...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20211006-ceos-blaze-a-path-to-success-fueled-by-passion-and-supported-by-peers/feed/ 0 How executives can achieve growth past early stage success with CEO tools from speaker Jim Canfield https://www.vistage.com/research-center/personal-development/20210512-how-executives-can-achieve-growth-past-early-stage-success-with-ceo-tools-from-speaker-jim-canfield/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20210512-how-executives-can-achieve-growth-past-early-stage-success-with-ceo-tools-from-speaker-jim-canfield https://www.vistage.com/research-center/personal-development/20210512-how-executives-can-achieve-growth-past-early-stage-success-with-ceo-tools-from-speaker-jim-canfield/#respond Wed, 12 May 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=38019 Jim Canfield encourages CEOs to answer the question “what’s next?” Often, executives started and fostered a great business, but aren’t sure how to change with growth or market shifts. “I help CEOs continue the success that they built on so...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/personal-development/20210512-how-executives-can-achieve-growth-past-early-stage-success-with-ceo-tools-from-speaker-jim-canfield/feed/ 0 Postcards from the Climb: How Vistage members led growth in the pandemic https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20210311-postcards-from-the-climb-vistage-members-led-growth-in-pandemic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20210311-postcards-from-the-climb-vistage-members-led-growth-in-pandemic https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20210311-postcards-from-the-climb-vistage-members-led-growth-in-pandemic/#respond Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:01:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=37617 Business pivots. Reinvention. Pure grit. This describes the world of the CEO and business owner over the past year. It has been tough terrain for many leaders, and for Vistage members, the journey has resulted in incredible stories of resilience....

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/20210311-postcards-from-the-climb-vistage-members-led-growth-in-pandemic/feed/ 0 3 benefits of a strong company culture https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/20200121-3-benefits-of-a-strong-company-culture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20200121-3-benefits-of-a-strong-company-culture https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/20200121-3-benefits-of-a-strong-company-culture/#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2020 16:27:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=33704 If you found it hard to compete for talent in 2019, brace yourself: The talent war is about to get tougher. Recently the slowing economy put pressure on companies to sustain their growth, which also intensifies the need to hire...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-leadership/organizational-culture-values/20200121-3-benefits-of-a-strong-company-culture/feed/ 0 5 steps to closing more sales https://www.vistage.com/research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/20190904-5-steps-to-closing-more-sales/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20190904-5-steps-to-closing-more-sales https://www.vistage.com/research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/20190904-5-steps-to-closing-more-sales/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2019 19:24:29 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=32467 How to bridge the gap between sales and marketing Marketing brings in leads and the sales team closes those leads. This is how marketing and sales are supposed to work together. If it were only so simple! What often happens...

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