Help is hired when sales increase.... (sales = demand)
I have a small business, run by myself, and I am now almost to the point with my sales, to be able to hire a part time person to help....if my sales/demand had not increased, then I would not be able to take on a new hire...
But at the same time, if I did not have the money to increase my supply of what is projected in demand/sales, then hiring another person would be fruitless....
Both are needed, demand, and the ability to supply the product for the increase in demand.
Imagine how well you'd be doing today if you adequately financed from inception!
It was a Hobby, when I started...I had already retired young... about 10 years after I had retired and was spending my days as just a Mod on a political message board while my husband was at work, the boredom overcame me...so I started to do crafts that I used to do when I was a teen, and had time to do them....well, that became boring too, so my sister suggested I open an internet shop and try to sell some of what I made....that was fine too, for a little while, but THEN the demand for my handmade items took off, and the demand increased, especially for my handmade pet beds and bath rugs....so then I had to move deliveries out.., originally it was 1-2 weeks, then 3-4 weeks, then 4-6 weeks then 6-10 weeks from the time the custom order was placed for the cotton rugs to shipping....and even that did not stop customers from wanting and buying them, so then I started on raising my prices to slow business down, (after all, I am retired, and this was suppose to be fun and not a business)....obviously, what I made called for more money...or I would not have so many people wanting them....and even that has not slowed the demand...so now prices are high enough on the handmade items that I can afford to hire someone part time to do the paperwork, take the photos of the items and listing them on the net, and boxing and shipping, giving me more time to hand make the items....(have not done this yet, but I can afford to now)
I'll never be a millionaire from this, my little fingers can hand crochet only so much in a 24 hour period,

BUT SOMEONE, that is not semi retired, could make a heck of a go, for it.....the demand and signs of future demand is there, begging for it....and some day, someone will find a gazillion fingers to make these handmade cotton rugs in Viet nam or China.... and be that millionaire!