5 Signs That Your Business Needs Processes

If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that you already know your business needs processes to help it run. However, knowing something and doing something about it are often two different things. This article will help you take action on your need for business processes.

All you have to do is look for the signs.

Sign #1: You do the same task differently every time

The best processes are there to guide you so you can do the same task the same way every single time. It’s repeatable, manageable, and can keep you organized. Plus, you look more professional and reliable when you complete tasks in the same way.

Sign #2: You’re the only person that can do it correctly

As entrepreneurs, it’s natural to want to keep all your processes close to the chest. However, if you’re the only person that can do a specific task it may be time to get that process on paper. Then, once you have a physical process in place (via Loom, Google Docs, etc..), you can easily hand it off to a team member and take it off your plate.

Sign #3: You’re making silly mistakes

If you (or a team member) keep making the same silly mistakes, then you need processes. Processes can help mitigate and minimize those mistakes by reminding you how things work, which steps come next, which tools to use, and that nothing gets forgotten along the way.

Sign #4: You manually do easy tasks instead of automating them

Stop doing busy work and make time for more important things with automation. You can automate payment reminders, onboarding, scheduling, task status updates, and more with the right processes in place. If it’s easy, automate it.

Sign #5: You keep losing important information.

If you can’t find where a document was filed or what folder it should be in – it’s time to create a process and a naming convention for it. That way everything will be in the right place and you won’t have to spend time searching for where you put things – or worse – where a team member put things.

Final thoughts

Processes are the backbone of every business, and they can help keep you organized, professional, and sane. If you recognize these signs in your business, then it’s high time you created some processes of your own.

Thankfully, you don’t have to do it alone. There are plenty of articles on different processes your business needs to run smoothly (like this one!) to help you figure it out. Or, if you need more hands-on help, let me know.

Either way, you’ve taken your first steps into making your business run like a well-oiled machine- and that’s all that matters.