{"id":4469,"date":"2025-01-18T11:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T11:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markies.be\/?p=4469"},"modified":"2024-11-26T10:59:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T10:59:31","slug":"stop-complaining-and-grow-your-business-a-step-by-step-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markies.be\/en\/stop-complaining-and-grow-your-business-a-step-by-step-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop complaining and grow your business: a step-by-step approach"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4469\" class=\"elementor elementor-4469 elementor-4462\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69f506d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69f506d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eeebbb8\" data-id=\"eeebbb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d65343 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d65343\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a69d9f\" data-id=\"8a69d9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a60a0d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7a60a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/en\/blogs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BACK TO OVERVIEW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2930f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"8e2930f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0f79825 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">BLOG<\/span>, <span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">BLOG<\/span>, <span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION<\/span>, <span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">DIGITALE TRANSFORMATIE<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cab733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cab733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stop complaining and grow your business: a step-by-step approach<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032bd1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"032bd1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5b984b2 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 12, 2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a0e19c\" data-id=\"8a0e19c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e060e2 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e060e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10 MIN LEZEN<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f88aa3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f88aa3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdb7d5b\" data-id=\"bdb7d5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34caace elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34caace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0017-Kopie1-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1579\" alt=\"Markies Shoot at Yust\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0017-Kopie1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0017-Kopie1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0017-Kopie1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0017-Kopie1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0017-Kopie1-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0017-Kopie1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0ffe2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0ffe2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac64bad\" data-id=\"ac64bad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-849e258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"849e258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Growth is not a given for every business, but complaining about external factors won&#8217;t get you far. Instead, it&#8217;s essential to focus on the internal factors you can control as an entrepreneur. A crucial aspect of business growth is communicating the strategy to your organization. This article explains how to set up a successful growth plan, complete with objectives and responsibilities, and how to monitor its progress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e26ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13e26ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strategy and communication<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdeac6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdeac6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As an entrepreneur, you are often responsible for creating the business strategy. It&#8217;s your job to clearly communicate this strategy to your organization and translate it into operational processes. A common problem in businesses looking to grow is that only the owner and the management team focus on the strategy. As a result, the strategy often isn&#8217;t translated to an operational level, and a concrete plan is missing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0102b94\" data-id=\"0102b94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259d701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"259d701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COMMUNICATE TO YOUR ORGANISATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b47f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81b47f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/n3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-248\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dedbf2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dedbf2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7435185\" data-id=\"7435185\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172e7b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"172e7b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0018-Kopie1-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1581\" alt=\"Markies Shoot at Yust\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0018-Kopie1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0018-Kopie1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0018-Kopie1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0018-Kopie1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0018-Kopie1-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/markies.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Copyright_Elvire_Van_Ooteghem_0018-Kopie1.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-413f8a4\" data-id=\"413f8a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6163615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6163615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A successful growth plan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e4b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66e4b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A successful growth plan includes clear objectives and outlines who has what role and responsibility. Sharing the plan with employees ensures that the strategy is understandable for everyone within the organization. Additionally, it&#8217;s important to regularly provide insight into the progress of the growth plan. This means not just sharing financial results, but also other metrics, such as the growth in the number of new customers. This way, everyone remains informed and engaged in achieving the objectives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f867f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1f867f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Measuring and adjusting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d64685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d64685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A sound growth strategy means tracking and analyzing all relevant data. This gives you insight into what&#8217;s working and what&#8217;s not, enabling you to make any necessary adjustments to encourage growth.<\/p><p>Complaining about a lack of growth won&#8217;t get you anywhere. The key is to focus on internal factors like strategy communication and creating an effective growth plan. By defining objectives and responsibilities, regularly monitoring progress, and measuring what works, you can grow your business successfully.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a96c5c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a96c5c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e8ef10\" data-id=\"2e8ef10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb2a507 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bb2a507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/markies.be\/en\/blogs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BACK TO OVERVIEW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-245a3f6\" data-id=\"245a3f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To grow your business, stop complaining about external factors and focus on internal aspects you have control over. 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