Starting a business is hard because it’s a fight with yourself, an internal battle – gaining the courage to get started, etc. Scaling a business is different – the challenges you face are mostly external to yourself. Each challenge has a million mini-challenges. We wanted to create a space for conversations and stories around growth and scaling. Below, you’ll find stories and insights from successful entrepreneurs across a variety of industries and markets.

arTrell

Yeah I’m definitely in a bigger art scene than when I first started. I really wasn’t doing too many art events or “ArtWalks” for a long time. My main strategy was basically to just paint a lot and learn as I go. See what reactions I get from the people and also see what reactions I gave myself and that was mostly looking at what I can do better. Read more>>

Allison Welch

When opening a new business success does not happen overnight, but soon after with the right processes & procedures. As we expand our personal assistant and event planning services nationwide we setting our franchisees up for success and training them on how to scale the business. Read more>>

Monee McElveen

Peace & Harmony Day Spa (My Business) is certainly not an overnight success. There were (and still are) a lot of long nights when my children are asleep and a lot of tears from frustration. Social Media makes every business seem so easy, yet many do not understand the work that goes into building a sustainable brand. Read more>>