Want to rake in millions? Seven pieces of advice for killer growth from this year’s Smart50

If you want to grow a business fast, good ideas are often merely the first ingredient.

Having a scalable concept is one thing, but executing it requires expertise, skill and no shortage of persistence.

The fast-growing companies that made this year’s Smart50 Awards list don’t attribute their success to luck, but rather business lessons learnt through failures and mistakes.

The seven businesses below have all seen three-year revenue growth rates of 90% or more.

Asked what advice they would give to other business owners hoping to make millions, these company founders focus on the elements that often get left out of inspirational speeches — things like routine, strategy and trust.