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Growing Your Business Exponentially
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14 students

Growing Your Business Exponentially

Strategies to Scale, Manage Growth, Fund Expansion and Avoid the Traps That Derail Small Businesses
Created byLisa Newton
Last updated 7/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Identify practical strategies to grow your business and increase sales measurably
  • Understand the stages of business growth and the unique challenges each stage brings
  • Manage growth effectively without falling into the over-trading trap that destroys businesses
  • Explore the 10 key issues that arise when a business grows and how to resolve each one
  • Find and secure sources of finance to fund your business growth sustainably
  • Scale your operations while maintaining quality, customer satisfaction and profitability

Course content

7 sections15 lectures2h 36m total length
  • Introduction6:39

    Download the booklet to fill in as we work through the course

  • Growing pains9:01

    We look at the 3 stage growth model - and what stage your organisation is in

Requirements

  • No specific materials needed — a course booklet is provided. It helps to already be running or planning a business so you can apply the strategies directly to your own situation.

Description

Most small businesses don't fail because they can't get customers. They fail because they can't handle what happens when the customers arrive. Growth without the right foundations is one of the most dangerous situations a business can be in - and most owners never see it coming.

In this course, I take you deep into the mechanics of business growth: what it actually looks like at each stage, what problems it creates, and - critically - what to do about them before they become crises.

I cover the 10 key issues that arise when a business starts to grow, from managing cash and people to maintaining quality and keeping stakeholders aligned. I'll show you how to avoid the over-trading trap - where growth actually threatens the survival of your entire operation - and how to put in place the systems and strategies that allow you to scale sustainably.

Financing growth is one of the biggest hurdles for small businesses. I explore multiple sources of finance - including leveraging other people's time and capital - so you know exactly what options are available to you and how to access them.

This course combines strategic frameworks with real-world case studies and actionable steps you can apply immediately. I've built businesses, made the mistakes, and learned what works - and I share all of it here.

A course booklet is included to help you capture your ideas and build a growth plan as you go.

If you're ready to stop running on instinct and start building a business that grows with intention, enrol today.

NEW - how to use AI to grow your business exponentially - (with downloadable done for you prompt sheet)

Who this course is for:

  • Self-employed business owners and entrepreneurs who want a structured approach to growing beyond where they currently are
  • Small business owners who are experiencing growth but feeling overwhelmed and want to manage it without losing control
  • Business students and aspiring entrepreneurs who want a practical, real-world understanding of how exponential business growth actually works