organic growth
Gradual, internal development
Organic growth is expansion that comes from within rather than through acquisition or merger.
A company achieves organic growth by increasing sales, developing new products, or entering new markets using its own resources: The firm prioritized organic growth over buying competitors.
The term distinguishes internal development from growth by absorption, implying something more natural and sustainable.
Proceeding by small additions
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- phasedIntroduced or removed incrementally
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
measured · continuous · cumulative · unhurried · evolutionary · compound · momentum · trajectory
Business income total
- expansionIncrease in scope
- customer acquisitionWinning new paying clients
- market sharePercentage of sector sales
- scalabilityCapacity for growth
reinvestment · word-of-mouth · referrals · retention · brand loyalty · bootstrapping · grassroots · profitability
Seed's initial growth phase
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- cell divisionParent splitting into offspring
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- shootsFires or photographs
seedling · maturation · flowering · fruiting · pollination · soil · nutrients · sunlight
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
- carbon-neutralNet-zero emissions state
composting · conservation · habitat restoration · rewilding · native species · food web · symbiosis · succession
incremental
Proceeding by small additions
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- phasedIntroduced or removed incrementally
stepwise · measured · continuous · cumulative · unhurried · evolutionary · compound · momentum · trajectory · sustainable
revenue
Business income total
- expansionIncrease in scope
- customer acquisitionWinning new paying clients
- market sharePercentage of sector sales
scalability · reinvestment · word-of-mouth · referrals · retention · brand loyalty · bootstrapping · grassroots · profitability · cash flow
germination
Seed's initial growth phase
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- cell divisionParent splitting into offspring
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
shoots · seedling · maturation · flowering · fruiting · pollination · soil · nutrients · sunlight · water
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
carbon-neutral · composting · conservation · habitat restoration · rewilding · native species · food web · symbiosis · succession · resilience
- growthgrow, growing, increase, increasing, expansion
- buzzwordssynergy, leverage, paradigm, stakeholder, scalable
- Growth Metricspercent change, year over year, retention rate, churn rate, attrition rate
- Trend Termsfads, crazes, trendsetter, influencer, fad
- viral contentviral, go viral, going viral, viral content, virality
- bootstrappingself-funded, self-funding, sweat equity, startup funding, solopreneur