Growing Your Business™

Growing Your Business is published by the Private Company Services (PCS) practice of PwC. It discusses the opportunities and challenges that leaders of privately owned businesses face, suggesting ways they can make the most of both as they pursue business growth and manage their personal wealth.

This issue of GYB looks at how private companies are overcoming talent and security challenges to pursue growth, including in emerging markets and via new technologies.

Download Growing Your Business Vol. 64 2012

Emerging markets calling: Growth beyond the comfort zone

Businesses are going where demand is growing. That means venturing into new markets abroad — a move that doesn’t come naturally to all private companies yet may be more manageable than they think.

Talent riddle: Where are the workers who will power growth?

Talent management on autopilot won’t take private companies where they need to go. To out-innovate their competitors and beat them to new markets they may need to replace old talent strategies with more creative ones.

Cyber security: Why you can’t afford to ignore it

Cyber criminals are increasingly targeting private companies in hopes of easy access. The cost to a business can be high, ranging from financial loss to reputational damage. With heightened awareness, private companies can fight back.

Succession planning: Delaying could cost you

A clearly communicated succession plan signals that the business is here to stay. Lack of a plan, on the other hand, may suggest an uncertain future for the business in an already uncertain economy. Early planning can nip that concern in the bud.