Being a control freak is a known risk for small business owners. If you want to grow the business you need to step back by delegating more and developing a management team. Procedures and work instructions can also help - paperless is best if you can

A scaleable business is one that uses each sale to build residual value or ongoing income for the business. To achieve this you have to look beyond a simple sales transaction and look more in terms of customer acquisition and trust building.

Just because you own 100% of the shares of a business does not mean you own 100% of the business. Difficult areas such as copyright, and other intellectual property can prove to be serious sticking points when you come to sell the business.

If the business is viable then an overdraft on the business current account will provide a flexible facility to support a shortage of cash. Note that the bank may require a track record to grant this and will often ask for personal guarantees.