The best way to grow a startup service business is through referrals. This approach removes the need for sales and marketing expense while at the same time providing a third party reference that makes the sale easier and the price higher.

Market intelligence is knowledge about everything that is relevant to your chosen market such as: size in volume, size in money terms, geographic area, competitors, what competitors do, age of the market, state of maturity, competitors market share,

Modern communication tools make setting up a virtual business relatively easy. Take a look at virtual PBX which is a method connecting all of your team together from a single telephone number - no matter where they are located.

Obtaining an external investment in the business can be worth considering, especially if a large amount of startup capital is required. You have to consider losing some ownership of the business to do this and the time required to obtain the investme