The Solo Grind
Welcome to the solo grind. Your weekly coffee break with a fellow solo entrepreneur who's right there in it with you. I am Teresa Schlup the original caffeine creative and this is where real business meets real life. No hype just honest conversations about building a business on your own terms. We talk mindset, strategy, burnout, breakthroughs, and everything in between because going solo doesn't mean doing it alone.
Grab a cup of coffee, find your favorite spot, and let's talk about what it really takes to do this thing solo.
The Solo Grind
Getting Organized for a Thriving 2026
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Your business needs to evolve to carry the weight of business growth. Let's move from survival to sustainable and get your house in order.
Early on in our business there was this clear path to follow. It may not have felt clear, but looking back we can see there was a checklist of sorts to complete that put systems in place that would support us so we could officially say, “I am open for business.” Once that checklist was completed it was time to get down to the business of building our business. We networked, collaborated, and of course sought out new clients, and kept a pretty busy schedule trying to fit it all in, all while those systems were in the background doing their job.
Like me, you might not have checked in on those systems all that much. After all it wasn’t like you didn’t have other pressing and more urgent things to take care of. And no doubt what you put into place to get things going has probably served you well, but here is something we don’t often think about…
Those systems we initially put into place to support our business were designed by and for a startup fledgling business.
What I hope you take away from today's episode...
- Getting your house in order today, makes everything easier as your business moves through the new year
- What worked for you when you set your business up may not work for you today
- The foundation you created for your business needs to evolve if it is going to carry the weight of our business growth.
Links to the cool stuff mentioned in this episode...
- Find Your Marketing Zen
- Darkside of Marketing
- Interior Design Contracts from Profit Insiders Coaching
- DIY Legal Templates from Lisa Fraley, The Legal Coach
- WaveApps
Links to connect with me...
- Book a Consult HERE! (https://caffeinecreative.io/consult/)
- Email me HERE! theperfectblendcaffeinecreative.io
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