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Q&A: “My revenue has plateaued at $180,000/year…”

Today’s caller has built her side hustle to a thriving brand. They’re earning about $50,000 a year on title: "Q&A: “My revenue has plateaued at $180,000/year…”"80,000 in sales. But even though that’s great, they have a problem: the business isn’t growing.

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Episode 2195

Working with a partner, today’s caller has built her side hustle to a thriving brand. They’re earning about $50,000/year on $180,000 in sales. But even though that’s great, they have a problem: the business isn’t growing. This is a common problem. I’ve seen it in my own businesses over the years as well. You’re good at building to a certain level, but then you get stuck. So ... what to do?
"My partner and I have built our side hustle brand to where last year we earned $180,000 in revenue and about $50,000 in profit. That's great, but there's two of us, and the year before we earned very similar numbers. We'd love to get to something like $200k in profit, which would be $100k for each of us, and most likely it would require annual sales of half a million or maybe $600,000. So my question is: how do we get there? It feels like we've plateaued. Something needs to change, but we aren't sure what it is. I'd love to know your advice!"
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