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Stabilize Stage
There’s too much for one person to do.
The business is real now. Money is coming in. People are involved.
But everything still depends on you.
You’re no longer just doing the work—you’re training others, answering questions, fixing gaps, and keeping things from falling apart.
Below is a breakdown of each business function, the constraint that typically appears at this stage, and what to focus on next.
Product
There are many things to improve, but no time to fix everything.
Focus only on the issue customers complain about most.
Fix that first. Ignore the rest for now.
Marketing
Leads are coming in, but they take longer to decide.
Start nurturing.
Use simple email follow-ups or regular content to stay visible while people warm up.
Sales
Too much time is spent talking to the wrong prospects.
Define who your product is for
— and who it’s not for.
Set basic qualifications and delegate scheduling so you spend time only on good-fit leads.
Customer Service
New customers don’t know what to do after they buy.
Create a simple onboarding process.
Show them what happens next, what success looks like, and who to contact for help.
Information Tech (IT)
You’re using many tools, but few consistently.
Audit what you actually use. Keep the useful ones, extend free trials where possible, cut the rest, and set up a basic sales or delivery pipeline everyone can follow.
Recruiting
Applications are coming in, but quality is uneven.
Write clear job descriptions.
Be specific about responsibilities, expectations, and working arrangements so the right people apply.
Human Resources
Employee-related obligations are becoming real.
Set up proper payroll handling—SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, and taxes—so compliance doesn’t depend on memory or manual tracking.
If you don't have an accountant yet. Get one.
Finance
Payments and salaries are being handled informally.
Put basic systems in place: bookkeeping, invoicing, and payroll.
Visibility matters more than perfection.
Bottom line
The business can no longer rely on effort and memory alone.
Get help—and support that help properly.
Once work, people, and money stop being ad hoc, the business can finally run without constant intervention.
Digitally Driven, Wonderfully Human
Post205, Inc
© 2026
Hey — It's Toffer.
I spent over a decade in tech—building websites, systems, and automations.
Running my own business taught me this: if I can’t understand it from a notebook, it’s too complicated.
When you’re too big to wing it but too small to have layers of management, the right tools should keep the business moving without always pulling you in.
Post205 builds systems and dashboards that handle repeatable work so you can step away and let the business keep moving.
