Small Business Simplified · 2026-06-10 · 21 min
If your business can’t survive a week without you, this episode is going to feel personal. Karin Velez, founder of the Growth Table Small Business Collective, walks you through the Step-Away Stack, a four-layer system that lets solopreneurs and microbusiness owners take real time off without their business falling apart. You’ll learn how to communicate your absence in a way that protects relationships, capture what matters without staying tethered to your inbox, build the five automations that keep your operation moving while you’re gone, and protect your re-entry so the first day back doesn’t undo the entire benefit of being away. This is a build-it-with-you episode - Karin is building her own Step-Away Stack right alongside listeners, because summer is here and rest isn’t optional! Pull up a seat at the table and let’s get into it. - If you want a place to keep building, alongside other solopreneurs and microbusiness owners doing the same work, come join us in The Growth Table Small Business Collective. We host monthly workshops, keep a growing library of practical resources, peer support, and direct access to Karin when you need a nudge or a next step.
