Most business owners say “just give me more sales” but the truth is if they doubled the number of customers they currently have every month they would probably get smashed.

They wouldn’t be able to do it and there would be so many complaints and un-happy customers it would actually be really miserable.

It’s important as a business owner to grow in an orderly fashion and use a framework like the 5 easy steps below to help you.

You’re on the right track

If you find your business is going through a period of growth, that’s usually because you’ve done something right! It’s exciting to watch your business grow and develop, however it’s important to remember that everything needs to grow with it.

To avoid hitting some bottlenecks in your business capacity, you will need to go through all the processes and make sure you can handle the increased sales. Things like – staff, office resources (computers, warehouse space, company cars, bigger offices etc) and ensure that suppliers you rely on can increase their workload without compromising on quality.

I’m always amazed when Apple release a new phone and they literally sell millions and millions of phones in the first month and the planning that must involve is pretty amazing.