Business Growth & Strategy Articles | 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 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 18 November: Vistage Executive Summit – Innovation. Courage. Decisions. https://www.vistage.com/research-center/uncategorized/18-november-vistage-executive-summit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=18-november-vistage-executive-summit https://www.vistage.com/research-center/uncategorized/18-november-vistage-executive-summit/#respond Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/uncategorized/18-november-vistage-executive-summit/ Equip to climb with a deep dive into an economic forecast, your most pressing leadership concerns, and inspired best practices imperative to continued success. Gather with Vistage peers from your greater community to power your ascent in 2022 and beyond....

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/uncategorized/18-november-vistage-executive-summit/feed/ 0 The 10 essentials of scalability https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/the-10-essentials-of-scalability/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-10-essentials-of-scalability https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/the-10-essentials-of-scalability/#respond Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:17:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43363 In my travels speaking to Vistage groups, I regularly ask members, “What is your top strategic priority?” Often the answer is scalability. Imagine that a gourmet chef opens an independent restaurant. His talent enables him to cook every night based...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/the-10-essentials-of-scalability/feed/ 0 7 ways successful leaders can create a culture of diverse thinking https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20220912-successful-leaders-diverse-thinking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220912-successful-leaders-diverse-thinking https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20220912-successful-leaders-diverse-thinking/#respond Mon, 12 Sep 2022 18:10:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43365 CEOs must make dozens of decisions each day. But the path to decision-making is not simply about ensuring everyone on the team agrees. When the focus is on agreeing instead of problem-solving, groupthink can set in. Groupthink acts as a...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20220912-successful-leaders-diverse-thinking/feed/ 0 3 ways to get CEO voices heard on national policy https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/ceo-voices-national-policy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ceo-voices-national-policy https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/ceo-voices-national-policy/#respond Fri, 09 Sep 2022 23:30:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43367 When it comes to small and midsize businesses, it’s essential that CEO voices are heard on government policies. Those policies can play a huge role in whether or not a company succeeds. Business leaders have to be involved in shaping...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/ceo-voices-national-policy/feed/ 0 4 tips for sustaining companies long-term https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20220614-long-term-business-success/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220614-long-term-business-success https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20220614-long-term-business-success/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:05:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=40868 The spirit of the West is an attitude, a mindset that change can bring about a better life. That belief propels Braydan Shaw (pictured below), president of Burns 1876, the oldest same-family-owned western retail business in the world. A sixth-generation...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20220614-long-term-business-success/feed/ 0 What will life after the executive suite look like for you? https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/what-will-life-after-the-executive-suite-look-like-for-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-will-life-after-the-executive-suite-look-like-for-you https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/what-will-life-after-the-executive-suite-look-like-for-you/#respond Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:13:42 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/uncategorized/what-will-life-after-the-executive-suite-look-like-for-you/ C-Suite roles are richly rewarding. Throughout your career, you will have felt a sense of purpose, meaning and status. You’ll be used to days filled with structure, and time spent crafting and building relationships. You’ll have gained a wealth of...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/what-will-life-after-the-executive-suite-look-like-for-you/feed/ 0 Indra Nooyi on future-proofing for long-term success https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20220512-indra-nooyi-future-proofing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220512-indra-nooyi-future-proofing https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20220512-indra-nooyi-future-proofing/#respond Thu, 12 May 2022 14:45:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=40565 When taking over a company, many CEOs tend to focus on short-term goals, or as Former PepsiCo CEO and Chairman Indra Nooyi puts it: “a strategy that makes them look good.”  But when she took over the multinational food, snack...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20220512-indra-nooyi-future-proofing/feed/ 0 3 tips for accelerating your company’s problem-solving skills https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20220301-accelerate-company-problem-solving/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220301-accelerate-company-problem-solving https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/20220301-accelerate-company-problem-solving/#respond Wed, 04 May 2022 23:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=40020 At a company’s earliest stages, a CEO is like a Swiss Army knife: relied upon to do just about everything. As an organization matures and scales, however, it’s no longer helpful for the CEO to bend and extend into limitless...

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