How do I grow a one-man operation?
I would love to hear some stories about how others went from a one-man/woman show, into running a crew and turning yourself more into a managing role rather than doing everything yourself.
Forum Discussion
Growing your business from a 1 person operation is exciting and scary at times. Let's get the scary out of the way 1st. The Who! Who will take pride in their work the way I do? How can I trust who I send into my customers private space? How do I know if they are really doing what is expected? the truth is there is so much more that will cross your mind, but you have to be able to trust who you hire or you will always be stuck in that no body can do what I do. Ok scary done.
Now let's get to fun and exciting stuff like growth. Do you have a plan? Like your end goal. What do you really want? Time freedom, more money, ect. Once you understand truly what you want then you'll want to work backwards. Let's say you want to be $100,000 business, then you want to see what will it take to get there. So how many technicians do I need? How much do I charge each client? What do I pay my cleaners? Who are my leaders (trainer's) ect. Don't buy vehicle's this will hurt your bottom line. Marketing. Never quit marketing for clients or cleaning technicians. FenceArt23 gave some great insight as well. There is a point when you will want to throw in the towel and that is when you'll know you are growing. That's why it's called growing pains...LOL. Keep up the good fight. PS culture in a business is everything I promise you this. Never let that slide. And create solid SOP's. Best of luck to you!