Small Business Operations Blog
Practical thinking on small business operations: the systems, numbers, and structure that let a business scale.
How to Write Effective SOPs Without Stopping Work to Do It
Most small businesses don’t have written SOPs (standard operating procedures). More often than not, this is due to the fact that the standard way of […]
Focus On Profit To Make More Money
There’s a version of business growth that looks really good from the outside. Revenue is climbing. The team is expanding. There are new tools, new […]
How to Make Profitable Business Decisions
Main Takeaway: Understanding what’s actually happening inside your business right now is the difference between a profitable business and a not profitable business. Why this […]
How Do You Know When Your Business Is Big Enough?
I’ve got a confession to make. I don’t want to have a really big business. And at the same time, I constantly feel this push […]
How to Stop Being the Bottleneck in Your Business
It’s 9:30 on a Tuesday night and you’re still answering questions your team could have handled without you. A proposal that was supposed to go […]
Calm is a Competitive Advantage
There is a misunderstanding in the business world that refuses to die. One that equates constant intensity to leadership. It says go fast or go […]
Stop Being Busy. Start Being Profitable.
Summary: KPI tracking is a must when growing a profitable small business. I’ve been working with business owners long enough to notice a pattern that […]
Why the Simplest Path is Most Often the Best
Think back to a time in your business when you realized something wasn’t working, or at least wasn’t working as well as you wanted it […]
Start with Alignment in the New Year
Happy New Year. Look, I know what’s happening right now. The calendar just flipped, and suddenly, there’s this pressure to have it all figured out: […]
Why You Can’t See the Hidden Thing Holding You Back
You know exactly what you need to do. You’ve read the books, hired the coaches, maybe even taught other people how to do it. But […]