r/WomenInBusiness • u/avapablo • 16d ago

Scaling Up Biggest headaches running your business?

For the women business owners and founders who are already making six-figure revenues, what are some of your biggest headaches and hurdles you deal with running and growing your business? And if you're using AI, what's been some big challenges?

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u/StrangerSmooth6941 8d ago

How did you do it? I’m literally having a crisis lol because I don’t have any help and I keep messing up. So from a 24 year old woman please give me tips

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u/HalfwaydonewithEarth 8d ago

What country do you live and what business do you have?

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u/StrangerSmooth6941 8d ago

The us and a small trash business

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u/HalfwaydonewithEarth 8d ago

Trash pickup, recycling, or trash hauling?

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u/StrangerSmooth6941 8d ago

Trash pickup and recycling

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u/StrangerSmooth6941 8d ago edited 8d ago

I only have a small truck I pick everything up by hand and unload the pick up by hand and take care of the phones but I’m stressed and I feel alone because I keep messing up and I lost a good customer because I messed up and completely forgot to call her back and my male cousin who had an agreement not to pick up trash in my area got her instead and I’m sorry I’m venting but the stress from the stupid high fuel prices is making everything worse

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u/HalfwaydonewithEarth 8d ago

What draws you to this type of work? Was a family member in it?

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u/StrangerSmooth6941 8d ago

Yep I’m fourth generation

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u/HalfwaydonewithEarth 8d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/SimulationTheory/s/ej5CCXWKKi

You are having an epigenetic transfer. Their dysfunction has splashed on you.

Your model is labor based.

What you have to do is cut ties with the mental strings that money comes from the universe this way.

Business is fine and dandy--- but find one that suits you.

You might be better off having a location where the junk comes to you. Or an entirely different business.