Scaling starts with planning! Knowing what you think your business looks like is not really what your business is! I run into many owners/founders who say they want to scale when they really don't know or understand the complexity of the meaning of 'scaling' or the cost. It isn't just having a product or service you think everyone want or demands, it is about duplicating a process to produce a quality product on time at a profit. I hear 'I want to scale to have more revenue'. You may get more revenue from customers you don't want at the price you don't want, just to get enough momentum running through your company to establish a good process. Hmmm, you end up with no profit at the end.

So what gets in the way of scaling?

1. Deciding what are you going to STOP doing - you need momentum to provide energy to scale. You can't do everything, what is your laser focus on what you're going to scale. Remove all distractions.
2. Hiring the wrong people - we grow out of friends and family. Don't...