7 Areas to Save Time and Money in Your Business

Need to save time and money in in your pet business business? Need to get your team to operate more efficiently? All these things can happen when you create solid systems to operate your business. We’ve identified the 7 key systems for your business and share how you can get them running effectively.

1. Company or your culture explains the why behind the heart of everything in your business. Clarity mission, purpose and core values saves time by hiring team members that align. It also creates a foundation that ties to other systems…staff training, marketing, customer service, operations, etc.
2. Marketing is required to grow your client base and time/money savers in this system includes annual planning your strategy and using templates for social media posts. 
3. Financial systems ensure the long-term financial health of your business. Two key areas to focus to improve profits are monitoring a set of key performance indicators related to your goals and operating from a budget.
4. Staff Management is currently a high priority system to focus on to maintain a harmonious, high performing team. Monitoring your payroll costs as % of revenue and reducing turnover are two key steps to saving time and money.
5. Customer Service to achieve excellent reviews and ratings is an important focus. Set standards on how you expect all team members to communicate and interact in person. Retaining customers with excellent service saves money versus marketing and advertising to get new ones.
6. Sales drives revenue up and creating a sales culture will boost profits. You can sell with integrity and use scripts to show the value your services provide pets and people.
7. Operations and standard operating procedures (SOP’s) are at the core of your pet business. Documenting your care expectations is key to improve compliance and consistency for safety of the pets. This also saves time for your staff performing their jobs and money in the efficient use of supplies.

The process of systemizing your business is a marathon, not a sprint. However, the investment does pay-off by saving time and money in your pet business. You may also achieve more freedom as you have confidence in your team caring for pets and clients to your high expectations. Be sure to watch our video discussion on systemizing for tips on how using video and role play in these systems to achieve better results.

Would you like help systemizing your pet business? Check out Growth Intensive our program that guides you step-by-step to implementing solid systems in each of the seven areas described in this blog.