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The right systems set your company up to thrive—even when you're not there.

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how to think like an entrepreneur

Business Systems

4 min read

How to think like an Entrepreneur

When I read The E-Myth Revisited for the first time in 1996, one of the quotes that stuck with me most was this one:  “How you think about business is how you end up doing business.”

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Remy Gervais

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The dance between people and systems

If you own a business and have employees, it’s easy to understand why systematizing your business puts you at a great advantage. You know how you want things done. You know how things should work. You know the way you want your prospects and customers to be treated. But your ideal is just a series of pictures in y...

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Ilene Frahm

Small business systems and processes, Implementing systems in business

Business Systems

1 min read

What’s the system for designing systems?

Most small business owners we speak to about growing their companies spend the majority of their time making, selling or delivering their product or service. They know how to do the work the way they want it done, but they struggle getting other people to do it according to their standards. And when there’s a job ...

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Jayne Speich

business model prototype

Business Systems

1 min read

Why build a franchise prototype?

Business owners often come to us for help building a business model prototype—what we call a franchise prototype. They’ve read about the concept in The E-Myth Revisited and feel that it’s the key to getting what they want: a business that gets the results they desire at the standard they expect—without relying so ...

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EMyth Team

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Business Systems

2 min read

Our top four free tools to assess and build strong business systems

“How do I build a business that doesn’t depend so much on me?” That’s one of the most common questions we hear from business owners. And the simplest answer is: You need to create systems to replace you in the business. But this isn’t so simple to do. How do you assess your current business systems? Or identify wh...

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EMyth Team

systemic and systematic issues in business

Business Systems

5 min read

The difference between systemic and systematic thinking in business

When was the last time you thought about why your business does what it does? Every business exists for a singular purpose: to produce a certain result—a service or a product. But have you ever asked yourself, "Why do we do it this way?" This question is the essence of strategic thinking. And strategic thinking is...

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EMyth Team