Improve My Business

You can’t build a skyscraper on sand; you can’t build a business on memory.  - Mary McDonald

OK, this probably isn’t the most deep, philosophical  quote you’ve ever seen - I admit it.  But it DOES emphasize the importance of having a good foundation for your business.  Everyone from Michael Gerber to Tony Gattari to Ragen Chastain emphasize the importance of implementing a solid system for your business.  Whether it’s organizing your business to allow you to work ON the business rather than IN the business, writing a policy and procedures manual so that each person can exactly duplicate the work that needs to be done (think franchising level of detail), or setting aside 1 hour a week to do your admin hour (organizing, filing, etc), you need to spend time working on implementing a system that works for you and your organization.

If you haven’t already, click on the link for Tony to see a quick video on the importance of systems.

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Every once in a while we take a break from all this serious “Improve the world one idea at a time” stuff, and post something silly - today, it’s 11 things to do that don’ cost much/any money from  the Learn me Good blog.  Enjoy!

For those in the US, happy Independence Day!

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