Small Business System
The operations manager
you wish you had.
You’re in business because you have a skill – a thing you do or make better than others. But you’re buried in administration, finance, and technology. The SBS is your operations framework, so you can get back to the work only you can do.
US$360
Your operations framework
Between us, 50+ years of running businesses.
Lucy and I know what it’s like to run a business – as freelancers, contractors, and owners. For the price of a few hours of your time, here’s what you get:
- A place to put everything. Never lose an invoice again.
- Regularly updated operations manuals and training material.
- Online tools to file, find, and stay on top of your week.
- An annual cadence with live sessions to keep you honest.
- A supportive community of real business owners.
- A system that learns from its members and improves for all.
From the community
More than filing. A crash course in running a business.
Members tell us the SBS reframes how they think about their whole operation – not just where the invoice goes, but what else they should be doing to build a sustainable business.
What it covers
Every shape of business, covered.
We considered every kind of business – manufacturing, consultants, gardeners, coders. Whatever you do, we cover it:
- The business, its staff, and other professional bodies.
- Premises, operations, and transport.
- Financial planning, management, and reporting.
- Technology and your online presence.
- Events, whether formal or social, and travel.
- Products, suppliers, equipment, processes, and inventory.
- Marketing, sales channels, customers, orders, and shipping.
- Your creative artefacts: words, images, and other media.
“As a small engineering business, our problem was everyone had their own idea about where to put their document. We have completely switched to the Small Business System for our business administration and document filing system. Now everyone is on the same track!”
New for 2026
Tools, community, and more.
We relaunched this site in May 2026 and made helping small businesses our singular mission.
We run weekly Zoom sessions for our small business community, with alternating slots to suit all timezones. There are dedicated channels on the forum and Discord, and a SBS WhatsApp.
Over time I’ll be building out this site with the tools that I need to organise my own business – this will be available to SBS members before anyone else, included in your membership.
Next live sessions
- Small Business weekly meeting
- Small Business weekly meeting
- Small Business weekly meeting
Sign up now and join us at the next session.
While we spin up these Zoom sessions and build out the tools, the price remains US$360. This will become the annual subscription price. Sign up before it does and we’ll lock you in: business operations for life, for less than your quarterly accounting bill. (Tax deductible, of course. Excludes GST in Australia; no sales tax applies elsewhere.)
Because it's the right thing to do
The SBS includes everything we make.
You get access to JDU, where the Task and Project Management course helps you organise what you need to get done. And a copy of the Life Admin System, so you can organise your home life using the same principles.
As small business owners ourselves, we genuinely want you to succeed. We’ll do everything we can to make it happen.
Lock in the price
Business operations for life, before it becomes a subscription.
Buy the SBS once at today’s price and you keep it – even after it becomes the annual subscription. It’s risk free: every product comes with a 14-day, no-questions, money-back guarantee.
US$360
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