A business will benefit from growth because it will gain more market power it will have more overheads it will have more competition( it will gain more market power, it will have more overheads, it will have more competition )

The risk of expansion means that some owners are reluctant to chance funds. They opt instead to stay big small( big, small ) and earn a relatively risk-free profit.

Owners can face a dilemma in deciding whether to expand. Expansion is risky. There's always the chance that any expansion plans can fail and result in losses profit( losses, profit ) rather than losses profit( losses, profit ).

Franchising External growth Internal (organic growth)( Franchising, External growth, Internal (organic growth) ) - where a business merges with or takes over another organisation. Combining two firms increases the scale of operation.