Business in the Fast Lane: Growing pains can be worth the financial gains. We talk to three fast-movers who share how they manage speedy growth

摘要

When an entrepreneur sees a dollar sign, he gets double vision. Zeros are a sign of success. The more, the better. Growth is always the goal, though there are limits to what a company can handle in a single year without sacrificing quality. Those limits are the yellow light at the intersection. Hard-driving entrepreneurs see green. "For every dollar of revenue earned, you want to figure out how to do two dollars tomorrow - that's what entrepreneurs do," says Ed Schatz, president, Austin Outdoor, Bunnell, Fla. But there's nothing worse than "hollow revenue," Schatz adds. "Growth for the sake of growing just doesn't make sense."