Welcome Business Owners

If you're like most business owners, you're too busy running your business to enjoy the fruits of your labor. You work all the time. You think that if you weren't there to oversee it, the business would fall apart. You have the same conversations and confront the same frustrations day after day...

You feel stuck working in the business when really, you need to be working on the business.

This is the premise behind our bestselling book The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It. Our book, by E-Myth Worldwide founder and author Michael E. Gerber, continues to be on The New York Times bestseller list more than a decade after publishing and is one of the most widely quoted and well-respected resources available to small business owners today.

The E-Myth Revisited tells the story of Sarah, a small business owner struggling to make her business more successful. If you're like most business owners, you'll identify with her story because it was inspired by our decades of hands-on experience working with clients just like you.

This book has changed the way millions of business owners run their business and we're delighted to share its timeless wisdom with you.

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Improve my quality of life

It's time to say goodbye to 12-hour work days. It's time to create a business that isn't dependent on you. It's time to end the chaos and disorganization that gets in the way of success.

What we offer you is a completely different way of doing business. We provide the step-by-step business success systems; coaching and training that will help you grow your business in a predictable and sustainable way.

E-Myth will help you put the right systems in place to support your overall business strategy. We'll show you how to optimize your organization's resources and set up a company culture that is based on performance, effectiveness and results. Well help you develop an organization chart with clearly defined accountabilities, an employee development system that brings out the very best in your team, and the overall strategy that will bring order and purpose to your business.

We'll help you systematize your operation, and turn it into a business that can function successfully without you; a scalable asset that provides you with the financial freedom to work on your own terms.

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Is your business growing?

There are three stages to business development: infancy, adolescence and maturity. In The E-Myth Revisited, we discuss these stages at length. But what's important to know is that in each stage of business development, you'll face unique challenges and opportunities.

As a start-up, in the infancy stage, you struggle with time management issues because you're probably still doing all the work of the business yourself, you are still the Technician. You willingly devote everything to your business regardless of the toll it takes on you personally.

In the adolescence stage of your business, you begin to experience growth and you realize that you need help managing all of the business you're generating. You hire employees to take over some of the tasks that used to overwhelm you. But soon you find that things aren't getting done the way you want them to be done. At this point, many business owners will push employees out of the way and insert themselves right back into the role of the Technician believing that no one will do the job as well as they can.

At E-Myth, our goal is to help you get to the third stage of the small business development: maturity.

We help you create the dynamic systems for enabling your business to effectively grow in a predictable and sustainable way. We'll show you how to optimize your organization's resources and set up a company culture based on performance, effectiveness and results. We'll help you develop an organization chart with clearly defined accountabilities, an employee development system that brings out the very best in your team, and the overall strategy that will bring order and purpose to your business.

Read the book that inspired millions of business owners

Learn the 3 Secrets Every Business Owner Needs to Know

Increase in value

Your business is the vehicle that provides you with the financial freedom that will, in turn, provide you with the freedom to work when, how and if you want to. It is the asset that will provide for you and your family — even when you are not working in it.

As Michael E. Gerber points out in The E-Myth Revisited, you are committed to building a business that is not only profitable, but also marketable. Your biggest payout won't come from your salary or dividends, but from the day you sell all or part of the business. Investors will pay a healthy premium for a business that produces consistent, predictable and increasing profits. Most people think of this as "sweat equity," but it's really "intelligence equity" — the value you add to the business by finding faster, easier and less costly ways to do the work.

What this really means is that you've intentionally developed a systems-based business to run successfully, profitably and predictably without you — freeing you to pursue your passions and goals and intentionally creating a valuable business that you can sell for top-dollar.

Read the book that inspired millions of business owners

Learn the 3 Secrets Every Business Owner Needs to Know

Be more profitable

The unfortunate reality is that most small businesses are not profitable. Because profitability is absolutely essential for your business' survival and growth, failure to realize a profit can mean the end of your business and, for many, the end of your entrepreneurial dreams.

Business owners often make critical financial mistakes when financing the launch, operation or growth of your businesses. If you don't have a financial management system, if you've used your personal credit to finance their businesses, if you're focused only on short-term gains instead of long-term company value, your business could be in jeopardy.

From the E-Myth perspective, it's critical that you have a financial management system in place; a system that will produce the profits your company needs to thrive. You have to understand your business' essential financial dynamics, pricing strategies, and profitability so that you can work smarter, not harder. Your goal should be to find the right balance between the income you receive from the Technical work you do in the business and the profit you realize as you do the Entrepreneurial work on the business.

When you work with E-Myth, we help you develop the holistic business system that consistently delivers the sales and profits you need today and tomorrow; we want to future-proof your business. An E-Myth Business Coach will help you identify how your business is currently functioning and, based on the results you want to achieve, help you identify effective strategies for long term growth and prosperity.

Read the book that inspired millions of business owners

Learn the 3 Secrets Every Business Owner Needs to Know

Become more organized

Would your business fall apart if you weren't there?

Are your employees confused about what's expected of them?

Do your customers have the same world-class experience each and every time they do business with you?

Most small businesses are dependent on the expertise of whoever is on payroll at a given time. As a consequence, how tasks are performed changes as people come and go. The danger is that customers will have unpredictable experiences with your business, and might not come back.

The solution is to create a systems-dependent not people-dependent business. In The E-Myth Revisited, we call this kind of business approach the "franchise prototype" and suggest that it has the power to dramatically transform any business "from a condition of chaos and disease to a condition of order, excitement and continuous growth." When you approach your business as the prototype for multiple locations (even if you never plan on expanding) you will clearly document "the way we do it here," and the resulting proprietary operating systems will ensure that tasks are always performed consistently, regardless of who carries them out.

Our coaching programs will show you how to design business systems, how to train your team to use them, and how to measure their importance and effectiveness. We will help you put systems in place so that systems run the business and your team runs the systems — so you don't have to.

Read the book that inspired millions of business owners

Learn the 3 Secrets Every Business Owner Needs to Know

Welcome to the company behind the book

Did you read The E-Myth Revisited and think, "Yes, that's me! How did they know?"

You relate because it is your story.

You were inspired because the story of Sarah, the protagonist in The E-Myth Revisited, is based on our three decades of experience working with business owners just like you.

But the truth is you need more than just inspiration to build a successful business. You need actionable solutions, reliable support, strategic planning guidance and the expert direction that only an E-Myth Business Coach can provide.

You see, the book introduces a new way of thinking, but if you truly want to create a world-class business, you need to learn a new way of doing. And that's what E-Myth Worldwide can do for you. We can help you turn ideas and inspiration into action.

The question now is: What do you want your business to do for you?

We invite you to explore the options on the left to learn more about how E-Myth can help you build the business you've always dreamed of owning.

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Run without me

If you're like most business owners, you're too busy running your business to enjoy the fruits of your labor. You work all the time. You think that if you weren't there to oversee it, the business would fall apart. You have the same conversations and confront the same frustrations day after day. You feel stuck working in the business when really, you need to be working on the business.

Are you ready for a new day?

It's time to say goodbye to 12-hour work days. It's time to create a business that isn't dependent on you. It's time to end the chaos and disorganization that gets in the way of success.

What we offer you is a completely different way of doing business. We provide the step-by-step business success systems; coaching and training that will help you grow your business in a predictable and sustainable way. Like Michael E. Gerber did with Sarah, the protagonist in The E-Myth Revisited, we'll help you find the balance between the Entrepreneur, Manager and Technician within you.

We'll help you systematize your operation, and turn it into a business that can function successfully without you; a scalable asset that provides you with the financial freedom to work on your own terms.

Take our 3-minute online business evaluation

Learn the 3 Secrets Every Business Owner Needs to Know

Business owners get a free business consultation

Is your business growing?

There are three stages to business development: infancy, adolescence and maturity. If you've read the The E-Myth Revisited, you're already familiar with these stages. In each stage of business development, you'll face unique challenges and opportunities.

As a start-up, in the infancy stage, you struggle with time management issues because you're probably still doing all the work of the business yourself, you are still the Technician. You willingly devote everything to your business regardless of the toll it takes on you personally.

In the adolescence stage of your business, you begin to experience growth and you realize that you need help managing all of the business you're generating. You hire employees to take over some of the tasks that used to overwhelm you. But soon you find that things aren't getting done the way you want them to be done. At this point, many business owners will push employees out of the way and insert themselves right back into the role of the Technician believing that no one will do the job as well as they can.

At E-Myth, our goal is to help you get to the third stage of the small business development: maturity.

We help you create the dynamic systems for enabling your business to effectively grow in a predictable and sustainable way. We'll show you how to optimize your organization's resources and set up a company culture based on performance, effectiveness and results. We'll help you develop an organization chart with clearly defined accountabilities, an employee development system that brings out the very best in your team, and the overall strategy that will bring order and purpose to your business.

Take our 3-minute online business evaluation

Learn the 3 Secrets Every Business Owner Needs to Know

Business owners get a free business consultation

Increase in value

Your business is the vehicle that provides you with the financial freedom that will, in turn, provide you with the freedom to work when, how and if you want to. It is the asset that will provide for you and your family — even when you are not working in it.

As Michael E. Gerber points out in The E-Myth Revisited, you are committed to building a business that is not only profitable, but also marketable. Your biggest payout won't come from your salary or dividends, but from the day you sell all or part of the business. Investors will pay a healthy premium for a business that produces consistent, predictable and increasing profits. Most people think of this as "sweat equity," but it's really "intelligence equity" — the value you add to the business by finding faster, easier and less costly ways to do the work.

What this really means is that you've intentionally developed a systems-based business to run successfully, profitably and predictably without you — freeing you to pursue your passions and goals and intentionally creating a valuable business that you can sell for top-dollar.

Take our 3-minute online business evaluation

Learn the 3 Secrets Every Business Owner Needs to Know

Business owners get a free business consultation

Be more profitable

The unfortunate reality is that most small businesses are not profitable. Because profitability is absolutely essential for your business' survival and growth, failure to realize a profit can mean the end of your business and, for many, the end of your entrepreneurial dreams.

Business owners often make critical financial mistakes when financing the launch, operation or growth of your businesses. If you don't have a financial management system, if you've used your personal credit to finance their businesses, if you're focused only on short-term gains instead of long-term company value, your business could be in jeopardy.

From the E-Myth perspective, it's critical that you have a financial management system in place; a system that will produce the profits your company needs to thrive. You have to understand your business' essential financial dynamics, pricing strategies, and profitability so that you can work smarter, not harder. Your goal should be to find the right balance between the income you receive from the Technical work you do in the business and the profit you realize as you do the Entrepreneurial work on the business.

When you work with E-Myth, we help you develop the holistic business system that consistently delivers the sales and profits you need today and tomorrow; we want to future-proof your business. An E-Myth Business Coach will help you identify how your business is currently functioning and, based on the results you want to achieve, help you identify effective strategies for long term growth and prosperity.

Take our 3-minute online business evaluation

Learn the 3 Secrets Every Business Owner Needs to Know

Business owners get a free business consultation

Become systematized

Would your business fall apart if you weren't there?

Are your employees confused about what's expected of them?

Do your customers have the same world-class experience each and every time they do business with you?

Most small businesses are dependent on the expertise of whoever is on payroll at a given time. As a consequence, how tasks are performed changes as people come and go. The danger is that customers will have unpredictable experiences with your business, and might not come back.

The solution is to create a systems-dependent not people-dependent business. In The E-Myth Revisited, we call this kind of business approach the "franchise prototype" and suggest that it has the power to dramatically transform any business "from a condition of chaos and disease to a condition of order, excitement and continuous growth." When you approach your business as the prototype for multiple locations (even if you never plan on expanding) you will clearly document "the way we do it here," and the resulting proprietary operating systems will ensure that tasks are always performed consistently, regardless of who carries them out.

Our coaching programs will show you how to design business systems, how to train your team to use them, and how to measure their importance and effectiveness. We will help you put systems in place so that systems run the business and your team runs the systems — so you don't have to.

Take our 3-minute online business evaluation

Learn the 3 Secrets Every Business Owner Needs to Know

Business owners get a free business consultation