Ep 34: Diving into the next natural step for your business with Andrea McInnes

Growing your business can be scary, because what if you make the wrong move?

But at the same time, you need to make a move in order to keep growing and developing, so many business owners can feel a little trapped.

In today’s episode we’re discussing diving into the next natural step for your business.

To start things off, Sarah shares:

-      How many different steps she has taken with her business

-      Why you shouldn’t regret any tangent or extra step taken

-      The next big step that is happening with the podcast

Sarah is then joined by Andrea McInnes, a wife, mother and owner of 3 businesses!

Andrea is the founder of Billie & Grace a ladies wear brand, Sassafras, a gorgeous children’s wear store and has also started a manufacturing hub.

She has made a lot of big and small steps, started or taken over and developed businesses and is constantly growing.

In today’s episode Andrea shares:

-      How she made the move from selling on the internet to in a store

-      Why losing out on a grant pushed her to start a manufacturing hub herself

-      How she made a less profitable model of manufacturing work for her

Key Quotes:

“It’s certainly not the most profitable model but you can make it work.”

“I’d love to see some young women coming through that we could skill.”

If you want to follow any of Andreas businesses you can do so on Instagram:

@ormistonandco

@sassafrasdungog

@billie_and_grace

You can also head to the business websites:

https://billieandgrace.com.au/

Or

https://sassafrasdungog.com.au/

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You can also head to our website for tips and check out our business coaching page https://www.westofthewaves.com/pages/coax-australia-podcast

If you’re interested in some jewellery or clothing why not follow Sarah’s business @west_of_the_waves