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The Working Owner’s Systems Check

Spot where your business may be leaking time, leads, and money — and choose your first fix in about 10 minutes.

100% Free · No payment12 Questions · ~10 MinutesBuilt for 1–2 person businesses

Includes your customized scorecard plus all three action tools below.

The Working Owner’s Systems Check scorecard cover showing 12-question tracking notebook and laptop in a warm workspace with metallic teal and copper feather accents.

I’m Carrie — I built this for owners who ARE the office. I’m not guessing what that’s like.

I’ve sat at that table.

Watch: how the Systems Check works (1 minute).

Straightforward Assessment

What the Systems Check Evaluates

Twelve concrete questions across six areas that run the everyday backend of an owner-operated business.

Inquiries & First Response

How fast a new inquiry gets a real answer — or whether it gets one at all.

Scheduling & Work Tracking

Where the jobs live, and whether anything falls through the cracks between them.

Quotes & Follow-Up

Quotes that go out — and the ones that sit waiting until the customer moves on.

Payments & Money Records

Invoices, payments, and the money records you'd want in hand at tax time.

Records, Files & Email

Customer records, files, and an inbox that either helps you or buries you.

Reviews, Repeat Business & Weekly Reset

Reviews, repeat customers, and the weekly reset that keeps it all from piling up.

Your Three Action Tools workbook and action sheets in metallic teal and copper: Top 3 Leaks, Follow-Up Scripts, and 7-Day Plan.
Included Free With Your Scorecard

Your Three Practical Action Tools

Knowing your score is only helpful if you know what to do next. Along with your personalized results breakdown, you receive three ready-to-use resources:

1

My Top 3 Leaks Action Sheet

A clear diagnostic worksheet to rank your operational bottlenecks in order of urgency so you don't waste energy fixing the wrong thing first.

2

Copy-Paste Follow-Up Scripts

Plain-English text message and email templates for missed calls, pending quotes, unpaid invoices, and review requests that sound human, not robotic.

3

7-Day Quick Win Plan

A step-by-step roadmap to implement one high-impact fix this week using the tools and apps you already have — no mandatory software purchases.

Simple 3-Step Process

How the Systems Check Works

01

Answer 12 Plain Questions

Choose the option that describes your business today. No prep needed, just honest answers about your real routine.

02

See Your Instant Scorecard

Get your overall backend score (out of 24) and see which areas are leaking the most time, leads, and money.

03

Put Your First Fix to Work

Use your Three Action Tools to patch the leak this week — do it yourself, or book a free Business Systems Audit and we'll map the fix with you.

12 Questions

The Working Owner’s Systems Check

Select the one answer that best matches your day-to-day reality right now.

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Question 1 of 12 · Inquiries & First Response

New inquiries — calls, messages, emails, form fills — land in one place I check every business day.

Question 2 of 12 · Inquiries & First Response

A missed call or new message gets a reply the same business day.

Question 3 of 12 · Scheduling & Work Tracking

Appointments and jobs live on one calendar or list, not scattered across texts, notes, and memory.

Question 4 of 12 · Scheduling & Work Tracking

I can see what is open, waiting, done, and next for every job or order I'm responsible for.

Question 5 of 12 · Quotes & Follow-Up

Every quote or estimate is written down with its date and its next follow-up step.

Question 6 of 12 · Quotes & Follow-Up

I follow up on unanswered quotes and finished work without relying on memory.

Question 7 of 12 · Payments & Money Records

Invoices go out promptly, and unpaid invoices are visible in one list.

Question 8 of 12 · Payments & Money Records

Sales and expenses are recorded consistently enough that I know what the business actually made.

Question 9 of 12 · Records, Files & Email

Customer details and past job or order history are findable in one place.

Question 10 of 12 · Records, Files & Email

My files, photos, and email are organized well enough that I can find what I need in a couple of minutes.

Question 11 of 12 · Reviews, Repeat Business & Weekly Reset

Asking for a review, a referral, or repeat business is part of my process — not something I remember once in a while.

Question 12 of 12 · Reviews, Repeat Business & Weekly Reset

Once a week, I gather open work, unpaid invoices, and next steps in one short reset.

Your Customized Scorecard

Where should we send your Three Action Tools?

Enter your details below to see your full score breakdown immediately and receive your Copy-Paste Scripts, Top 3 Leaks Sheet, and 7-Day Plan.

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