{"id":2793,"date":"2017-05-24T17:09:08","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T11:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/?p=2793"},"modified":"2017-05-24T17:09:08","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T11:39:08","slug":"start-ups-scaling-can-tricky-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/start-ups-scaling-can-tricky-business","title":{"rendered":"For Start-Ups, Scaling Up Can Be Tricky Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_3835072871.jpg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/For-Start-Ups-Scaling-Up-Can-Be-Tricky-Business.jpg\" alt=\"For Start-Ups, Scaling Up Can Be Tricky Business\" width=\"960\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3-ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/static.awfis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/24223815\/For-Start-Ups-Scaling-Up-Can-Be-Tricky-Business.jpg 960w, https:\/\/s3-ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/static.awfis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/24223815\/For-Start-Ups-Scaling-Up-Can-Be-Tricky-Business-500x300.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3-ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/static.awfis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/24223815\/For-Start-Ups-Scaling-Up-Can-Be-Tricky-Business-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you set out to start your business, the first thought in your mind is to get the idea on its feet. You don\u2019t envision beyond the present; and the future, the changing scale of operations and the potential it offers isn\u2019t immediately apparent.<\/p>\n<p>But there comes a time when you see the need to scale up, and to continue doing so. Growth is tricky business. There are short-term goals and long-term ones, and knowing how to prioritize show an enterprise can scale-up efficiently.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Outsource<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You cannot do everything on your own. You have to be willing to outsource. It could be tasks that take up time but are not mission-critical to your business.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Cut Back On IT Costs<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Yes, you need tech, but do you need it all the time? And do you need tech support staff all the time? You can consider a fully-managed cloud service. Or you can access IT assets as and when you require them, eliminating a fixed monthly cost from your expenses.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> Understand Automation<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Having asked you to cut down on IT costs, it seems odd that we ask you to understand how technology works. If you can replace a person with automation, maybe it is a good business option. There are several ready programs that can take over tasks like managing your books, tracking appointments, etc.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong> Hire The Right People<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Small teams are okay if you have the right people in it. They will steer your enterprise along the charted course. They have to believe in your ideas; they need to have ideas of their own; they need to put the growth of the company before their own or yours.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong> Sharing Space<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_3835072871.jpg.com\/\">Shared office spaces<\/a> work perfectly if you want to keep your costs flexible, your business model scalable, and your start-up image professional. The environment is conducive enough to work alone or with your core team, brainstorm, or even conduct client meetings \u2013 in person or through video conference calls.<\/p>\n<p>Awfis has been offering enterprises the right professional environment, with the flexibility of choosing individual cabins, meeting rooms and pods, as well as fixed and flexible seating options.<\/p>\n<p>Awfis offers exciting, customized and affordable plans to suit your needs \u2013 with hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or yearly rental options, depending on your requirement. What\u2019s more, as a member of Awfis, you can avail these services across all cities where Awfis has a presence.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_3835072871.jpg.com\">www.https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/shutterstock_3835072871.jpg.com<\/a> to know more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know your business will grow, but you never imagined the growth pains. Scalability is tricky business, but with these points in mind, it will become manageable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[260,258,98,259,200],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2793"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2793"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2797,"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2793\/revisions\/2797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awfis.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}