How to scale a small business. 1.set clear goals and milestone,, before your start scaling make sure you have clear goals. 2Reduce risk and costs- This will help in reducing losses and maximizing on profit. 3.Target your ideal customers - you must have target customer,,after that make sure you retain them through good customer service for more referrals. 4.Evaluate your supply chain-Make sure you have good and reliable suppliers. 5.Dont over hire - when the business is still small don't hire more people to reduce the cost of production.