Driven by internal expansion using reinvested profits/loans
Gaining greater market share
Diversification
Opening a new store
International expansion
Investing in new machinery
Advantages:
Can maintain current management style
Less risk
Easy to manage
Easy to control
Not as disruptive as inorganic growth - morale remains high
Disadvantages:
Time consuming
If market not growing, business restricted to increasing market share of finding a new market to sell products in