growth

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3 Habits You Can Start Now to Prepare for Growth

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3 Habits You Can Start Now to Prepare for Growth

One of the things that is hardest to do in business is predict where your business will go next. But if you are wanting to grow your business or even sustain it, planning for it now and implementing systems is key to making sure that growth doesn't crush you or doesn't look like what you wanted (read this blog post about burnout in a successful business). We're delighted to have members Chris & Andy Design share ways to prepare for this growth. You can learn more from Andy, who will be on our State of Making session on shows and booth design!

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Is Your Business Still Trying to Fit Into Its Footie PJs? It's OK (and Even Encouraged) to Outgrow Things in Your Business

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Is Your Business Still Trying to Fit Into Its Footie PJs? It's OK (and Even Encouraged) to Outgrow Things in Your Business

There is something very weird in growing a business that things that were "musts" in the beginning no longer are such as you progress. If you are someone is in anyway nostalgic or enjoys certainty, then this is a particularly hard truth to deal with. Even if your not, growth is awkward and outgrowing things can be difficult. 

Don't Be Afraid of Metrics!

Don't Be Afraid of Metrics!

She's also a serial entrepreneur, UX smarty pants and uber creative. Girl can also crunch some numbers! We asked her to share the system she's developed for tracking her growth, because we firmly believe if you don't know your numbers you don't know what's really going on with your business.