Contenu connexe Similaire à Strategic planning for small business (20) Plus de Katherine Brown-Hoekstra (12) Strategic planning for small business3. About You
How many years have you been in business?
What type of business do you have?
What’s your vision?
What’s one thing you want to take away from today?
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4. Agenda
Finding the trailhead
Identifying your tools and supplies
Starting the Journey
Avoiding hazards
Celebrating your arrival
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What Kind of Person Are You?
Know Yourself
Strengths
Weakness
Passions
Values
Know Your Circumstances
Finances
Lifestyle
Time Challenges
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Got Skills?
Management
Technical
Administrative
Accounting
Sales
10. Purpose of Analysis
Highlights true focus and vision
Provides context
Builds awareness and buy-in
Builds a trail guide
Identifies areas that need
additional resources/pain
points
Allows you to plan globally and
act locally
Identifies priorities
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Picking your Team
Lawyer
Accountant
Banker
Financial planner
Insurance agent
Real estate agent?
Mentors
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15Plan Your Route
http://www.trailinfo.co.za/hiking/klipkraal/maps.html
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Keep Visualizing
Wilderness Guide Mary Murphy on Appalachian Trail http://bit.ly/GA1LIH
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Houston We Have a Problem
Financial
Project Management
Personnel
Legal
Burnout
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Project Management
IT
Juggling multiple priorities
Slipping schedules
Bad clients
Paperwork
Knowing which projects to take
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/director/emerresp/pictures/chemical_fires/slides/cf13.html
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Personnel
W2 or 1099?
Hiring/firing
Training
Harassment
Managing with clients
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Burn Out
Working 24/7
Trying to do to much
Not saying NO
Needing new challenges
Needing a vacation/sabbatical
Fretting over finances
http://inhabitat.com/why-global-warming-is-not-the-biggest-reason-forest-fires-are-so-rampant-now/
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Saving Your Own Bacon
Use your team
Ask advice
Plan
Perform regular risk assessment
Schedule yourself in
“Sharpen the saw”
Regularly re-evaluate
Say NO
Take a vacation and leave your work behind
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Small Business Resources
Organizations:
SBA (www.sba.gov)
NAWBO (www.nawboboise.org)
SCORE (www.score.org/)
Chamber of Commerce (www.boisechamber.org/)
STC CIC SIG (www.stcsig.org/cic/)
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Resources (continued)
Publications
BusinessWeek (www.businessweek.com/)
Inc (www.inc.com/welcome.html)
FastCompany (www.fastcompany.com)
Wall Street Journal
Fortune
Escape from Cubicle Nation
(www.escapefromcubiclenation.com)
Duct Tape Marketing (www.ducttapemarketing.com)
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Resources (continued)
Books
Body of Work
Now, Discover Your Strengths
Standout
Consulting for Dummies
Finding Your Own North Star
7 Habits
Do What You Are
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Contact Info
Kit Brown-Hoekstra
+1 720.542.3075
Kit.brown@comgenesis.com
www.comgenesis.com
www.pangaeapapers.com
@kitcomgenesis