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The Bus Test

Here's a quick exercise for small business owners, and it only takes a minute to run in your head.

If you got hit by a bus tomorrow (morbid, I know, but stay with me), how long could your business keep running smoothly without you?

A day? A week? Not at all?

Most owners of businesses under 20 employees land somewhere between "a few days" and "it would fall apart fast." That's not a reflection on you or your team. It usually just means a few key things are living in your head instead of somewhere your team can access them.

A simple fix is to pick your top 3 recurring responsibilities, the ones only you seem to handle, and write down the steps for each in plain language. Not a full manual. Just enough that someone else could follow it without calling you.

So, how long would your business run without you? Genuinely curious what number you land on! Let's chat if your business would struggle to pass the Bus Test!

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