Your Business is Limited if You’re a Solopreneur
05/07/24 • 12 min
Dive into the inaugural episode of “Make Space for More”! In this episode, Melissa Swink shares her journey of starting and growing her Virtual Assistant Services company, Melissa Swink & Co. She explains the challenges she faced as a solopreneur starting out, as well as the limitations any business owner faces when they operate all on their own. Melissa then walks listeners through how she transitioned to working with a team and the BIG benefits it brought to her business! She highlights the opportunities created for clients and team members, the ability to focus on her role as a CEO, and the scalability of her business. Melissa also gives a teaser of future episodes, where she will discuss her growth framework and overcoming obstacles in business. Don’t miss it!
Key Highlights:
- Many small businesses in the United States are solopreneurs, operating without staff.
- Operating solo can limit income and time freedom.
- Working with a team can create more opportunities for clients and team members.
- Transitioning to a team-based model allows the CEO to focus on growing the business.
- Investing in systems and team members can lead to financial rewards and time freedom.
About Melissa:
Melissa Swink, Founder & CEO of Melissa Swink & Co., has a team of virtual assistants who provide administrative and marketing support for small businesses and non-profits.
Since 2012, Melissa and her team have helped more than 100 businesses grow through the services they offer, and she is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs create profitable, scalable businesses they love.
Her work is all about doing what works (and eliminating what doesn’t) and driving real, measurable results. Visit www.melissaswink.com to learn more!
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Dive into the inaugural episode of “Make Space for More”! In this episode, Melissa Swink shares her journey of starting and growing her Virtual Assistant Services company, Melissa Swink & Co. She explains the challenges she faced as a solopreneur starting out, as well as the limitations any business owner faces when they operate all on their own. Melissa then walks listeners through how she transitioned to working with a team and the BIG benefits it brought to her business! She highlights the opportunities created for clients and team members, the ability to focus on her role as a CEO, and the scalability of her business. Melissa also gives a teaser of future episodes, where she will discuss her growth framework and overcoming obstacles in business. Don’t miss it!
Key Highlights:
- Many small businesses in the United States are solopreneurs, operating without staff.
- Operating solo can limit income and time freedom.
- Working with a team can create more opportunities for clients and team members.
- Transitioning to a team-based model allows the CEO to focus on growing the business.
- Investing in systems and team members can lead to financial rewards and time freedom.
About Melissa:
Melissa Swink, Founder & CEO of Melissa Swink & Co., has a team of virtual assistants who provide administrative and marketing support for small businesses and non-profits.
Since 2012, Melissa and her team have helped more than 100 businesses grow through the services they offer, and she is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs create profitable, scalable businesses they love.
Her work is all about doing what works (and eliminating what doesn’t) and driving real, measurable results. Visit www.melissaswink.com to learn more!
Thanks for listening!
If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!
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Key Highlights:
- The Make Space for More framework focuses on strategies for growing and scaling a business.
- This five-step framework includes redesigning your role, decluttering, simplifying and automating, building a team, and growing and scaling the company.
- Not implementing these steps can lead to feeling stuck, wearing too many hats, and experiencing a feast-and-famine cycle with sales.
- The most common obstacles to growth and scaling include fear of success and unwillingness to give up control.
About Melissa:
Melissa Swink, Founder & CEO of Melissa Swink & Co., has a team of virtual assistants who provide administrative and marketing support for small businesses and non-profits.
Since 2012, Melissa and her team have helped more than 100 businesses grow through the services they offer, and she is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs create profitable, scalable businesses they love.
Her work is all about doing what works (and eliminating what doesn’t) and driving real, measurable results. Visit www.melissaswink.com to learn more!
Thanks for listening!
If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!
Subscribe to the podcast
If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app.
Leave us an Apple Podcast review
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Make Space For More - Your Business is Limited if You’re a Solopreneur
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Hi, everyone. Welcome to the Make Space For More podcast where we talk strategies for growing and scaling your business in a way that's authentic and aligned for you. I'm your host, Melissa Swink. And in this episode, I'm going to share more about how I got started as the owner of a virtual assistant services company, and how my business has grown and evolved over time. I'm hoping to share some tidbits with you as far as some of the challenge
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