Welcome to the How of Business with your host, Henry Lopez, the podcast that helps you start,

run, and grow your small business. And now, here is your host.

Welcome to this special episode of the How of Business. This is a short episode on the topic of

business systems, developing, implementing, and executing on the systems we need to grow

our small businesses. If you're an existing small business owner, then this episode will help

you assess where you are and what you need to improve. We all need to improve our business

systems is what I have found. And if you're planning to start your first business, then this

episode will help you prepare for

building your business the right way from the start. So let's get into the topic of this episode,

small business systems. Developing business systems is a big topic and often it's cited and in my

experience, it's critical to developing a more, what we call a self-managed business,

which is that that goal that we should all have,

that we develop a business that doesn't necessarily need us there on a day-to-day basis

so that we can step away from the business when and where it makes sense

and the business still operates effectively and efficiently.

I know that's a little harder for

solopreneurs or professionals that need to be into business because they deliver a particular

service. I know it's harder for that. But generally speaking, what we aspire to do when we start a

business is that it gives us lots of freedoms, including the freedom of time and location. And so working towards a self-managed

business is what allows us to realize that benefit. And implementing business systems is the key

to achieving that. I am a huge believer in the need to have systems in place to help you run and to

grow your business. It's part of what the author Michael Gerber is referring to when

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