{"id":1977,"date":"2013-03-13T02:15:02","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T02:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/?page_id=1977"},"modified":"2016-10-10T15:27:54","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T20:27:54","slug":"level-up","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/level-up.html","title":{"rendered":"Leveling Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For those who have a business, but are looking to step up to a new level. Facing difficulties, selling a business or changing structures.<\/p>\n<h2>The Leveling Up Stage<\/h2>\n<p>You&#8217;ve built something successful. You probably have some people working for you, making it happen. Now you&#8217;re thinking about stepping up to a new level. Maybe it&#8217;s exporting, maybe a new line of business, maybe a new way of marketing. It may even be selling the business or transitioning to new owners. What you need most is to connect to the right resources.<\/p>\n<p><b>Business intelligence<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2009\/10\/4-reasons-you-need-new-small-biz-ideas.html\">Business Ideas: four reasons you need &#8217;em<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2010\/08\/next-wave-of-opportunity.html\">The next wave of opportunity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2010\/07\/could-franchise-businesses-start.html\">Franchise businesses in small towns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2013\/03\/the-big-secret-to-finding-new-product-ideas.html\">The big secret to finding new product ideas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2012\/11\/2-business-intelligence-sources.html\">2 Business Intelligence Sources: local business demographics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Networking<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2011\/10\/who-needs-to-meet-you.html\">Who needs to meet you<\/a>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Selling a business<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2011\/07\/close-your-business-or-sell-third.html\">Sell or close? A third option<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2011\/04\/creating-business-that-can-thrive.html\">Creating a business that can thrive without you: Built to Sell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2010\/03\/how-selling-small-town-business-is-like.html\">How selling a small town business is like selling a home<\/a>: a 6-part series from John Warrillow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Changing structures, adding a new business<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2010\/11\/can-sole-proprietor-have-more-than-one.html\">Can a sole proprietor have more than one business<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2010\/05\/can-you-sell-sole-proprietor-or-have.html\">Can you sell a sole proprietorship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2008\/05\/when-not-to-be-sole-proprietorship.html\">When not to be a sole proprietorship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2012\/09\/what-farmer-can-teach-you-about.html\">What a farmer can teach you about starting multiple businesses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2012\/09\/chasing-two-rabbits-as-business-lesson.html\">Chasing two rabbits as a business lesson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2013\/09\/audio-and-slides-how-to-manage-multiple-businesses-without-going-crazy.html\">Audio and slides: How to manage multiple businesses without going crazy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2013\/07\/leadership-in-a-small-business.html\">Maybe it&#8217;s time to step aside and let another person lead<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Difficulties and Failures<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2008\/12\/what-to-do-when-sales-are-down.html\">What to do when sales are down<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2012\/09\/every-week-i-fail-in-business.html\">Every week, I fail in business<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2011\/10\/what-if-your-business-is-not-making-it.html\">What if your business is not making it<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2011\/04\/one-way-to-get-business-immediately.html\">Need business immediately? One way to find it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2013\/07\/what-to-do-when-competition-opens-in-your-small-town.html\">What to do when competition opens in your small town<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2011\/01\/capturing-best-ideas-for-your-business.html\">Capturing the best ideas, so you can pull them out when things get slow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2010\/12\/how-to-respond-to-online-flame-attacks.html\">How to respond to online flame attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have an entire <a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/search\/label\/failure\">series on failure<\/a>\u00a0and one on <a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/search\/label\/mistakes\">small business mistakes you can learn from<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Secrets and Things No One Ever Tells You<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2011\/04\/3-resources-to-help-you-get-away-from.html\">3 Resources to get you away from your business<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2011\/07\/two-business-lessons-about-your.html\">Configure your business to serve customers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2011\/08\/keep-it-simple.html\">Keep it simple<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2011\/03\/getting-your-moneys-worth-from.html\">Getting your money&#8217;s worth from conferences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2011\/06\/one-mistake-that-can-kill-your-business.html\">One mistake can kill your business: not preparing for disaster<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2011\/02\/is-it-time-to-rent-office-space.html\">Is it time to rent office space<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2011\/02\/competing-with-free-by-adding-value.html\">Competing with free by adding value<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2011\/02\/elephants-are-bargain-at-two-for.html\">Elephants are a bargain at 2 for a quarter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2010\/09\/progression-of-engagement.html\">The progression of engagement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2010\/08\/why-you-should-focus-on-problems.html\">Why you should focus on the problems<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New to SmallBizSurvival.com? 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