Business Owner Challenge: What If Something Happens To Me?

Whether you’re a solo business owner or run a small team, the thought likely has crossed your mind once or?twice or?a thousand times, “what happens if I’m?unable to work, even for a short time?”?

COVID-19 made that thought come front and center, but so does the prospect of going in for surgery?or coming down with a debilitating short term illness.?

The realization hits entrepreneurs hard when they’re faced with being unable to work for weeks or months.??

Let’s?Focus On What You Can Control.?

1. Do you have employees,?subcontractors or freelancers you can?delegate?work to??
2. Do you have processes and procedures clearly?documented?and accessible by all??
3. Do you have an open line of?communication?with your clients and vendors??
4. Do you have systems and?automations?that can take over manual tasks??
5. Do the?people?in your household or family have?access?to your contact list??

While no one wants to “write themselves out of a job” the most important goal is to continue to?communicate what is going on, plan ahead and?provide premium and flawless services to your customers. Do you want them to go elsewhere for a few months and then expect them to return to you when you’re up and about??That is unlikely to happen.?

An Easy Starting Point?

Start a binder that will contain all the critical documentation someone can use as reference to manage things without you; or even to communicate with the people who can.??

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