602 – Why Your Business is Stuck
About this episode
Henry Lopez discusses how profitability and scalability constraints in business models can keep businesses stuck and how to diagnose and remove them for growth.
How profitability and scalability constraints in your business model keep you stuck and how to diagnose and remove them to finally grow. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/602-why-your-business-is-stuck/ If your business feels stuck - you are working hard but not breaking through - you may be dealing with hidden constraints in your business model. In this episode, Henry Lopez explains why most small businesses don't fail outright but instead get trapped in a perpetual startup stage. The root cause is often not effort or resources, but structural limitations in profitability or scalability or both. Henry breaks down the two pillars of a healthy business model and shows you how to diagnose what's really holding your business back. He also introduces a simple tool to help you identify these constraints and begin addressing them – The Business Model Evaluation Tool – available on the show notes page for this episode. In this episode, you'll learn: The difference between a business idea and a business model Why working harder won't fix a broken business model The top reasons small businesses struggle with profitability The most common scalability constraints How to…
More episodes of The How of Business - How to start, run, grow and exit a small business.
- 608 - Incorruptible: How Great Companies Stay Great with Eric Ries
- 608 - Selling a Business Roundtable
- R322 - How to Build a Predictably Profitable Business with Mike Michalowicz
- Episode 607 - Growing a Business: Cash Flow, Debt & Relationships
- 606 - KPIs: How to Measure Your Business Performance
- 605 – Finding the Right Small Business
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The How of Business - How to start, run, grow and exit a small business. podcast page.