Build, build, build. More sales, more visibility, more social media, more offers. Grow, grow, grow.

But that is not all that's needed to run a successful business. You need operations and often a team to support you.

These are things that stabilize a business. In this episode, I will help you figure out what you need to focus on next.

Is it to build or stabilize? And what exactly does stabilize mean?

Before we dive in, may I welcome you to the Bizchicks podcast. I'm your host, Natalie Eckdal. I'm a business

strategist, huge fan of label makers, out-of-the-box thinker, author, speaker, mama, caregiver, MBA,

and CEO of BizChicks, Inc. I'm obsessed with helping women's service business owners grow their businesses while retaining

more profit, delivering more impact and creating more time for their VIPs.

My VIPs are my husband Mark and our three children, ages 6 to 18, and our kittens, Missy and Max.

I have a very full life running a home, family, and this dream business

where we coach and train high-performing women entrepreneurs from around the world. Currently,

I have three teams helping my life run, the incredible bizchicks team, my amazing home support team,

and a team of loving caregivers helping my mom.

My favorite thing to encourage other women is to get as much help as they can afford.

And may I remind you that just because you can do something does not mean that you should.

When you first launch your business, the focus is on growth and getting clients and then serving

those clients to your highest ability.

And that is exactly what you should do.

Usually 90% of your time and energy goes to what I call building, building your business.

That includes sales, visibility, publicity,

social media, new offers, and serving your clients. Because it is such a huge effort to get

your business going and to create consistent sales, some things have to wait or we do the minimum to get by. But at some point, you start

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