Four Phases of Business


All businesses have a life cycle. They start with an idea of providing a service or a product. When an entrepreneur writes the idea on paper, the idea begins to take form and shape. However, it only blossoms into reality when the entrepreneur takes a risk, i.e., invests money, gets a loan, quits his job, etc. At that point, the business is born. And just like a living being, it goes through different stages. We have grouped the various stages of a business life cycle into four major phases: Start-Up, Growth, Expansion, and Mature.

Fairfax County wants your business to succeed and grow. Whether you are starting a new business or have an existing business that is new to Fairfax County, the purpose of this site is to help you find the information you need in the appropriate stage of your business life cycle.

You may already know what stage your business is in. If so, just click on the icon to take you directly to the information you are seeking.

If you are not sure, you can go to the self-assessment or look through all the stages to see what you may have missed.

 

 

Business Start-up
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Business Growth
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Business Expansion
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Mature Business
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