My Success Rating System© is a practical business tool that allows a small business owner to get useful, use-able, answers to hidden & fatal flaws in their small business design. It consists of a set of 21 fill-in-the-blanks worksheets. The 21 worksheets guide the business owner to answer a series of questions that have simple clear answers. Most small business owners can complete all 21 worksheets in about 30 minutes.
The basis of the Success Rating System© worksheet tool kit are the following 8 Critical Business Principles (8CBP) ...

The 8CBP are not the direct answer to defining that certain ‘something’ about successful businesses. For if all it took to define business success was to come up with a short list of business principles, then many other people, much smarter than I, would have published this list a long time ago.
I believe that certain ‘something’ is not the 8CBP themselves, but rather, it is defined in how well those 8CBP inter-connect with each other (via sound business strategies and methods) to create a dynamic flexible business that is able to overcome obstacles, ensure reliable profit & enable business growth.

Two books help the small business owner to use the 8CBP to ensure reliable profit & enable business growth ...
★ Why Your Small Business Sucks ... And How To Fix It Without Financial Risk
★ When Your Small Business Sucks ... Re-Design And Re-Engineer It