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The System for Integrated Growth (SIG) is part of an economic development-led strategy for communities, where multiple and varied partners provide business acceleration services to help small companies grow more profitably. SIG meets second-stage clients where they are in their own development. For example, to prepare for growth, a business owner may need to address internal infrastructure issues first. Or they may want targeted market research to foster growth. In many cases, a company could use a combination of the two, depending on the state of their business. SIG is appropriate for a broad swath of second-stage companies. Rollover the map to see where SIG is offered, then click the links below to learn more.

System for Integrated Growth

Are you struggling to scale your company? Like many second-stage business owners, you may be noticing systems that once served you well are now starting to show cracks — or that you need new skills and more targeted information in order to continue growing profitably. The System for Integrated Growth® (SIG) provides guidance to shore up fundamental areas inside your company — and information to grow sales and achieve higher profits. For example, SIG can help you:

  • Learn how to recruit, retain and develop talented employees.
  • Get a handle on your financial management and understand what your books are telling you.
  • Bring in best practices around supply chain and operations to complement your managers' working knowledge.
  • Prepare to export — from documentation to identifying global markets and setting up distribution channels.
  • Explore new markets, create prospect lists for those markets, or analyze competitors while addressing your sales and marketing process

SIG is delivered virtually through a series of phone calls and a secure, online portal so you never need to leave your office. SIG’s SWAT team of specialists don’t dictate a particular course of action. Instead, they provide best practices and valuable market data to help you find relevant solutions to better manage and grow your company. In addition to being experts in their respective fields, SIG specialists operate under the guidance of the Edward Lowe Foundation, which is nationally recognized for serving second-stage growth companies.

SIG is ideal for companies at pivotal points in their development: For example, even though your company is growing, you may feel overwhelmed — you don’t know what you don’t know. You may need to build a senior management team, but lack employees with in-depth knowledge in certain disciplines. Or you may be running on all cylinders and are at a crossroad for taking that next step towards increased sales in new markets. Whatever your situation, SIG can provide expertise for continued success.