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The Systems Effect

For owners planning a sale

Sell a business that runs without you.

Buyers pay for a business that keeps working after the owner leaves. We get what you know out of your head and into a playbook, with the SOPs and training your team runs every day.

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It all starts with what your people know.

Trusted in real estate, construction, home services and healthcare.

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Sys-01 · What changes

What a buyer sees when the business is written down.

Buyers pay more for a business that runs without its owner.

  • Change 01

    The work is on paper

    A buyer can see how the business runs, step by step, instead of taking your word for it.

  • Change 02

    Your team runs it

    Your people follow the same SOPs and training every day, so the business does not need you in the room.

  • Change 03

    The handover is ready

    The new owner gets the playbooks and the training, not months of following you around.

Sys-02 · The evidence

This is not a hunch. We measured it.

We studied 16 real businesses.

of operations were documented, on average
27%of operations were documented, on average
of role areas had zero documentation
50%of role areas had zero documentation
pieces of knowledge lived only in employees' heads
3,718pieces of knowledge lived only in employees' heads

Sys-03 · The problem

If you vanished for two weeks, would your business survive?

  • Fault 01

    Everything runs through you

    Even on your day off.

  • Fault 02

    One person leaving is a crisis

    The know-how lives in a few heads.

  • Fault 03

    You cannot scale it, or sell it

    A business that needs you sells for less.

Sys-04 · The transformation

How your business becomes an operating system.

Any tool can write steps. We capture why your people decide.

  1. A

    Capture

    We interview your people.

  2. B

    Document

    A person checks every piece.

  3. C

    Build

    Training that makes it repeatable.

  4. D

    Adopt

    Proof your team uses it.

Sys-05 · The vehicles

The right vehicle for the work.

Sys-06 · The method

We are system doctors.

No paid discovery. We start in week one.

  1. 1Week one

    Capture

    Phase 01 · Start

    We start interviewing your people in week one. No paid discovery.

    You get

    • Interviews
    • Filmed work
    • On-site visits
  2. 2About 30 days a job

    Build-Out

    Phase 02 · Build and prove

    One role at a time. Done when your team uses it.

    You get

    • Your business playbook
    • SOPs and checklists
    • Video training
    • Process maps
  3. 3Ongoing

    Drive

    Phase 03 · Keep it healthy

    Your systems keep up as the business changes.

    You get

    • Check-ins
    • Audits
    • Improvement backlog
    • Recaps
The portal · Live

Watch every stage and deliverable live in your portal.

Sys-07 · The diagnostic

How owner-dependent are you?

Five questions, 2 minutes.

1 / 5

Question 01

If you disappeared for two weeks, the business would...

Log · We run on our own systems

The scorecard you just took is one of our own lead systems.

Log · Client results

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  • The Systems Effect has been a great help documenting our departmental processes, building and organizing our training modules. They've been accommodating, flexible with scheduling, and have truly proven to be a reliable, great asset to our team every step of the way.
    Katy KBusiness Owner
  • Nothing short of rocket fuel for your business...Their guidance has been invaluable.
    Chad YoungBusiness Owner

Sys-08 · The manual

Straight answers.

Ask anything else on the call.

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How long does this take?

A Systems Sprint takes about 30 days. A Systems Partner runs in three-month blocks, with progress you see every month.

Is this just SOPs?

No. We build your business playbook, a chapter for each role with its SOPs inside, plus video training and process maps.

Do I have to write everything down myself?

No. We run and record the sessions, and your job is to know the work.

What if I do not actually need a big project?

Then we will tell you. The first call is free, and if it fits, we start in week one.

What does it cost?

A Systems Sprint starts at $3,500 for one role, and Optimization and Implementation at $12,500 for one system. A Systems Partner starts at $4,500 a month, in three-month blocks.

How involved is my team?

We interview the people who do the work, then train them on it. Every phase ends in adoption, verified.

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