Company growth brings with it a host of unique problems that can lay you low if you’re unprepared

By Susan McIntyre

In a small company, the guiding spirit at the top (often, but not always, an entrepreneur) represents an enormous percentage of the total staffing of the firm. For example, in a 10-person firm, the sole proprietor at the top is 10 percent of the entire staff.

But as a company grows, the guiding spirit becomes a smaller fraction of the whole. As a result, changes become harder to create and maintain.