For context this is not my first business but it’s the first time I’ve ever been in the market of selling products and not services. My new business entails selling feminine care and wellness products (some reselling, some stuff made) and in two months the business has been doing better than expected. I handle the marketing, orders, processing, delivery etc all on my own.

Logically (and as my other entrepreneur friends have suggested) I know I should hire someone to help take the load off because I do co-run another business which has been losing my attention lately, however, this business isn’t in a position financially to pay any wages as yet.

It was originally supposed to just turnover maybe a couple orders a week, however I’m at several order a day and feel like I’m on a sinking ship. The costs of restocking my products are continuously rising and as a new business I don’t feel it’s sustainable to keep changing prices week over week so it’s also not as profitable as it would’ve been before the tariffs.

The long term goal is to get someone on board, at least for the deliveries so I can get that load off but for the meantime (which is probably the next few months, maybe a year based on how operating costs go) does anyone have any advice on how to manage it solo? As a service provider, it was easier because clients booked and I could see my calendar well in advance and now it feels like I go to bed seeing zero orders and wake up to 10. Is there some way I can systemically manage this without imploding? Would be really helpful if there are any entrepreneurs who are in a similar business model and if they have any tips on how they manage.