“I don’t do numbers!”

“I don’t do numbers!”
“What’s a P&L?”
“If I write it down, and don’t attain it, then I’ve failed.”
“I keep track of my expenses in my check register.”

Personally, I do numbers …. but, I have heard the above comments from an entrepreneur or business owner when discussing the current and/or future finances of their business.  This “fear” of numbers can manifest itself in a few different ways.

Why THINK PLAN EXECUTE?

THINK PLAN EXECUTE partners with entrepreneurs and small business owners to implement good management practices that shorten the path to the results they desire.

For an owner to move efficiently from “solo-preneur” to a “business” to a “company”, they need:

  • CLARITY about reasonable and feasible short & long-term objectives
  • STRUCTURE defining how to reach those objectives
  • RESULTS – because without excellent execution against the objectives and plans, all you have is an idea

No Time to Develop Process? Think Again!!

A number of years ago a new client responded to my question “can I see last year’s financials?” by handing me the check register for his business checking account.  Ignoring some other issues (many?), this is indicative, to me, of a problem that many individuals have when they start their business – they don’t put processes in place to ensure that what needs to be done is a) being done, and b) being done in a standard and repeatable manner.

So when should you develop and implement processes for your business?