Are you in the growth or scale stage of your business?

Business owners are constantly thinking about this. Some also use these terms interchangeably, yet they’re not the same, and moving forward without understanding the difference can cause you all sorts of problems.

So how are they different? And what do you need to know to prepare your business for a significant leveling up?

In this episode of She Thinks Big, you’ll learn how growing your business differs from scaling your business and why understanding that difference is key to a sustainable business. I’ll also cover the eight steps you need to take to prepare your business for scaling.

2:08 - The difference between growth versus scaling and why you need to know

4:10 - Eight steps you must take to prepare for scaling your business

10:20 - Quick review of what you must do to lay the groundwork before you scale your business

Mentioned In Grow vs Scale: 8 Essential Steps to Build the Foundation for Sustainable Business Success

She Thinks Big by Andrea Liebross

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How do you think about the people working in your business? More specifically, what is your thinking process concerning the roles they play?

As an entrepreneur, you need to account for five valuable roles that you and other people hold inside your company. These roles represent different aspects of work, strategic input, and judgment in your business

You don’t have to have all of them in place right off the bat. However, you’ll need to fill these roles as you grow and scale, if you want to do so successfully.

In this episode of She Thinks Big, you’ll learn about the five roles people can play inside your business and how each one’s characteristics and focus differ from the others. I’ll also discuss how they work in synergy as your business levels up.

1:51 - The need for different aspects of your business to be accounted for as you grow or scale

3:56 - Description, characteristics, and focus of the five roles that exist inside businesses and organizations

9:16 - How doers and implementers differ from managers, how leaders differ from visionaries, and how they all interact within your business as a whole

Mentioned In Growth vs Scale: The 5 Essential Roles in Your Business

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How do you know when it’s the right time to hire someone?

Hiring additional staff as you grow or scale is a truly pivotal moment in your business. You have several considerations to make aside from financial ones, including whether the person you choose aligns with your strategic growth goals.

In this last episode of the “Growth vs Scale” series on She Thinks Big, you’ll discover the eight key things that signal it’s time for you to bring new contractors or employees into your business. I’ll also cover a couple of extra considerations you’ll want to keep in mind as you make this strategic, big-thinking hiring decision.

2:37 - The impact of your workload and the value of having someone with specialized skills on your team

4:46 - Opportunities or inefficiencies that require an expansion of your team

6:14 - The hiring consideration that many think is the only deciding factor and a sign from clients/customers that it’s time to hire

7:54 - How seasonal demands and the need for strategic expertise and leadership can affect your hiring decisions

9:31 - Three extra considerations to make as you decide whether to hire someone

Mentioned In Growth vs Scale: How to Decide When (& Who) to Hire in Your Business

She Thinks Big by Andrea Liebross

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