3 Ways to Expand Your Business

by VanMart

Published on this site: September 11th, 2006 - See more articles from this month

Are you a small business that's ready to grow? Depending on the products or services you offer, there are a number of ways to expand your business, creating more turnover and eventually, more profit.

Get some transport

Only making local deliveries, or finding that you need more transportation space because of increased demand? If you currently have a commercial vehicle in your company, you may need to think about changing it to a bigger model. If you don't have any transportation at the moment, then buying even a small van could put you within reach of new customers or outlets for your products. A commercial van isn't just a mode of transport, it's a great advertising opportunity and with the help of professional sign-writers, you could have a moving ad for your company zipping around your local area before you know it.

Get online

If you can sell your product online, then do so. People are becoming increasingly comfortable with buying online and, right across the demographic spectrum, goods are selling online faster than ever. With a little planning, a well-devised and structured website, a secure payment system and good delivery arrangements, you can reach a huge potential audience for a fairly small outlay. Even if you can't sell your product online, you should think about advertising and getting your website noticed so that people who are looking for help and information get to your website first and can call you immediately for a quote or for more information.

Diversify

If you've been having tremendous success with a single product, then take a step back and see if you can add anything additional to improve sales. Your customers may have told you that your product would work ideally with something else, or that they wished you also supplied X, Y or Z. Get some customer feedback and use it to develop or add new products to your range. In the long run, you may need larger premises, more staff or extra delivery drivers, but your bottom line will benefit from the additional income.

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