--- title: "Is Your Business Growing? | Peachtree VA" description: "Let’s Start With The Great News: Your Small Business Is Growing! The Bad News? You Might Be Your Own Bottleneck. Your time and energy are precious resources." url: https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/is-your-business-growing publisher: Peachtree VA book: https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/contact --- # Is Your Business Growing? Peachtree VAPublished July 1, 2022Updated December 5, 20222 min read **Let’s Start With The Great News:** Your Small Business Is **_Growing!_** **The Bad News?** You Might Be Your Own **Bottleneck.** Your time and energy are precious resources. Up until now, you’ve probably been doing it all as the owner of your small business: bookkeeping, scheduling meetings, managing data. But if you’re reading this, you’re seriously growing your business and running it well. That’s the first step toward a more efficient, scaled business that helps you breathe a little easier. Here are a few more steps on how to sustainably scale your business: 1. **Do you know your business values? Write them down and protect them!** Your business values have gotten you to this point. As you scale your growing business and changes set in, make sure your decisions (and people you bring on board!) align with your business’ core values. Think of them as your roadmap to this new horizon of growth! 2. **What’s blocking your way? Identify those obstacles to growth.** What’s keeping your business from flourishing usually starts with leadership. Are you overwhelmed by your schedule? Are numbers not your favorite thing to deal with? Are you feeling like a slave to your inbox? Identify any factors that may be affecting you and your business. Is there something you’re doing that **someone else** can do? 3. **How are you managing your projects? Research options!** Your time is limited. Find a system that can help you start the day with confidence and end it with peace. It may be as simple as writing down a daily to-do list, or it may entail one of the many wonderful online workflow systems out there. Do your research and find what fits you. 4. **You know you’re one person, right? Consider pulling in outside help.** Because your time and energy are limited, you might want to consider hiring a virtual assistant. Most virtual assistants are proven to help business owners become up to 13% more effective, and a company can save up to 78% of costs by hiring virtual assistants. Peachtree VA’s assistants are carefully matched to meet a specific set of needs for specific businesses. Each assistant we match is U.S.-based and college-educated with the background, skillset, and capacity to fulfill the administrative needs that might be draining your time and energy that is effectively blocking your business’ ability to grow even more. Scale your business by first reclaiming your workday. Learn how Peachtree VA can help with one of our trusted virtual assistants. Want to learn more about how a virtual assistant can help reduce your load as you grow? Schedule a free consultation to see if Peachtree VA might be a fit for you. [Inquire here](https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/contact) to see what we’re all about, and how a VA can take your business to a new level! [**TAKE A QUICK QUIZ: What kind of VA fits your needs?**](https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/tools-and-resources/va-matching-quiz) ## Terms in this article - [Virtual assistant](https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/glossary/virtual-assistant) - [Bookkeeping](https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/glossary/bookkeeping) ## Keep reading - [### Cash vs Accrual Accounting: Which Fits Your Small Business? Cash basis records income when money arrives and expenses when you pay them. Accrual basis records income when you earn it and expenses when you incur them, even if cash moves later. Accrual shows a truer monthly picture. Cash is simpler. Your CPA should confirm which method you may use. Read](https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/guides/accrual-vs-cash-basis) - [### Household Bookkeeping: How to Organize Your Family Finances Household bookkeeping means recording your family's income and spending in one place, sorting it into categories, and reviewing it each month. It shows where money goes, supports a budget and makes tax time easier. Start with one tracker, a short category list and a monthly 30-minute review. Read](https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/guides/bookkeeping-for-families) - [### Chart of Accounts: What It Is and How to Set One Up A chart of accounts is the master list of categories your bookkeeping uses to record money. Every transaction lands in one account. The accounts fall into five types: assets, liabilities, equity, income and expenses. A clean, short chart makes your reports clear and your tax prep easier. Read](https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/guides/chart-of-accounts) ## Get your week back. Book a free, no-obligation strategy call. We will map out what to hand off first, and you leave with a plan whether or not you become a client. [Book a free strategy call](https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/contact)[or email info@peachtreeva.com](mailto:info@peachtreeva.com) ![Sarah Harlan, Client Experience & Operations Manager](https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/_astro/sarah-harlan.DtVquYwL_2b0Qn7.webp) ![Darleen Priday, Vice President of Business Development](https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/_astro/darleen-priday.jiyh6aPr_1PLR4H.webp) ![November Lee, Marketing Manager](https://peachtreeva.multisites.ai/_astro/november-lee.Cro_USs7_Z1Yhdwg.webp)