Scaling a business

Scaling a business might be the next step you need to take. If you’ve been in business for a few years, have a proven range of offers, making great sales, and all your customers love you, but…

You seem to hit a plateau. Maybe it feels like you’ve reached the upper limit of what you can achieve if you keep going on as you are.

If any of that sounds familiar, then now might be the perfect time to ask the question:

“Am I ready to ‘scale’ my business?”  

You need to ask yourself:

Are you ready to introduce scaling systems to help you double or even triple the number of customers you serve — without having to put in 90-hour weeks?

The thought of having to hire people, introduce new processes, and change how you operate often makes scaling a business a daunting prospect for most business owners.

For a lot of folks, “scaling” conjures up visions of building an “Amazon-sized” behemoth of a business, with thousands of employees, but that’s not the case.

Scaling a business is actually more about leverage — finding ways to reach more people without extra effort.

The nice thing about scaling is you can do it one step at a time — optimizing and improving areas of your business as you go.

When you are scaling your business, remember the most important thing. The goal isn’t to build a big business… it’s to build a business that allows you to live the life you’ve always dreamed of — whatever that means for you.

Over the past twenty years, I’ve helped hundreds of business owners scale a business to seven figures and beyond. Here are some of the best lessons I’ve learned along the way: