Are You Ready To Hire a Team?
It’s 2025! If you dream of scaling to six or seven figures this year, you might think you need a team to do so.
A well-trained and qualified team is a valuable resource, but that doesn’t mean that it’s the right time for you to hire. If you aren’t 100% ready to bring on a team, but you do it anyway, it can actually have a negative effect on your business.
So, before you put the pedal to the floor and begin hiring team members, there are a few things you need to seriously consider.
Will you make a profit?
You are ready to hire a team member when you can pay someone to do the work for less than what you charge AND still make a profit.
Hiring isn’t just about saving you time — it’s about scaling your business profitably.
If you can’t make a profit with a team member, then you’re not ready to hire.
Instead, it’s time for you to:
Improve your skills.
Refine your offers.
Raise your rates and charge more for your work.
Will You Have to Work Harder?
If you hire a team without making a profit, you’ll only burn yourself out because you’ll be working harder and hustling more to pay invoices.
When you look at it that way, isn’t it backward? You hired a team so you don’t have to work as hard.
When you can’t afford to pay them, you’re doing the opposite, and that’s not what running a business is about!
So, When Should You Grow Your Team?
Before you grow your team, you need to make several behind-the-scenes shifts so you can comfortably afford to hire. Here is what we recommend as a seven-figure Virtual Assistant agency with a team of ten highly qualified service providers (i.e., copywriters, designers, tech VAs, and more!)
When you’re making enough profit to pay your team members AND yourself.
When your skills and systems are solid.
When hiring someone no longer feels like a gamble.
Growth is a strategy, not a shortcut.
If the main reason you want to outsource is that everyone else seems to have a team, and it makes you feel “more professional,” but you’re not making enough to afford it comfortably, then it’s not time yet.
Instead, focus on investing in yourself. Level up your knowledge and skills. Practice until you’re better and faster at what you do. Raise your rates to reflect the value you bring.
The team will come, but only when you’ve built a foundation strong enough to support it. 🤍
We can help you launch and build a sold-out VA business with sturdy foundations so you can scale! Click here to learn more about The Foundation, our signature program to help you turn your business dreams into a reality.