With so much focus on internet companies these days I'm finding it less common to find good information out there on how to systemize and scale a local business. I own an appliance repair company and if I don't work tomorrow, I will not make money. I need to get past this stage. I posted something about this a while ago and I still find myself stuck in the same situation.
How do I create a company that can thrive without me? A business that has systems in place for its employees to follow so that it can operate without the owner needing to be present every single day?
Currently I am the only employee and I find it daunting to think about how to get my business from where I am now, to where it has the potential to be. How do you go from building computers in your garage to owning Apple?
How did they set up these systems to create these massively successful companies? I'm not even trying to be the next Apple or Tesla of the appliance repair industry. I'd be happy with a scalable business that can expand regionally.
The more books I read the more questions I have. The more research I do, the more "solutions" are presented to me and the less confident I feel about taking any one particular path.
I know and understand that there is no magic list as MJ calls it in Unscripted .
But I'm at a point where I feel like I need some kind of guidance or coaching. Have any of you ever worked with a business coach, particularly for a brick-and-mortar business? If so, what has been your experience and are you still working with that coach? Do you have any coaches that you would recommend, specifically in the service industry?
My research online has taken me to several business coaching programs and Michael Gerber's E-myth business coaching program claims to get results and help entrepreneurs systemize their businesses. It does cost a pretty penny at $1,500 per month for 18 months. That's a lot of money to spend on something that I don't know will even work. I don't even know if their "coaches" have ever owned their own businesses or if they've just been trained on some set of guiding principals that the author outlined in his book.
I know there is no magic program that will do the work for me. I am willing to put in the work and commit. I just don't know where to even start. If I'm going to pay for coaching and guidance and advice, then I want it to be valuable coaching, guidance and advice that is tailored to my specific needs. Not just some generic set of principals to guide and motivate me.
I was honestly almost giving up on my business until I was listening to Unscripted again, and MJ talks about one of the mistakes entrepreneurs make is turning down a business idea simply because it's an "old fashioned" brick and mortar business and isn't as easily scalable as an online one. Then he said that most of his more recent business ideas have been of brick and mortar business.
Any and all ideas and feedback are welcome.
Thank you.
PS: @MJ DeMarco Have you ever used a business coach? What are your thoughts?
How do I create a company that can thrive without me? A business that has systems in place for its employees to follow so that it can operate without the owner needing to be present every single day?
Currently I am the only employee and I find it daunting to think about how to get my business from where I am now, to where it has the potential to be. How do you go from building computers in your garage to owning Apple?
How did they set up these systems to create these massively successful companies? I'm not even trying to be the next Apple or Tesla of the appliance repair industry. I'd be happy with a scalable business that can expand regionally.
The more books I read the more questions I have. The more research I do, the more "solutions" are presented to me and the less confident I feel about taking any one particular path.
I know and understand that there is no magic list as MJ calls it in Unscripted .
But I'm at a point where I feel like I need some kind of guidance or coaching. Have any of you ever worked with a business coach, particularly for a brick-and-mortar business? If so, what has been your experience and are you still working with that coach? Do you have any coaches that you would recommend, specifically in the service industry?
My research online has taken me to several business coaching programs and Michael Gerber's E-myth business coaching program claims to get results and help entrepreneurs systemize their businesses. It does cost a pretty penny at $1,500 per month for 18 months. That's a lot of money to spend on something that I don't know will even work. I don't even know if their "coaches" have ever owned their own businesses or if they've just been trained on some set of guiding principals that the author outlined in his book.
I know there is no magic program that will do the work for me. I am willing to put in the work and commit. I just don't know where to even start. If I'm going to pay for coaching and guidance and advice, then I want it to be valuable coaching, guidance and advice that is tailored to my specific needs. Not just some generic set of principals to guide and motivate me.
I was honestly almost giving up on my business until I was listening to Unscripted again, and MJ talks about one of the mistakes entrepreneurs make is turning down a business idea simply because it's an "old fashioned" brick and mortar business and isn't as easily scalable as an online one. Then he said that most of his more recent business ideas have been of brick and mortar business.
Any and all ideas and feedback are welcome.
Thank you.
PS: @MJ DeMarco Have you ever used a business coach? What are your thoughts?
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