business size or growth

Question 1

how to determine business size?

Answer 1

number of employee's
number of factories
turnover/profit
share value 
capital employed (assets)

Question 2

factors effecting expansion?

Answer 2

personal preference
available resources
market size
nature of the product

Question 3

impact on stakeholders advs and disadvs

Answer 3

employee's - 
\+ promotional options and security 
- lack motivation, may get ignored
shareholders -
\+ chance for larger dividens
- inflexible
local community 
\+ jobs available 
- pollution 
suppliers 
\+security 
- bullied into terms
customers 
\+ more variety 
- diseconomies of scale may raise costs.

Question 4

types of business growth

Answer 4

organic growth

mergers and aquisitions

takeover

joint venture - two work together for a project, ownership doesnt change.