{"product_id":"9781885408990","title":"Growing \u0026 Managing A Business","description":"Learn the 25 keys in managing the growth of a business, including identifying the company's competitive advantage, implementing a total-quality strategy, hiring a professional management team and creating a visionary growth-oriented corporate culture:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Key 1. Prepare yourself and your company for growth.\u003cbr\u003e Key 2. Be aware of the factors that affect your company's ability to grow.\u003cbr\u003e Key 3. To grow, your company needs a vision.\u003cbr\u003e Key 4. Put systems and controls in place to manage growth effectively.\u003cbr\u003e Key 5. Develop a strong, professional management team.\u003cbr\u003e Key 6. Find your competitive advantage and sustain it.\u003cbr\u003e Key 7. Choose the right growth strategy for your business.\u003cbr\u003e Key 8. Consolidation and network strategies can be a winning combination.\u003cbr\u003e Key 9. Franchising can be an effective way to grow.\u003cbr\u003e Key 10. Develop a growth-oriented company culture.\u003cbr\u003e Key 11. Strategic alliances can help you grow more rapidly.\u003cbr\u003e Key 12. Develop a sound technology strategy as part of your competitive advantage.\u003cbr\u003eKey 13. Create a flexible organization that adapts quickly to change.\u003cbr\u003e Key 14. Make the customer a part of every aspect of your business.\u003cbr\u003e Key 15. Hire employees who fit the culture of the company.\u003cbr\u003e Key 16. Use an advisory board to guide your growth.\u003cbr\u003e Key 17. Recognize when a growth strategy is in trouble.\u003cbr\u003e Key 18. It takes money to grow.\u003cbr\u003e Key 19. A global orientation should be part of your overall growth strategy.\u003cbr\u003e Key 20. Get onto the Internet to find new customers and retain old ones.\u003cbr\u003e Key 21. Think total quality in every area of your business.\u003cbr\u003e Key 22. To go public or not to go public: it's not an easy question to answer.\u003cbr\u003eKey 23. Find an angel to give the company a jump-start on growth.\u003cbr\u003e Key 24. Make your company a learning organization.\u003cbr\u003e Key 25. Follow a different model for hypergrowth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Growing \u0026amp; Managing A Business is part of The New York Times Pocket MBA Series, a reference series easily accessible to all businesspersons, from first-level managers to the executive suite. The 12-volume series is written by Ph.D.s who teach in the finest graduate business programs in the country, and edited by business editors from The New York Times. The structure of each volume presents an unparalleled synopsis of crucial principles of specific areas of business expertise.  ","brand":"Listen \u0026 Live Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49869006012656,"sku":"9781885408990","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781885408990","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}