Growing a business- I am clueless

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I make craft items. I need to grow and I think there is huge potential. I just don't know how to expand or which direction I should move. Local business enterprise has been of no help. I feel out of my depth.

Get an absolutely blinding Instagram account and you will grow it like nobody's business.

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Many thanks for responding. Sales is not the issue though. I am selling more than I can cope with. I sell online, I have already had to remove some of my items from sale as I and struggling to cope with orders. I make a very good profit , but there is only one of me. I need ways to streamlne, to modify my products so they are not so labour intensive etc.
Maybe I should get a cleaner??

What type of product do you make?

It seems to me that you need to involve another person, either to handle the business side of things or help with production?

Or maybe a cleaner?

I'm not sure how much a cleaner will help. If you're battling with demand you can raise your prices, hire someone to help with manufacturing, offer longer lead times or consider whether you can consolidate/speed up some aspect of production.

EssentialHummus

Thanks, Those are useful points.

Yes, hire someone to help with production, or alternatively someone to do all the rest (i.e. sales, delivery, invoicing, customer service etc) if you want to do the craft yourself. You can hire a virtual assistant to do this sort of thing if you don't want to commit to an employee just yet. If you google it you'll probably find someone local.

Put your prices up or take on a member of staff. If you are already at maximum capacity individually then those are your only options. Just bear in mind that employing a member of staff is a huge deal. Not only do you have to consider all aspects of employment law, holiday/sick/maternity/paternity pay and employer liability insurance, but there's also training.

If you are selling products where you are not making a decent wage on them, then you either need to ditch those products or up the prices.

There are always ways to cut back on expenditure. I reached maximum capacity for orders a year ago. I've since sourced cheaper products for most things that I buy and switched over things like postage accounts to save money. That was the best way to make more money for me.