Business Stages

All businesses go through successive stages of development. Whether you’re starting out or running a profitable business, get an overview of each stage’s unique characteristics and the key areas to focus on.

Plan
Are you ready to be an entrepreneur? Understand the challenges of starting a business and develop a plan to help you decide if it has a realistic chance of success.
Start
Take care of the basics first – registration, funding, premises - then comply with licences and laws. You may want to plan for staff hires and tax payments or protect your assets
Grow
Consider long-term strategies to take it to the next level - expand the business, grow your team, improve processes or get more investors.