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6 Ways You Are Holding Your Business Back -- and What to Do About ItAs your business grows, your original road map may not be the best path to success. But letting go of your vision (and control) is not easy.

ByEntrepreneur Staff

This story appears in theOctober 2017issue of狗万官方.Subscribe »

Benedetto Cristofani

Launching andgrowing a businessis never easy -- especially when it's time to let go and let others do some of the work. Sometimes, you can actually be holding back your company from growth. So, what do you do if you're the problem? Six entrepreneurs chime in.

1. Trust your team.

"I used to review each line of copy we put out in the world -- then myteamtold me I was creating a large bottleneck. I had to learn to tolerate incongruities with the way I think our brand should come to life and the way it actually does. Today, I see most brand creative when our customers do. It's not easy, but empowering our team gives me space to think about the brand's evolution."-- Jeff Raider, co-founder and co-CEO,Harry's

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