THE CLEAR PROCESS™ | A 12 MONTH DONE WITH YOU PROGRAM
So many women pour their lives into a business and then close the doors when it's time to move on, because everything in it lives with them and there's nothing for a buyer to take over. The CLEAR Process is a 12 month program where you and I build the systems, the team structure, and the plan that make your business worth buying, whether or not you ever decide to sell.
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DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?
Maybe it started with you doing everything because there was no one else to do it. Years later the business is working, and every decision, every question, and every fire still comes back to you. The knowledge, the processes, and the client relationships all live in your head.
That may be you right now. It works as long as you keep showing up, and you can feel how much it depends on you every time you try to take a few days off.
This is something we don't think about when we're in the middle of building: a buyer is paying for what keeps running after you leave. When everything lives with you, there's very little for them to buy, and that's how so many women end up closing a business they spent years building, or selling it for far less than it's worth.
That can change, and it starts with building your business so it runs without you.
I learned this the hard way. Years ago my life changed overnight, and I had to close my first business instead of selling it. Everything in it lived with me, so there was nothing to hand over and nothing for anyone to buy.
I started over, and I built Solutions for Scale so the women I work with never end up there. When the strategy, the systems, and the knowledge live inside the company, you get to decide what happens next, and you get paid for what you built.
Jenn Cody, Founder, Solutions for Scale
You own a small business that's working, and it still runs through you. Maybe you have a salon, a spa, an agency, a coaching or consulting practice, or another service business, and you run it on your own or with a team. You may want to sell someday, step back from the day to day, or simply know that what you've built is worth something. Whichever one it is, the work starts in the same place.
This is a 12 month commitment, and it works best for owners who want to build this with me, side by side, and who are willing to bring their team into it if they have one. If you're looking for a template to work through on your own, or you're still testing whether your business idea will work, this probably isn't the right fit right now, and I'm happy to point you toward something that fits better.
We developed the CLEAR Process for small business owners, and we build every piece of it inside your business, alongside you and your team if you have one.
Your Solutions Dashboard, your Company Scorecard, your Playbook Library, and your 12Q Plan are built around how your business actually runs, and they stay with you after our work together ends.
You and I meet twice a month for all 12 months. Each stage gets two months, so there's time to build it, use it inside your business, and adjust it before we move on to the next one.
Documented systems, a team that knows their role, and predictable revenue are what make a business worth more, to a buyer, an investor, or to you. By the end of the year, your team can make decisions and run the business with or without you in the room.
Each of these things takes time, so I have laid it all out so you can see it clearly.
MONTHS 1 AND 2
We get clear on where you're going and where you are today. This will include your Control Vision, your Strategic Anchors, your Core Values, and an honest look at what's working, what's broken, what's missing, and what's confusing.
BY THE END OF MONTH 2: Your Cast Your Vision and Locate Your Position pages are complete.
MONTHS 3 AND 4
We build the systems that stop the fires before they start. This will include your Playbook Library of documented processes, your Fire Prevention Protocols, and the messaging and offer structure that brings in the right clients.
BY THE END OF MONTH 4: Your Playbook Library and Value Rhythm Library are complete.
MONTHS 5 AND 6
We structure your team and your communication. This will include a team structure across 6 departments, a meeting rhythm with the right meetings at the right frequency, and a full map of your customer journey.
BY THE END OF MONTH 6: Your team knows who does what and how decisions get made without you in the middle.
MONTHS 7 AND 8
We protect your energy along with your time. This will include your Company Scorecard, your KPIs, your Forward Roadmap, your Ideal Week, and your 12Q Plan, a 3 year roadmap with quarterly revenue and profit targets.
BY THE END OF MONTH 8: Every key number has an owner, and your 3 year plan is on paper.
MONTHS 9 AND 10
We scale what's working and fund it on purpose. This will include a 90 day Growth Sprint, your Profit Architecture, a Financial Review Rhythm, and financial SOPs for how money comes in, gets allocated, and gets set aside for taxes.
BY THE END OF MONTH 10: Your Solutions Dashboard and Growth Strategy Workbook are complete.
MONTHS 11 AND 12
We test everything we built under everyday conditions and adjust anything that isn't working the way it should. This will include a full systems review, a final roadmap calibration, and a plan for how you keep the dashboard going on your own.
BY THE END OF MONTH 12: Your business is calibrated for whatever you decide comes next.
WHAT COMES NEXT
When your business runs without you, you get to decide what your next chapter looks like, and every one of these choices is easier because of the work we do together.
Yes. Everything that makes a business worth buying also makes it easier to run, so you can take time off and know it keeps going. Whether you sell in 2 years, in 20, or never, you'll have the option.
We meet twice a month for all 12 months.
Everything we build stays with you. Months 11 and 12 are set aside to review all of it together and plan how you keep the dashboard going on your own.
We build every piece inside your business, with you and your team, two months at a time, and we test it under everyday conditions before we move on. The dashboard is something your team uses every week.
The first step is a conversation about where your business is today, where you want it to go, and whether the CLEAR Process is the right fit.
There's a better way. Let's build it together.
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