When businesses are covered in the media, often there is a lot of focus on the initial idea, the genesis moment. Then they almost brush over the middle part – the scaling up part – and arrive at how big and awesome the business is today. It makes for a fun read or in the case of a movie or show an entertaining watch, but it’s also a missed opportunity. The middle part – the scaling up part is where so many small business owners get stuck. It’s the part so many of us need more guidance with and so we wanted to get conversations going on the topic of scaling up.

Josefine Wanner

From the outside looking in, it’s easy to assume my business took off like a rocket. But if you look closer, you’ll see it was more of a steep climb — complete with bruises, scrapes, and plenty of wrong turns along the way. Read More>>

Alisha Caillie-fleet

Scaling my real estate business has been an incredible journey of growth, resilience, and purpose. Even if I didn’t understand the purpose sometimes, it was about just getting out there and just doing the work. It certainly didn’t happen overnight. My business changed when i finally took the leap to simply believe in myself. Then it scaled ever bigger when I decided to switch to EXP Realty. Since joining EXP Realty my business has increased 293%. Read More>>

Melissa Sheridan

As a photographer, it’s very easy to look on a photographer’s social media or their websites and think their success was instant or that they are somehow just more successful than you could ever be as a photographer. The truth is that every photographer and business owner started at square one and had to work hard to get where they are today. Read More>>

Jennifer Bayne

Even as a young child, my family had a vegetable garden. I remember the drudgery of going out there and hand weeding. The hours dragged on. Hearing the other children playing in the street was a constant reminder of the misery I was dealing with. This doesn’t sound like someone who will later become a farmer, does it? My mom did a ton of canning the bounty from that garden. Tomatoes and beans were the main items. Read More>>

Maria Elizabeth

When I reflect on how Salon deZEN scaled up, it wasn’t a single monumental decision but a series of intentional steps that helped us grow while staying true to our values. One of the most pivotal moments in our journey was realizing that to scale successfully, we needed to focus on our culture as much as our operations. Read More>>

Shari Johnson

I am a single mom and in 2017 I needed to figure out a way to provide for my 4 kids. I was working part time during the day then I’d come home and groom dogs in my basement but it still wasn’t enough. Read More>>