If you aren’t growing, you are dying, but the hardest part about growing is maintaining quality. As you hire more folks, expand to new locations, industries, etc. it becomes increasingly challenging to maintain the high quality you provided to your clients when you first started. It’s an incredibly difficult problem and so we reached out to some phenomenal entrepreneurs and asked them to share their stories, experiences and insights on the topic with us below.

Sarah Maxim

We are passionate about quality control. As lovers of all things delicious this is a value we take very seriously. How often is it that you spend your hard earned money eating out or trying something new and the quality is not there, or maybe it was the first time but not every time. Read more>>

Sylvia Gholston

We have been able to maintain quality within our business because we stand on quality. We believe quality and value sets us a part from our competition. Instead of just price, we focus on the value we provide. Focusing on quality has been needed in order for us to stay in business and compete. Having a handbook “protocols” in place for your business while focusing on quality is the blueprint for success. Always focus on quality. Read more>>

Ryan Spencer

One of my personal core values was drilled into me by my father and it is taken from Proverbs 22:1 “A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.” There have been plenty of opportunities to take the easy path and save a dollar, but it would violate this verse and take us down a path of selfishness that eventually would destroy everything we are trying to build at Sharp. Read more>>

Naomie Joasil

When adapting to growth and changes, it is crucial to prioritize delivering high-quality services over just maximizing profits and efficiency. Being efficient does not necessarily mean that the services provided are of high quality. To ensure quality, I follow two main strategies that have worked for me – product strategy and organizing. Read more>>