Thread by @joshuamschultz

Why I Love Small Business...

... Especially Process & Systems.

Its a story of people, underdogs, belief, and the industrial machine that has crushed it.

People are the ultimate reason.

They have needs - and thus we develop and sell.

They need to participate economically - and thus we employ and use.

They have social desires - and thus we build and facilitate community

But most of all - they have a self-image.

One of the best self-image turnarounds is when someone, anyone gets a job that

1. Gives them confidence they can do
2. Money so they can buy and participate
3. Team so they are part of something bigger than themselves
4. Challenges to learn and grow

Small businesses are one of the best employers of the everyday person.

- The young man who wasn't able to finish high school
- The recently single mom who never had to think about economics before
- The you woman who wasn't given the same opportunities as her male counterparts

These individuals will find themselves employed, more often than not, in small businesses.

Small Businesses have the opportunity to

- create culture
- provide economically
- develop personally

To heal the brokenness that is inside many damaged self-images.

So where do processes and systems fit in?

Either due to confidence, education, knowledge, or self-destructive self-images...

... many of the people who need the work the most for a turnaround, are not capable - as is - of doing it.

A well-defined process allows anyone to mimic and execute on well thought out strategy.

A system allows them to easily integrate with others above and below them without issue.

Processes turn the underdog into a hero.

One of my core beliefs is this:

Your labor force is the most untapped source of
- creativity,
- innovation,
- differentiation, and
- raw power

One of the best first steps in helping tap that is to give your people a sense of

- participating
- executing
- success

Systems allow this regardless of someone's background

Think of systems as a turning point, a trajectory shift.

Confidence breeds more confidence.

Mimicking well thought out processes enables them to think differently

Participating raises a belief that they can contribute

Nothing touches my heart more than seeing someone who thought they would never amount to much, be able to

execute

and thus contribute

and thus earn more in wages and knowledge

and thus provide for a life for themselves and those around them, they never thought possible.

The industrial machine has turned systems into ceilings.

It has turned processes into bosses.

But, a system can be a floor, a ladder, a way to enable not inhibit.

This is why I love small businesses & systems...

... because I love people & humanity.