UNLOCKING GROWTH: Five Internal Constraints Holding Businesses Back


Missing strategies, poor technology implementation and indecision can all suppress otherwise successful companies.


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By Jeff Andrews Founder and Principal Red Dog Advisors


36 FEDA News & Views


unning a business in today’s environment is tough. Growing one is even tougher. Constantly changing economic conditions, shifting customer expectations, increasing competition, and rapid changes in technology have all made sustained growth more complex and more elusive than ever before. For dealer and supplier businesses in particular, growth doesn’t just depend on selling more products. It requires strategic clarity, operational efficiency and the ability to adapt quickly.


As a growth advisory consultant who helps businesses from small startups to billion-dollar enterprises scale up their operations, I’ve seen firsthand how various factors drive real growth and what can hold organizations back. While external influences such as economic conditions, tariffs, interest rates, and restaurant industry cycles certainly impact growth, many barriers are internal. And unlike the broader economy, these internal constraints are well within your control.


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