Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses, Part I
UVA Darden's Edward Hess on how private businesses navigate the challenges of smart growth.
University of Virginia•By Edward D. Hess
4.6
(1,400 reviews)•65,000 students enrolledAbout this course
This University of Virginia Darden School course explores the common growth challenges private businesses face and how to navigate them. Drawing on Professor Edward Hess's research, you'll learn why growth is change, how to build the systems and controls that enable scaling, and how to avoid the mistakes that derail growing companies.
Skills you'll gain
Business GrowthScalingOperationsStrategySmall Business Management
Syllabus
1
Growth Is Change2
The Challenges of Growth3
Building Systems and Controls4
Managing People Through Growth5
Planning for Smart GrowthFree
Certificate: $49
Duration4 weeks
Effort3 hours/week
Levelintermediate
LanguageEnglish
SubtitlesEnglish, Spanish
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