GPS Reviews: We’re Business Owners, Now, Rather Than Our Business Owning Us!
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Situation
Married owners of a screen printing shop, opened in 2007, struggled, at first, with bringing in GPS as “deciding to put that much money into this project was concerning as young business owners.” They realized, however, that while they had the artistic vision, their management direction was less clear. “My hope was that we would one day look back and think that it was one of the best decisions that we have ever made…”
Process
“Today is that day!
We are so pleased that we made the decision that we did. Not only have we noticed a renewed energy in our business and employees, but in ourselves as well. We feel like business owners, again, instead of our business owning us.
I have watched my husband work non-stop for years, getting sucked into the daily minutia of work and having no time to be a business owner. Our GPS consultant has turned that around. This is the first time that I have seen my husband on board with delegating his daily duties, focusing on bigger picture stuff, and, actually, doing it.
We have also benefited greatly from the new policies, job descriptions, and manuals that our consultant has created for us. We didn’t realize the positive effect that these simple tools would have on our business and employees, nor did we have the time to do it.
Lastly, we are so eager to use the 5 year plan, budgets and metrics that were put in place to help us grow and measure our business. These are the things that I am most excited about from our project. I have wanted to use these kinds of tools for years, but I was never able to come up with them on my own.”
Result
“We feel like we can make educated decisions and, as business owners, this gives us the confidence that we needed to keep our company on the path that it is, now, on.” Jennifer, Owner
