How to Create SOPs for Your Business (Even as a One-Person Operation)

Do You Need SOPs?

Does your business involve any of these?

• Sales
• Handling customers
• Accepting payments
• Making deliveries

If yes to ANY, your business already demands SOPs.

What Is an SOP?

Standard Operating Procedure = A documented way of doing a specific task.

Just:

• What to do
• In what order
• What the result should look like

The 3-Step SOP Creation Process

Step 1: Do the Work

You can't document what you haven't done. First, perform the task yourself.

Step 2: Repeat the Process

Do it again. Any process you can't repeat might have been luck the first time.

If you can repeat it successfully, you've confirmed it works.

Step 3: Document the Process

Write it down:

TASK: [Name]
WHEN: [What triggers this]

STEPS:
1. [First step]
2. [Second step]
3. [Third step]

DONE WHEN: [How you know it's complete]

One page. Clear and simple.

The Formula

Do it. Repeat it. Document it.

That's how you build SOPs.

Start With These 5 SOPs

1. Taking an order

2. End of day closing

3. Handling complaints

4. Restocking inventory

5. Collecting payment

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