My personal experience has taught me that growing a business, whether organically or by acquisition, is never easy. Coupled with my experience working with other entrepreneurs who are distracted easily by shiny, new opportunities, I recognized the need to develop a quick way to assess or evaluate new ways to grow a business.
These five simple rules have served as a valuable tool to set boundaries for quick-start entrepreneurs by preventing them from pursuing unprofitable, costly new lines of business, partnerships, business acquisitions, etc.:
