Question: What steps do I need to take to put my small business on a growth path? Answer: Growth during a time of pandemic seems illogical, but it is possible if you re-imagine your enterprise, understand the needs, wants and desires of your customers and reposition yourself to meet those customer requirements. Growth is one stage of the life cycle of a business, and just as it took a plan to launch (stage one), it takes a plan to take you to the next level of performance. For growth to take place, you first have to undertake a situation analysis.