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Growing

What comes once the business runs, from first hires to new markets to staying small, for owners whose business works and wants more of them.

A line drawing of a hydraulic bottle jack with its ram raised and its pump handle beside it
Fig. 1A jack lifts a load a little at a time, from a solid base. A business grows the same way.

Growth adds parts, and every part needs upkeep. A first employee costs more than the wage once payroll taxes, insurance and training hours are counted; a contractor is simpler to start and stop, within the IRS rules on who counts as one. Before adding staff, products or markets, find what the business is short of: your time, customers, or margin per sale. Staying small is one of the answers.

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  • Hiring your first employee
  • Working with contractors
  • Systems and processes
  • Delegating
  • Scaling an online store
  • Second products
  • New markets
  • Staying small on purpose
  • Workload and time off
  • Selling or closing a business

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