Why Most Small Businesses Can't Scale
I spent last week reviewing 20 small businesses.
19 of them had the exact same problem.
The owner was the bottleneck.
Let me explain...
Every single decision had to go through them:
Everything. Stopped. At. The. Owner.
Here's a real example:
A client was working 80 hours a week. Revenue was stuck at $30,000 per month. They couldn't grow because they were maxed out.
Want to know what changed everything?
A simple decision checklist.
We made a list of every decision they made in a week.
Then sorted them into three categories:
The result?
72% of their decisions didn't need them involved.
So we created simple processes for these tasks.
Now their team can:
Without asking permission every time.
The owner's hours dropped to 40 per week. Revenue grew to $75,000 per month.
Because they stopped being the bottleneck.
Want to see my simple process for identifying and fixing bottlenecks?
Head over to my website where I share my complete delegation system.
Let's remove your business bottlenecks in 2025!
Note: Writing this while my team handles customer support without me ??
P.S. How many decisions are YOU the bottleneck for?
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2 个月This is truly an excellent read! Well done on tackling this CEO issue.