grow the business

Meaning

This expression means to expand a company's operations, increase its revenue, acquire more customers, or scale its services. It is a very common business collocation where 'grow' is used transitively (meaning 'to make something grow'). The tone is professional, positive, and strategic.

Examples

• Our main goal for the next quarter is to grow the business in international markets.

  Our main goal for the next quarter is to grow the business in international markets.

• They hired a marketing specialist to help them grow the business online.

  They hired a marketing specialist to help them grow the business online.

• To grow the business, we need to invest more in research and development.

  To grow the business, we need to invest more in research and development.

• She worked sixty hours a week trying to grow her small business into a franchise.

  She worked sixty hours a week trying to grow her small business into a franchise.

• Securing this new investment will give us the resources to grow the business.

  Securing this new investment will give us the resources to grow the business.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We want to make grow the business this year.

  ✓ We want to grow the business this year.

  In English, 'grow' can be used transitively (directly followed by an object) to mean 'cause to grow'. You do not need to say 'make grow'.

• ✗ Our strategy is to increase the business.

  ✓ Our strategy is to grow the business.

  While 'increase revenue' or 'expand the business' are correct, 'increase the business' is unnatural. 'Grow the business' is the standard collocation.

Related Expressions

Practice

• They are looking for new investors to help them ___.

  💡 What is the phrase for making a company larger and more successful?

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  grow the business

• If we want to ___, we must focus on customer retention.

  💡 To expand our company, we need to keep our customers.

  Show answer

  grow the business