How many times
have you said to yourself?
- This year I’m going to get
my marketing planning done before the year starts…?
- Today I’m going to start my
systems and operations manual for my company…?
- I want to increase my income,
but day to day tasks get in the way and I have little time to
work on income producing tasks…?
- Sure I want
more money but I don’t know how I’m going to get there…?
- Documenting my systems and
tasks in my business is an overwhelming
endeavourer…
- I don’t even know
where to start…?
You know what
happens next… days, weeks, months and years go by and you’re
stuck right where you were. I know because I’ve been there too, and
here’s the thing, there is a way out!
Yes, there is good news…. The
truth of the matter is that you can start any time – today for
example. It’s not as difficult as you may think. It really doesn’t
take as much time as you may think.
Here is what typically happens in small businesses and especially with
entrepreneurs. When you start your business, it’s just YOU – Everything happens because you do it. From accounting to product development to providing services – fulfillment – everything… am I right?
Then you need help
and support to move forward and grow your business. It may be a
Virtual staff, personal assistant and maybe an accountant… But
you’ve been working so hard in your business that you haven’t taken
the time to document “how you do things” in your business.
So… you get some
support staff and you expect that they will do things in your
business as you would. Well, we
all know what happens there… just saying…. You get disappointed
because they aren’t performing as you had anticipated. You
determine that YOU are the only one who can do “things” right; then the cycle starts
again.
Systems, operations
manuals, flow charts, mind maps, processes, and standards must be
documented and shared with your staff to that everyone is moving in
the same direction and to the standard you expect. For most
entrepreneurs, this entire process makes their "eyes roll back in
their heads......
To get the maximum
support from your staff, everyone should know what the “plan” is and
where to get help on the “how to do it part”. Then and only then can you be freed to work on
your business.
It’s really not
difficult!
S.M.A.R.T. Biz TOOLS for Entrepreneurs will get you moving quickly and easily.
How To Get Started
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