Owner Reliance Score — The Ascend Collective
Free tool · Reduce Risk

Could your business
run without you?

Five quick questions on how much the business depends on you — and what that means for your risk and what it’s worth.

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1. Sales — who wins the work?
If you stopped selling, would new work still come in?
Totally depends on me
Mostly me
Shared / some systems
Runs without me
2. Delivery — who does the work?
If you stepped back, would clients still get the same result?
Totally depends on me
Mostly me
Shared / some systems
Runs without me
3. Decisions — who makes them?
Can the team make day-to-day calls without you?
Totally depends on me
Mostly me
Shared / some systems
Runs without me
4. Marketing — whose face and effort?
Does lead flow keep going when you go quiet?
Totally depends on me
Mostly me
Shared / some systems
Runs without me
5. Time off — could you leave for a month?
Would the business run for four weeks without you?
Totally depends on me
Mostly me
Shared / some systems
Runs without me
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