I see entrepreneurs who are happy with one store. I also see some with the ambition of scaling to multiple locations.

Scaling a business has its financial rewards but the level of risk and stress is also high. If you scale a restaurant to 10 locations, now you have more than 10 times the problem. Your chef get sick, the oven might have to be replaced, your supplier might not be able to deliver your ingredients that is crucial for operations, etc. There are so many things that could go wrong and the business owner carriers the burden! He has to pay the bills after all!

An entrepreneur could live a comfortable life with one to two stores. How does one decide to scale? When do you scale? Or is it better to stay small?