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1. The Six Minute Strategist
Business Strategy, Make Smarter Decisions
Six Minute Strategist
Six Minute
Strategy Review
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2. The Six Minute Strategist
Business Strategy, Helping Businesses Work Smarter
Where
Objectives are
you
Today? Strategy
Prioritise Strategy
Review
Growth
Rate
Review
Actions How Long
will this
Take?
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3. The Six Minute Strategist
Business Strategy, Work Smarter to Get Richer
What are your
business and Life
Objectives?
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4. The Six Minute Strategist
Its Better to work Smarter than just Harder
Where are
you today?
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5. The Six Minute Strategist
When the going gets Tough, the Smart Get Going
How fast is
your Business
Growing?
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6. The Six Minute Strategist
Smart Enterpreneurs are Successful Entrepreneurs
How long is it
Going to take
to reach your
objectives?
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7. The Six Minute Strategist
Smart Enterpreneurs never stop Learning
What Actions
do you need to
Take?
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8. The Six Minute Strategist
Decisions are either Smart or Dumb
Prioritise your
Actions based on
your objectives
and ROI.
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9. The Six Minute Strategist
Smart Enterpreneur?
Where do you want to go from here?
Do you want some
Help?
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10. The Six Minute Strategist
Smart Enterpreneur?
Where do you want to go from here?
Appendix:
Detailed
Questions to
Stimulate your
Discussions
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11. The Six Minute Strategist
Business Strategy, Work Smarter to Get Richer
Business and Life Objectives
1. Where do you want to take your
business?
2. Lifestyle? Multi-Million Exit?
3. What are your Family Priorities?
4. What do you enjoy doing most?
5. What are you Passionate about?
6. What do you want to Achieve?
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12. The Six Minute Strategist
Business Strategy, Work Smarter to Get Richer
Where are you today?
1. Where is your Business today?
2. Where are you in the Business
Lifecycle?
3. What are your Markets Like?
4. Revenues, Costs, Profits
5. Net Cash or Net Debt?
6. Other Shareholder Priorities?
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13. The Six Minute Strategist
Business Strategy, Work Smarter to Get Richer
How Fast is your Business growing?
1. Sales Growth?
2. Market Growth?
3. Customer Growth?
4. Competition?
5. Profit Growth?
6. Business Valuation?
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14. The Six Minute Strategist
Business Strategy, Work Smarter to Get Richer
How Long will it take?
1. At Organic rates of Growth?
2. What Challenges do you Face?
3. Weaknesses and Strengths?
4. Threats and Opportunities?
5. Customer Limitations?
6. Staff and Management
Limitations?
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15. The Six Minute Strategist
Business Strategy, Work Smarter to Get Richer
What Actions do you Need to take?
1. Organic Growth Strategy?
2. Acquisition Led Strategy?
3. Raise Additional Capital?
4. Actions to Address Challenges
5. Invest in Opportunities
6. Mitigate Threats
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16. The Six Minute Strategist
Business Strategy, Work Smarter to Get Richer
Prioritise
1. Identify costs and ROI
2. Low Hanging Fruit
3. Run a Comparison Analysis
4. Assign Tasks and Responsibilities
5. Plan Milestones and Reports
6. Execute Plan!
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