The 7 Stages of Growth and the Stages of Growth X-Ray have provided me a definitive and consistent way of thinking about the challenges companies face and a clear language for communicating with business leaders in a way that connects both strategically and operationally. It allows us to focus the dialogue as well as the planning, execution and measurement processes needed for establishing and sustaining success and excellence.

Leaders are always looking for ways to meet the challenges of growing their companies. The traditional answers of better leadership, more capital, better sales team – you name it – often create even more frustration. The 7 Stages of Growth gives leaders a prescriptive model to follow, and is a breath of fresh air. The immediate dialogue that can be achieved with executives has allowed me to fill a big void in my consulting practice, and work with companies in a way that gets quick, measurable results. Once you have the power of the 7 Stages of Growth working for you in your own business, you will be surprised at how quickly you will be able to engage prospects and close sales quicker, create longer term relationships and generate killer referrals.

The 7 Stages of Growth framework resonates quickly and directly with the owners of small businesses. As a small business growth adviser, I have witnessed, first-hand, significant intentional growth for my clients … in some cases, 100% to 300% in as little as 4 to 6 years. This is the only business model I know of that predicts what will happen in the next stage of growth. Instead of looking in the rear view mirror after the fact, this model shines a light on what the business owner needs to focus on and address today, as well as proactively plan for and address in future stages of growth. It is helping my clients grow their businesses and in turn, Business Success Tools LLC continues to thrive and grow.

Nowhere have I ever found an incisive, insightful analytical tool like that offered by the 7 Stages of Growth that makes charting a company’s growth as easy as painting by numbers.

As a growing organization, we struggled with managing the myriad of issues that show up every day. When I was introduced to the 7 Stages of Growth and the challenges that show up for a company as they add people, I was intrigued. The two-day Stages of Growth X-Ray immediately uncovered issues, had people engaged and talking about their concerns, hearing other perspectives, and ultimately got us focused on critical initiatives that everyone agreed on. I believe the model is a valuable tool that quickly and effectively helps a leadership team focus on the right things at the right time.

FlashPoint! and Laurie Taylor are valuable resources for my team. Laurie’s willingness to share freely, both her experience and best practices, is not only rare but invaluable and the mastermind group and membership portal has saved us countless hours (not an exaggeration!) Being able to reach out to Laurie, as well as learn from peers, has bolstered our knowledge, confidence, and competency in the 7 Stages of Growth model and we are grateful!

As a CEO who has been at the helm since Stage 1, (today a Stage 7 company) understanding and awareness are the keys to success for a growing business and expanding leadership team. I have found that pushing the leadership team, including myself, to visit and review the 7 Stages of Growth on a consistent basis keeps us in alignment. I have never encountered a more valuable tool in terms of concisely summarizing the needs of an organization as it grows.

No one knows small business in America like Laurie. There is not one of us that could not benefit from understanding and mastering the 7 Stages of Growth concept. The 7 Stages of Growth will identify issues your clients have faced, are facing and will face and can prepare them to solve current issues/address future issues and, at the same time, align his/her senior management team and improve communication and morale throughout the company. I have shared with 7 Stages of Growth with a variety of clients in a variety of industries using Laurie’s programs. It never fails to deliver.