Hi Reader

According to Xero’s SME Fallacy research (Dec 2024), leaders of the smallest businesses (1–9 employees, including sole traders) spend less than half their working week on core business tasks.

The cost? An estimated £61,000 a year in missed revenue opportunity.

And it is not just about money. The same report found that 46% of business owners feel stressed and burnt out from constantly juggling non-core tasks.

Here is the reality I see every day:

• Admin, chasing, onboarding, offboarding. They steal your best hours.
• The more manual tasks pile up, the less headspace you have for clients and growth 🤯.
• Without systems, your business ends up running you.

The flip side? With smart systems and automation in place, you win back that time, protect your energy and put your focus where it counts: revenue, impact, and freedom.

👉 If you are serious about clawing back that lost time and revenue, reply to this email with SYSTEMS and I will send you a couple of quick next steps you can take.

Or, if you already know you need real change and want to talk it through, you can book a free 30-minute Systems Strategy Call with me here: https://calendly.com/ascendz/systemscall.

💜 Toni

PS: The average small business is losing the equivalent of a full salary each year because of poor systems. The sooner you fix this, the sooner you get your time and revenue back.