Four Stages of Small Business Growth

Consider that during the heyday of the Silicon Valley, decades before COVID19 came along, the overall number of new businesses inexplicably slumped. The same thing happened, predictably, during the last economic recession as entrepreneurs struggled to find funding, per a February article in the New York Times.

Even if you have great employees today, a related challenge is helping them develop their skills as the company grows and operations become more complex. Sometimes even the founder of the company may find that his or her skillset isn't what it needs to be.

Let’s Break It Down

Your internet connection is split among your users. So, in a very oversimplified example, if you have five users and an internet speed of 100 Mbps, they’ll each get 20 Mbps max at any given moment. This matters when you have people doing bandwidth-heavy activities simultaneously. It adds up fast. (To see how much bandwidth you have now, run this speed test.)