Lots of companies grow, but few grow profitably. There are six basic ways to grow, which you may discover in my book "Discover Your Core Then Go For More".Business that make their business "scalable" by automating back room and operational processes return a higher percentage of sales to the bottom line as they grow. They decrease the slope of their variable cost curve and lower the break even point. How? Attention to accurate business data, plus automation of transaction and operational processes.Business that grow without automating are taking a trip with a car that's not in tune and out of alignment. They wear out tires and engine parts faster and burn more oil. They break down and lose time. Most important, they wear out the people, bumped around on worn shocks, shaken with vibration and wearied with road noise and squeaks. It takes too much time for their people to do their work and there are too many mistakes to deal with.The cure? Get in tune before going on a growth spurt. Put in the processes and systems to increase the productivity of people and your working capital. Turn cash, and either leverage debt extremely well for high Return on Investor Equity, or reduce debt and increase equity in your business as an owner. Create capacity for more growth.I have three decades of experience as a Marketing and Strategy Executive for General Electric, Eaton, Roden Electrical Supply and my own Strategy Consulting Practices.My star client, Sam McCamy III, (I helped them grow by 500% over 10 years and engineer a very profitable exit strategy) says, "Neil HAS to make sure a company makes money before switching to the creative side and it may drive you crazy at first. But he's equally adept at the creative as the financial side of business and you need that."Growth with profitability. And profitability comes from productivity.Read my book. "Discover Your Core, Then Go For More"Don't skip the chapter on productivity. It is essential.