Documentation & SOPs

Get it out of your head and onto paper

If you're the only one who knows how something gets done, your business can't run without you in the room. We write down how your business actually works, so anyone on your team can follow it.

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Why This Happens

Knowledge that only lives in your head is a single point of failure

You learned how to run your business by doing it, not by reading a manual, so there was never a reason to write anything down. It works fine until you're out sick, on vacation, or trying to hand something off to a new hire, and suddenly every decision still has to go through you.

What It Looks Like Day To Day

The signs your business depends too much on you

Training takes forever

A new hire shadows you for weeks because there's nothing written down to hand them.

Work stops when you're out

One sick day or vacation and decisions pile up waiting for you to get back.

Everyone does it differently

Without a written standard, the same job gets done a different way depending on who's doing it.

How We Fix It

Simple, written steps for how your business actually works

We sit down with you, or watch how a task actually gets done, and write it up in plain language, not corporate jargon nobody will read. The result is a short, clear reference your team can actually use, covering the handful of tasks that matter most.

We find what matters most

We start with the tasks that get repeated the most, or that only you currently know how to do.

We write it in plain language

Clear, step-by-step instructions your team can actually follow, not a manual that sits unread.

We keep it current

As your process changes, the documentation gets updated with it, so it never goes stale.

Frequently Asked

Common questions about documentation and SOPs

What is an SOP for a small business?

An SOP, or standard operating procedure, is a written, step-by-step description of how a task gets done in your business. It's the difference between "ask the owner how to do it" and "read the three steps and do it the same way every time." Small businesses usually only need a handful of these to cover the tasks that come up most often.

Why can't my business run without me?

Usually because the important knowledge, how to quote a job, how to handle a specific kind of customer request, what order steps happen in, only exists in your head. If nobody else has access to that knowledge, every decision routes back through you, even ones your team could easily make on their own.

How do I document my business processes without spending weeks on it?

Start with the two or three tasks that get repeated the most or that only you know how to do. Write down the steps in plain language as you actually do them, not how a textbook would describe it. A short, accurate document that covers your most common task beats a long, perfect manual that never gets finished.

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