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SCALE · Module 5 Tool
A Business That Replicates

Does It Run Without You?

A business that can’t run without its owner can’t scale — and can’t be sold. Score how independent each part of your practice really is. Your lowest score is your bottleneck, and your first scale project.

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Score each function

For each part of the business, slide toward the truth: is it all you, or could it run without you for a fortnight?
Move each slider from all me (left) to runs without me (right). Be honest about today — not the plan.

Your owner-reliance read

Score the functions above to see your read.
Your biggest bottleneck
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The lowest-scoring function is where the business leans on you hardest. Start here.
This is Module 5 of SCALE

Build the business that runs without you

This scorecard names the bottleneck. SCALE shows you how to clear it — documented operations, clinical governance, a leadership team and systems that let the practice run, and grow, when you step back.

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