A practical advantage is how ISO 9001 helps startups create repeatable processes early on. That can save a lot of growing pains later when teams expand and workloads increase.

Interestingly, many businesses that focus on quality management also pay attention to resilience and continuity planning. I was reading about that recently in the context of ISO 22301: https://agsiraq.com/iso-22301-certification/

Building strong systems from the start can make growth much more manageable.