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Business Continuity Planning

Improve your company’s value by up to 30% by having a Business Continuity Plan.

- PwC, Value Creation in Business, https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/consulting/ business-transformation/library/future-of-business.html

Protect your business's future.
Prepare your business for sale or succession.

We create and maintain a vault of documents and videos on what is needed to run your business and how to handle emergencies. This can be used to train a new manager or owner of the business.

Vacation Coverage / Temporary Management

Around a third of Americans enjoy two to three vacations per year.

- Statista, https://www.statista.com/chart/31152/share-of-us-respondents-who-have-taken-private-trips/

Going on vacation?
We can step in as temporary managers for businesses that have a Business Continuity Plan with us -

-because work and vacation shouldn't mix.

Documentation

72% of business owners said they feel overworked, while 84% admitted they don’t have the work-life balance they desire.

- The Alternative Board, Small Business Challenges Survey, 2023 Ibid.

Business owners save 5 hours per week, on average, after working with us.

We document and help optimize your current processes, creating SOPs, automations, and training videos.

Exit Planning

More than a third (37%) of business owners say they plan to sell within two years.

- BuyBizSell, https://www.bizbuysell.com/news/bizbuysell-2022-first-quarter-insight-report/

Over two-thirds of small business owners plan to retire in the next two years.

- Teamshares, https://www.teamshares.com/resources/succession-planning-statistics/

Aim with the end in mind.

New business owners AND owners looking to sell can benefit from our advice and a checklist of legal documents that are necessary for the sale of their business.

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Services can be bundled on request. Financial and time-saving results cannot be guaranteed.

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What does it cost?

Business Continuity Plans - $1900 flat fee
SOP Creation - $180 per SOP or $60/hour
Employee Training Program Creation (includes quizzes, videos, checklists) - $60/hour, or simple roles may be eligible for a flat fee of $400
Vacation Coverage - $200/month for one week of full time (40 hours) of coverage

*Note*: Special discounts are available to clients of our partners and to franchises with multiple locations.

Franchisors

Franchisors can choose from multiple options:
- they can pass through costs to their franchisees as-is,
- they can earn commissions based on franchisee opt-in numbers,
- they can offer a discount to franchisees and cover part of the costs,
- or, they can cover the costs entirely from the corporate side and roll the costs into existing fees.

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Statistics:

Improve your company’s value by up to 30% by having a Business Continuity Plan.

- PwC, Value Creation in Business, https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/consulting/business-transformation/library/future-of-business.html

90% of companies that fail to resume operations within five days of a disaster will go out of business within the next year.

- U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA Disaster Workshop: Are You Prepared for the Next Big Disaster? November 12, 2015, https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47631

63% of small businesses do not have an emergency plan in place.

- Small Business.Com, https://smallbusiness.com/operating/despite-a-decade-of-historic-disasters-only-37-of-small-businesses-have-a-formal-plan-for-disaster-preparation-recovery/