In order to create a business that is truly independent from you, you have to absolutely and totally want to create this and it needs to be part of both your and your business’s Ideal Scene. You may love doing certain roles in your business, and that’s fine, but there is a real difference between having to do it and choosing to do it – this is the distinction.

So what’s the big deal – why would you want to create this type of business?

Here are some of the top reasons why this should be part of any Ideal Business model.

1. Prevents Business Fatigue and Exhaustion

You can only operate at a level of excessive hours and high levels of stress for a short period of time before it starts to have a negative impact on so many parts of your life. As a business scales unless extraction and removal of yourself is essential if it is to remain a sustainable and stable business

2. Get to focus on what you do well and enjoy

The reality is most of us are not great at most things required to happen in a business. When we kick off a business we do what has to be done and push through in many areas. As part of this process, you may be lucky to work out exactly what your unique ability is that you just love doing. This is where you should be spending your time.

3. Positive impacts on your personal life and those around you

With a business having a high dependency on you – it also has a high level of control over you and your life. This is the complete opposite of the freedom that business owners want. Along with this comes negative impacts on your personal life and relationships. 

4. Increases the value of your business 

One of the points when looking at how valuable a business is and whether it is in fact a saleable asset is the level of independence from the business owner. Businesses which are almost totally dependent on the business owner are almost impossible to sell as everything is attached to one person who will no longer be involved in the business. This is a key issue to understand.

5. Remove yourself as the bottleneck and stopper 

With only your skills and knowledge you will limit where you can take your business as there will need to be a higher level of expertise and knowledge in all parts of the business. Sales, Marketing, Finance, Production, Technology, Systems have all become quite specialised and require an ongoing and developing skill and knowledge base to operate at the highest level. This will need you to attract and engage team members who bring this into your business and lift it to ever-increasing levels. If it is you then you will create a bottleneck and cap on where your business can go.

6. Removes dependency on any other people

By implementing this approach properly it will not only make the business independent from you but also from any other specific people in your business. There are so many businesses that would cease to function with chaos if key personnel were to pack up and leave. I have also aimed to develop businesses that can effectively allow for team members to move on without destabilising the business during the transitions.

These are a few key reasons as to why independence should be at the front of your mind in your business.