If your business can’t run without you… you don’t have a business. You have a job — with overhead, stress, and no backup plan.

Now don’t get me wrong — every small business starts with the owner wearing multiple hats. You sell, supervise jobs, make decisions, sign checks. But if you’re always the one who has to do it… you’re stuck. And worse, you’re vulnerable.

What happens if you get sick? Take a vacation? Or simply want to slow down?

If your answer is, “The whole thing would fall apart,” then it’s time to make a change.

A contractor I worked with hadn’t taken a week off in 7 years. His name was on every quote, every crew schedule, every check. When a family emergency pulled him away unexpectedly, jobs stalled, clients got frustrated, and cash flow slowed to a crawl. When he came back, he was exhausted — and had to spend a month cleaning up the mess.

We created simple systems: templated bids, delegated project management, and weekly financial check-ins with his team. Six months later, he took a 10-day vacation… and the business kept running without him.

Freedom doesn’t come from more work. It comes from systems and people.

Want to build a business that runs without you at the center of everything?

Pick up your free copy of my new book, “The 7 Minute Conversation-How to Hear the Story Your Small Business Financial Statements Are Telling You-CONTRACTOR EDITION”.  Go to www.7MinuteConversationBook.com

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