First, a reasonable organizational structure.
As the saying goes, "Although the sparrow is small, it has all its organs". Although there are only five or six people in the company, we can't help all the things we have to deal with and face, and we must divide our work reasonably, such as products, business, research and development, administration and finance. You can wear several hats, but there must be personal boundaries. Do your own thing well, so that you can be busy and run well after you start working.
Second, reasonable rules and regulations.
It has been said since ancient times that you can't form a square without rules. To be effective, an army must have strict discipline and organization, regardless of the ability of soldiers. The advantage of a small company is that the organization is flexible and changeable. But because of this, rules and regulations are particularly important. If all employees work hard and conscientiously, but there are no reasonable and fixed rules and regulations, all enthusiasm will be exhausted by these unreasonable rules every day, and the company's discrete framework will not be far away.
Third, the boss and employees are treated equally.
If you want to start a business, the most important thing is whether the boss can be the same as the employees, not because of his identity. Or run amok with relatives. In a small company, personnel relations are relatively transparent, and anyone's laziness will affect the whole collective. If the boss can't treat his employees like his own family, no one wants to work for himself (unless he pays a lot of money). As the boss of the company, you should take the lead, set an example for employees, become an example for everyone, and drive the healthy development of the team.
The above points are done well, and as for others, such as appropriate decentralization, encouragement, buying off people's hearts and developing cohesion, it will be much easier on this basis.