The Top 10 Challenges of Scaling a Business

So few companies reach $1 million and $10 million it is scary. Less than one in 1,600 will reach $10 million in sales. Yet the problems that stop them are always the same ones. This course reviews top issues and how to avoid them once you start growing.

Beating these odds will take great intellect, study, mentors, staff and effort. This course is designed to help you understand a few of the thousands (yes, literally) of challenges you will face over five or more years of building a company.

Few Entrepreneurs and CEOs can create a startup and also grow it to significant size because the skills needed are different. In fact you will see the 20 skills you need in the organization at any one time, and the 100 you will need to go from startup to large, mature company. Entrepreneurs must learn to "Shift Gears" or hire a “Professional CEO” or investors will generally force them out or aside. Here is a plan to prepare years in advance – and that is what it will take!