Home topics small-business-resources growing Growing Managing Growing Seven steps to a systemised and successful business Guest Author June 21, 2012 Every business has systems of some sort, but the difference between a good business and a poor one is how they are implemented. When most business owners think of systems, they think of procedure manuals and don’t realise that this is a very small part of a larger puzzle. In many ways, business is like a jigsaw, but having the correct pieces jumbled up in the box doesn’t make sense. You need to get them out in the open and arrange them in the right way to see the full and complete picture. Here are seven tips for a profitable, systemised business : 1. Have an overall plan The importance of a plan cannot be overstated. Whether building a house or a business, planning where you are and where you are going is critical to success. It should include all the important aspects of your business such as management structure, roles, responsibilities, measurement criteria and what the business is trying to achieve. Once finished, the plan should be widely available to your staff so they can get an understanding of the scope of your business. 2. Set policies to explain why People are often happy to follow rules once they know why the rules are in place. As an example, in Australia we stop on red lights and go on green lights. People know the consequences of not following these