Obstacles to Business Growth & Scalability

This is a must-listen episode for any entrepreneur who is feeling overworked and overwhelmed! Tune in as Melissa Swink introduces her Make Space for More framework, which focuses on strategies for growing and scaling a business. She discusses the concept of making space for what we want and shares her own journey as an entrepreneur. Prepare to take notes as Melissa outlines the five-step framework, which includes redesigning your role, decluttering, simplifying and automating, building a team, and growing and scaling the company. She also highlights the consequences of not implementing these steps, such as feeling stuck, wearing too many hats, and experiencing a “feast and famine” cycle. Melissa also addresses common obstacles to growth and scaling. 

Key Highlights:

  • The Make Space for More framework focuses on strategies for growing and scaling a business.

  • This five-step framework includes redesigning your role, decluttering, simplifying and automating, building a team, and growing and scaling the company.

  • Not implementing these steps can lead to feeling stuck, wearing too many hats, and experiencing a feast-and-famine cycle with sales.

  • The most common obstacles to growth and scaling include fear of success and unwillingness to give up control.

About Melissa:
Melissa Swink, Founder & CEO of Melissa Swink & Co., has a team of virtual assistants who provide administrative and marketing support for small businesses and non-profits.

Since 2012, Melissa and her team have helped more than 100 businesses grow through the services they offer, and she is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs create profitable, scalable businesses they love.

Her work is all about doing what works (and eliminating what doesn’t) and driving real, measurable results. Visit www.melissaswink.com to learn more! 

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