Do you have a business, or
ARE YOU your business?

Let me ask you a question.

If you were unable to work in your business for 6 months, when you came back would it be in better shape than when you left?

Would you even have a business at all?

If you answered 'no' to either of these questions, then chances are you don't HAVE a business - you ARE the business.

Many entrepreneurs and leaders of SMEs face this dilemma. They have no time to work ON their business because they spend every waking moment working IN it.

Have you become your own bottleneck with the business limited by your ability to touch every process, make every decision and firefight every problem on a daily basis?

You may be financially successful, you might have a thriving loyal customer base, but you're shackled to your business, a prisoner of your own success if you like.

You can't escape because there simply aren’t the documented systems, processes and procedures to allow things to run effectively without you.

Maybe this isn't an issue for you - you love the company you've created and immersing yourself into the daily minutiae allows you to maintain control over every aspect of the day-to-day operational running.

But how will you feel in 5 years' time? 10 years' time?

Whether you can imagine it or not, one day your circumstances will change. You may get bored, get sick, want to retire or want to sell up and do something different.

When (not if) that time comes and you decide to sell, you want to be able to walk away with a cheque that has a lot of zeros on it, rather than having to wind it down and possibly end up in debt or selling for pennies.

The problem is, your business simply isn’t a saleable asset if it can’t operate without you…regardless of how good or profitable it is.

If you start thinking about structuring for exit at the time you need to exit, you've missed the boat. It's way too late and you're unlikely to reach a favourable result.

One of my goals is to eliminate the biggest bottleneck from your business - YOU. Developing, implementing and documenting robust business systems and processes is absolutely vital. They enable the business to run without you.

Start with the end in mind. Think about your ultimate customer - that future buyer. What will motivate them to deliver your biggest ever payday?

If you're ready to build a rock-solid operational foundation, with the people, processes and performance excellence to scale your business...then let's talk.