The Small Business School Podcast
Ready to leave the small business struggle behind? The “School for Small Business” podcast supports small business owners in scaling a business that is profitable, purposeful, and doesn’t leave you burnt out. No matter whether you run your business online or you own a brick-and-mortar, you can expect our world class experts to support you with mindset, tactics, and everything in between so you can have the business you dreamed of. Based on our lived experience, we know that small business CAN be easy and we are here to show you how.The “School for Small Business” is hosted by Staci Millard, a CPA by trade with over 15 years of experience seeing the behind the scenes of thousands of small businesses. After growing and selling her first 7 figure business, Staci has been on the ground running - mentoring small businesses and working to increase success rates. Staci strongly believes you don’t need to have gone to business school to be successful so you can expect nothing but simple, impactful advice. Tune in each Tuesday for a new 30 minute or less episode of nothing but valuable advice to help you grow your small business. We are so excited for you to be on this journey with us!
The Small Business School Podcast
Level Up Growth Stages
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Join me on this episode of Small Business School as we get into navigating the growth stages of a scaling a business. I am going to be sharing my own experiences and struggles of scaling and exiting businesses. So let’s get into it!
Topics Covered:
- The three growth phases, the transition from operational involvement to strategic leadership.
- The temptation to revert to familiar tasks versus pushing boundaries.
- Strategies to avoid the feast-or-famine cycle of visibility and workload.
- Sustainable growth practices for long-term success.
- Conducting a critical calendar audit to realign personal efforts with strategic objectives.
- Assessing whether current efforts support long-term business vision and impact goals.
Business is about constant refinement, we can never have it all figured out! Self-reflection and strategic planning is necessary in navigating the complexities of business growth!
If you are struggling with the direction you want to take your business, get some outside perspective, if you're too in it, it can be hard to see what you need!
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