Growth & Customers

Discover a series of strategies and tactics to help you increase the number of customers you serve and grow your business.

Latest articles for Growth & Customers

Latest articles for Growth & Customers

10 August, 2026 41 min read

How AI is changing business, even for non-techie owners

10 August, 2026 7 min read

How to generate ideas for a small business

One of your business growth challenges could be dealing with a growing workforce

5 August, 2026 10 min read

Obstacles to business growth and how to overcome them

5 August, 2026 7 min read

What are the characteristics of an entrepreneur, and how many do you have?

5 August, 2026 12 min read

10 business loan alternatives to fund your company

Working remotely

5 August, 2026 9 min read

How to start a craft business in the UK

Outsourcing is a process that takes work and planning to get right

5 August, 2026 10 min read

Business plan financials and how to estimate them

Woman working in retail looking at autumn budget

5 August, 2026 9 min read

What agentic AI could do for your small business

4 August, 2026 24 min read

Government grants for small businesses to help your UK venture

4 August, 2026 12 min read

How to scale a business, not just grow it

3 August, 2026 12 min read

How to develop a business plan for self-employment

22 July, 2026 7 min read

SME Workforce Pulse research & how to recruit for an expanding business

Tricia Jordan of Maldiva Aesthetics

20 July, 2026 4 min read

The Clinic Newport Trusts: How Tricia Jordan built Maldiva Aesthetics from dream to reality

Identifying useful growth opportunities will help your business to thrive

5 June, 2026 7 min read

How to identify useful growth opportunities for your business

5 June, 2026 6 min read

10 steps to grow your customer base

27 May, 2026 7 min read

What is sales order management: How to optimise sales order processing

Christopher Money and Emma Bunton

21 May, 2026 32 min read

I started a business with a Spice Girl

20 May, 2026 9 min read

How business time management helps you transition from side hustle to start-up

VICE x Sage present On the Up

7 May, 2026 8 min read

How do you generate a start-up idea that actually works?

1 May, 2026 23 min read

How to start an e-commerce business and website

Zara Nanu

1 May, 2026 1 min read

How to create a tech startup – and why you don’t necessarily need an entrepreneurial mindset

1 May, 2026 4 min read

How do you apply for a startup accelerator programme?

A man walks across the on-field dugout of a football pitch. Sage promotional banners flank the background.

24 April, 2026 2 min read

What does it mean to be an anchor institution? Tranmere Rovers on caring for its community

Working with clients on new plans

18 March, 2026 8 min read

How accountants and bookkeepers can embrace the new tax year with confidence