Is your ‘business’ actually just a job?

Recognizing the difference between running a business and having a job that just looks like a business is crucial for us as entrepreneurs. In a genuine business, there’s autonomy, delegation, and potential for growth beyond personal efforts. However, in a job your income is directly tied to your time and effort.

Often the easiest way to tell is that a real business operates independently, allowing for growth and delegation, while a job requires our constant effort and offers nothing without us there to push it. It’s also much less rewarding, impossible to scale, and we never get holidays!

If your time is directly tied to your business income, it won’t be long before you start wondering if you should be doing it at all. Not only does running that kind of business feel more like a job, but the workload is higher and growth is far more limited. So what do you do next?

If this is the case for you, there’s no need to quit – it’s just time to seek help.

The right guidance can help you transform your venture into a genuine business, with scalable systems, reliable processes, and real financial freedom. By reaching out for support, you can unlock the potential for sustainable growth and really choose your future direction. Read on for more about what this means.

So, what is a business?

Starting a business is never usually about the love for business as an entity; it often stems from a desire for better management, developing a unique idea, a generally unexpressed passion, or outward encouragement from the people we care about.

While running a business can seem simple from the outside, it’s actually a system that needs ongoing care and attention. When the system works it truly brings success, along with happiness and financial gains. Neglect the wrong areas, however, and it will cause a chain reaction within the business that leaves that system – and everything else – completely unstable.

The struggle many entrepreneurs face initially is that they didn’t get into business because they enjoy handling complex systems (unless they’re systems consultants, of course). For those passionate about an industry, product, or service, the challenge of making these systems work often isn’t something they’ve prepared for.

As if that wasn’t enough, in reality each facet of business also forms its own system. This then creates a complex network of systems on top of more systems. Managing all these components can quickly become overwhelming, meaning the challenges that stem from neglecting the wrong areas become harder and harder to avoid.

It’s not easy, but at its core it is simple—ensure the systems are right, and the business progresses.

At Connect Business we specialize in one thing – business. By helping you navigate and optimize these intricate systems, you can focus on what you really care about for the greatest chance for success. Read on for more about how we do it.