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Write down how a business actually runs

Small businesses keep their processes in one person's head, which makes hiring, holidays and selling the business painful. You interview the team and produce documentation people genuinely follow. It's project work that turns into retainers, and it needs nothing but attention and clear writing.

Startup cost

Under $100 — a laptop and a documentation tool (Under $100 to start)

Who pays

Growing businesses of roughly five to fifty people

How it earns

Fixed-price project, then a monthly keep-it-current retainer · recurring

Tech skill needed

No coding needed

Role of AI

AI speeds up the work behind the scenes

Business model

Service business

Run it solo?

Yes, realistically

Online or local

Either

Time it takes

5–15 hours a week

Getting evidence

Takes real work

First customer likely comes from

Ask any owner you know what breaks when their best person is away

The problem

Every growing business hits the same wall: the founder is the manual. New hires take months to become useful, mistakes repeat, and nobody can take a proper holiday.

Why it's undersold

Owners don't wake up wanting documentation. They wake up wanting a hire to work out faster, or an audit to pass, or a buyer to take them seriously. Sell that; deliver documentation.

How to validate

  • Document one process for one business at a real but small price.
  • Watch whether anyone uses it a month later. If not, your format is wrong, not the market.
  • Ask the owner what the next painful gap is — that conversation is the retainer.

Would this work for you?

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