Founder and owner independence
Can your business run without you?
Your business. You know it better than anyone. Your customers trust you, your team relies on you, and most important decisions still end up on your desk.
That may have worked well for years. But what happens when you want to step back, bring in a new CEO, grow further or simply spend less time running everything yourself?
We help owners and founders make their businesses less dependent on them, so they can decide what comes next.
It's your business. But it shouldn't need you for everything.
Too many decisions may still depend on you. Key customers expect to deal with you personally. Your management team may be capable, but doesn't yet have what it takes to run things independently.
Or maybe you're starting to think about succession, the next generation or what happens if you're unexpectedly unavailable.
What would need to change for your business to succeed without you at the centre of everything?
Our way of working
First, we find out where the business still depends on you.
hTWORG works with owners and founders of established B2B businesses to reduce their company's dependence on them.
We start by understanding what you want for yourself, your family and the business.
Then we look at how the business actually works. Who makes the important decisions? Which customers still depend on you? Where does the leadership team have the authority and capability to act, and where does everything come back to you?
We also look at the management structure, commercial processes and ownership arrangements that may make it difficult for the business to operate independently.
You get a clear picture of where the business still depends on you, what risks that creates and what needs attention first.
Then we help you change it.
The answer depends on what we find.
It might mean strengthening the management team, bringing in new leadership, transferring customer relationships or making responsibilities and decision-making clearer.
We work alongside you and your team to make those changes happen, and stay involved until the business can run the new way of working without relying on us.
The goal isn't necessarily for you to leave. It's for you to have a choice.