{"id":34653,"date":"2022-03-08T17:05:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T01:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clickup.com\/blog\/?p=34653"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:57:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:57:22","slug":"how-to-manage-your-small-business-for-free-in-clickup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clickup.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-your-small-business-for-free-in-clickup\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Manage and Grow Your Small Business with ClickUp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It might have taken a worldwide pandemic to make small businesses the new <em>cause de celebre<\/em>, but the renewed interest in shopping small didn\u2019t just save many businesses from shuttering\u2014it also inspired a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uschamber.com\/on-demand\/economy\/how-the-small-business-sector-has-grown-throughout-the-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">24.6% increase<\/a> in the number of small businesses opening since 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As transparency of the many ethical, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/society\/facebook-whistleblower-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social<\/a>, and environmental issues fueled by <a href=\"https:\/\/jacobinmag.com\/2021\/07\/amazon-warehouse-communities-towns-geography-warehouse-fulfillment-jfk8-cajon-inland-empire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">large corporations<\/a> creates more informed and empowered consumers, small businesses aren\u2019t just the feel-good choice for us; they\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseleague.com\/blog\/reasons-to-shop-local\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">often more sustainable<\/a>, ethically made, of higher quality, and able to provide a better overall shopping experience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/t333.s.clickup-attachments.com\/t333\/71581485-d805-416d-9289-15d0bd59854a\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\">\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Giant corporations be like<\/em><br>HBO via <a href=\"https:\/\/media4.giphy.com\/media\/3oEdv7vedu6iAZoqTS\/200w.webp?cid=ecf05e475qtkedzadzvq9mbxzrhlqkbvqe6lq6lbice9m5mu&amp;rid=200w.webp&amp;ct=g\">GIPHY<\/a><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But as a former small biz owner myself, I know exactly how much back-breaking work goes into building and growing something from the ground up\u2014and how much I wish ClickUp existed when I was a one-woman shirt shop operating out of my bedroom back in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So let\u2019s get into the ClickUp features that will make work-life easier for the badasses who have no bosses, just business!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ub_table-of-contents-48256e8f-cdbf-4e66-a263-8b50d4b8215e\" class=\"ub_table-of-contents\" data-hidetext=\"hide\" data-initiallyhideonmobile=\"false\" data-initiallyshow=\"true\" data-scrolltype=\"auto\" data-showtext=\"show\">\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header-container\">\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-header\">\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-title\">In This Article:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-extra-container\">\n<div class=\"ub_table-of-contents-container ub_table-of-contents-1-column\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clickup.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-your-small-business-for-free-in-clickup\/#0-when-working-hard-hardly-works\">When working hard hardly works<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clickup.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-your-small-business-for-free-in-clickup\/#1-how-to-get-started-using-clickup-for-your-small-biz\">How to get started using ClickUp for your small biz<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clickup.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-your-small-business-for-free-in-clickup\/#2-1-create-your-space-amp-folders-\">1. Create your Space &amp; Folders.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clickup.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-your-small-business-for-free-in-clickup\/#3-2-create-your-lists\">2. Create your Lists.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clickup.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-your-small-business-for-free-in-clickup\/#4-3-create-tasks-with-custom-fields\">3. Create tasks with Custom Fields.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clickup.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-your-small-business-for-free-in-clickup\/#5-4-create-a-budget\">4. Create a budget.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clickup.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-your-small-business-for-free-in-clickup\/#6-5-create-an-order-tracking-system\">5. Create an order tracking system.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clickup.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-your-small-business-for-free-in-clickup\/#7-6-add-helpful-views-to-your-folders\">6. Add helpful views to your Folders.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clickup.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-your-small-business-for-free-in-clickup\/#8-7-create-time-saving-automations\">7. Create time-saving Automations.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clickup.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-your-small-business-for-free-in-clickup\/#9-8-grow-your-team\">8. Grow your team.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clickup.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-your-small-business-for-free-in-clickup\/#10-one-big-dream-many-small-steps\">One big dream, many small steps.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 50px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"0-when-working-hard-hardly-works\">When working hard hardly works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When I was 4, my parents started and grew a small business selling medical supplies. Aside from imparting unto me a strange fascination with surgical tools (they thought that was weird, too), I was primed to be entrepreneurial by osmosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thing is, I am more of a\u2026 creative type. When I started selling shirts on Etsy right after graduating from design school, I had no idea how to best organize a business, my finances, or my time. I politely refused the business advice offered by my parents and my accountant sister\u2014because my shirts were a huge hit in no time! And I loved making them! And I knew best! (\ud83d\ude44)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A year into it, new designs always sold out, I was getting celebrity clientele, my shop was on the front page of Etsy\u2026but the truth is, soon my business wasn\u2019t making much of a profit to allow expansion. I couldn\u2019t take any days off and I was working myself into insanity. People often say that having too many customers is a \u201cgood problem\u201d to have, but they fail to mention that\u2019s only true if your business is organized enough to isolate the main problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/t333.s.clickup-attachments.com\/t333\/4e307a39-6c68-433c-849c-2bde8ad2ae22\/giphy-3.gif\" alt=\"\">\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">HBO via <a href=\"https:\/\/media3.giphy.com\/media\/xT0Gqr8S3sT5DQzHOM\/200w.webp?cid=ecf05e47wgbjdle4kgqnnrksligvacgb6symfju5yu8udvvn&amp;rid=200w.webp&amp;ct=g\">GIPHY<\/a><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking back, the biggest problem I had was my lack of organization\u2014and no amount of creativity or marketing savvy could make up for it. I had my design files on my computer, my sales sheet in a notebook, my notes on Etsy, my thoughts in a sketchbook, and my shirt stock in a TV box. Even worse, there were costs and figures I wasn\u2019t even tracking at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why I tell every small business owner I meet about ClickUp. Seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So many features, many of them totally free, are exactly what I needed then to help build a strong foundation for my own shop\u2014and my own business acumen. From organizing orders to tracking everything from money spent to hours worked, ClickUp is the all-in-one tool that helps save you time on busy work so you can spend more time building your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Bonus: <a href=\"https:\/\/clickup.com\/blog\/business-management-software\/\">The Best Business Management Software<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 5px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-how-to-get-started-using-clickup-for-your-small-biz\">How to get started using ClickUp for your small biz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since time is money, let\u2019s get right to it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/t333.s.clickup-attachments.com\/t333\/3cc5b0f1-a715-46db-817a-6a3585cdc9a2\/giphy-1.gif\" alt=\"\">\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">HBO via <a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/siliconvalleyhbo-silicon-valley-kumail-nanjiani-3og0ITQOC5wlyk8ffy\">GIPHY<\/a><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-1-create-your-space-amp-folders-\"><strong>1. Create your Space &amp; Folders.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/t333.s.clickup-attachments.com\/t333\/ab7e2603-6927-4a8e-a0c3-b044c2db3a7d\/Screen%20Shot%202022-01-26%20at%207.01.11%20PM.png\" alt=\"\">\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Folders within a Space in ClickUp<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When you create a totally fresh ClickUp account, the first step is creating a <strong>Workspace<\/strong>; think of this as an office building just for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within your <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.clickup.com\/en\/articles\/1045623-hierarchy-structure-in-clickup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Workspace<\/a>, and where you will spend the vast majority of your time, is your <strong>Space<\/strong>; think of this as your business\u2019s sprawling office suite. Name this Space after your biz and create <strong>Folders<\/strong> within that Space for every possible category that exists within it\u2014broad categories to start could be Finances, Marketing, and Production!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s no limit to how many Folders you can make, but try to approach Folders as conservatively as possible: Folders don\u2019t have to get too nitty-gritty\u2014that\u2019s for Lists!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd11 <strong>Free Forever Plan:<\/strong> Includes a 5 Space capacity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 <strong>Unlimited Plan <\/strong>($5 per member): Includes unlimited Space capacity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Psst: ClickUp University has a <a href=\"https:\/\/university.clickup.com\/path\/foundation-learning\/setting-up-your-workspace-for-success\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free course<\/a> on setting up your Workspace!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 3px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-2-create-your-lists\">2. Create your Lists.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/t333.s.clickup-attachments.com\/t333\/d2d34694-9133-4b07-9b78-d69c4fed657a\/marketing.png\" alt=\"\">\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Viewing tasks in List view<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lists<\/strong> live in Folders and are where individual <strong>tasks<\/strong> live. When creating this Space with my old shirt shop in mind, I listed every sub-category I could remember, plus some new ones I should have been tracking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the image above, you can see that within my \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/clickup.com\/blog\/marketing-tools-for-small-businesses\/\">Marketing &amp; Advertising<\/a>\u201d Folder I have 3 Lists: \u201cSponsored Ads,\u201d \u201cSocial Media,\u201d and \u201cInfluencer Partnerships.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you view your entire Folder, you view every List within that Folder at once, so create Lists based on things you\u2019d like to be able to visually focus on separately if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd11 <strong>Free Forever Plan:<\/strong> Includes 100 Lists per Folder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 <strong>Unlimited Plan <\/strong>($5 per member): Includes 400 Lists per Folder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 3px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-3-create-tasks-with-custom-fields\">3. Create tasks with Custom Fields.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/t333.s.clickup-attachments.com\/t333\/42c311c4-00bd-432b-bbc9-b4ec5ca10388\/print%20designs.png\" alt=\"\">\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tasks with Custom Fields shown in List view<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTasks\u201d in ClickUp don\u2019t have to be actions, they can also work as individual items on a regular ol\u2019 list!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my use case example above, each of the designs on products in my shop is a <strong>task<\/strong>, and I probably won\u2019t have to ever click into those tasks to get more information\u2014<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.clickup.com\/en\/articles\/2310503-custom-fields-clickapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Custom Fields<\/a><\/strong> allow me to see every important detail, all in one place!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically, ClickUp lets you create any type of organizational column you need, from dropdown menus, tags, text boxes, numbers, prices\u2014you name it! A Custom Field that would have been life-changing for my shop is the<strong> file attachment field<\/strong>; since I sold items printed with original designs, having those working files and .jpegs in one place would\u2019ve saved me hours I might have lost searching through my computer or Google Drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd11 <strong>Free Forever Plan:<\/strong> Includes 100MB of file storage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 <strong>Unlimited Plan <\/strong>($5 per member): Includes unlimited file storage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 3px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-4-create-a-budget\">4. Create a budget.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/t333.s.clickup-attachments.com\/t333\/362d0d72-a55c-4d06-bc37-30219d1b53de\/budget.png\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A budgeting List with Custom Fields, organized by Status<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re like me, you wanna throw up when you hear the word \u201cbudget.\u201d I have always been bad at math and made anxious by numbers, but if ClickUp existed when I was running my shirt shop\u2026 I\u2019m just saying, I might have learned to actually enjoy financial planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My monthly budget List is organized by three simple <strong>statuses<\/strong> and made up of those wonderful Custom Fields. The most important field here is the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.clickup.com\/en\/articles\/3840556-formula-fields\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Formula Field<\/a><\/strong>, which can calculate a result from whichever two custom fields you would like to combine, such as \u201cprice of item plus shipping price\u201d or \u201chours logged times hourly fee\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This field is great for shops that have multiple products at different base price points, but for other shops, the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.clickup.com\/en\/articles\/3186193-column-calculations-in-list-table-views\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">column calculations feature<\/a> can do the trick!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd11 <strong>Free Forever Plan:<\/strong> Doesn\u2019t include column calculations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 <strong>Unlimited Plan <\/strong>($5 per member): Includes unlimited column calculations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 3px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"6-5-create-an-order-tracking-system\">5. Create an order tracking system.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/t333.s.clickup-attachments.com\/t333\/5ae6c48e-d01d-45d9-b6a0-b977d27e14fd\/orders.png\" alt=\"\">\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Order tasks grouped by Status and organized with Custom Fields<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Great news\u2014you\u2019ve got sales! But the key to staying on track from the moment the order is placed to the moment the product is delivered is consistent, flexible organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of every piece of info you need on hand to fulfill an order, then turn it into a Custom Field. Remember that these fields can be anything you dream of, so don\u2019t sweat it if your product isn\u2019t a physical item like a shirt! If you can type it, it can become a trackable Custom Field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/t333.s.clickup-attachments.com\/t333\/92f6ca66-10e3-4312-88f1-ef797a0b8330\/Screen%20Shot%202022-01-26%20at%2011.30.38%20PM.png\" alt=\"\">\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Subtasks as additional items in an order<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For orders that contain more than one unique item, I created <strong>subtasks<\/strong> with the same name as the parent task (pictured above), then filled in my fields as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd11 <strong>Free Forever Plan:<\/strong> Includes 100 uses of Custom Fields<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 <strong>Unlimited Plan <\/strong>($5 per member): Includes unlimited uses of Custom Fields<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 3px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"7-6-add-helpful-views-to-your-folders\">6. Add helpful views to your Folders.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/t333.s.clickup-attachments.com\/t333\/863705e6-df7d-4126-bfab-657eea020d16\/Screen%20Shot%202022-01-26%20at%206.53.16%20PM.png\" alt=\"\">\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I added a Calendar view to my Space which lets me see<br>every due date for the month in one place<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Something I<strong> love<\/strong> about ClickUp is the number of views you can add to your Spaces and Folders to help you scope out your work in a new way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter what business you\u2019re in, having a clear view of delivery dates is crucial. With Calendar view, you can see when tasks are due by the day, week, or month; once you know <a href=\"https:\/\/clickup.com\/features\/project-time-tracking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how much time<\/a> each task takes, you can more easily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90691253\/the-importance-of-finding-time-for-self-care-as-an-entrepreneur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">carve out personal time<\/a> for yourself, which is so important when you\u2019re your own boss!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd11 <strong>Free Forever Plan:<\/strong> Box view and Board view unavailable<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 <strong>Unlimited Plan <\/strong>($5 per member): All views are available, most with unlimited usage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Bonus: <a href=\"https:\/\/clickup.com\/blog\/ai-tools-for-startups\/\">AI tools for small businesses<\/a> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 3px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"8-7-create-time-saving-automations\">7. Create time-saving Automations.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/t333.s.clickup-attachments.com\/t333\/8ca98c6d-c12e-4ed7-ab16-299945679205\/Screen%20Shot%202022-01-26%20at%208.09.39%20PM.png\" alt=\"\">\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Creating a new Automation in ClickUp<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve gotten the hang of using ClickUp\u2019s many custom features, you absolutely must utilize <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clickup.com\/features\/automations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Automations<\/a><\/strong>. Think of Automations as little invisible robots you create to do mindless (but time-consuming) busy work for you, without you lifting a finger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An Automation I would have<em> loved<\/em> is having the status of product tasks automatically change when any size of an item in my inventory hits just 2 left in stock. And because I would have set my Notifications to notify me when a status changes, I\u2019d be able to restock in time and avoid customers asking me when I would have more available!<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"border: 3px dashed #8ed1fc; border-radius: 0%; background-color: inherit; \" class=\"ub-styled-box ub-bordered-box wp-block-ub-styled-box\" id=\"ub-styled-box-ab412206-c3ed-4302-ac38-743c35c75234\">\n<p id=\"ub-styled-box-bordered-content-\">Want to <strong>consolidate tools<\/strong> and <strong>set your small business up for success<\/strong> in 2026? Check out our step by step playbook<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cu-buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clickup.com\/events\/elevate-your-small-business-in-the-age-of-ai?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=da-25-11-20-gl-elevate-your-small-business-in-2026\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--purple cu-button--improved\">Get the free playbook<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Starting and growing a business is incredibly time-consuming, but it\u2019s important to remember that your time is a valuable resource\u2014and saving it wherever you can is a must for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd11 <strong>Free Forever Plan:<\/strong> Includes 100 Automations per month<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfc6 <strong>Unlimited Plan <\/strong>($5 per member): Includes 1,000 Automations per month<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 3px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"9-8-grow-your-team\">8. Grow your team.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/t333.s.clickup-attachments.com\/t333\/e0575107-ae78-4c5f-9131-bb72d195f88a\/Screen%20Shot%202022-01-26%20at%207.39.47%20PM.png\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Custom Field for tracking weekly employee compensation based on the hours they track in ClickUp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the greatest things about growth is being able to <em>finally<\/em> spread out the workload. 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