If you want to get ahead of your competitors, make more money, have more time, you should start by updating your plan. If you’ve never invested in a plan or previously had a bad planning experience, it's time to give it another go. Don’t have another groundhog year.

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Here’s what one of my clients said after completing his first business plan for his long–established business.

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“I wish we had started this process a year ago”

Michael M – Director of business with annual sales = $5m

 

 

Once you have a plan in place you can start to implement it and create a better future for you and your business.

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“We have grown so much in the last two years.

Before we met you we were lost.
We had no direction”

Ben F – a business owner doubling annual sales from $750K

 

 

A good planning process will help you look at your business in a different way so that you can see opportunities you might not have previously seen.

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“Colin has challenged us in our operations,

our financials and our future.

He made us look deep into ourselves and our business operations.”

Gavin G – Director of a business with annual sales +$10m

 

 

And while a good plan starts by considering where you are now, it needs to clarify where you want to be and how you will get there.

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“The plan has provided us with great insight

and a closer understanding of our business operations

with a keen eye on where we are, where we want to be

and how we are going to get there”.

Liza P – business owner annual sales +$1m

 

 

And a good process is just as valuable as the plan itself. By including your key staff and other stakeholders in the process you can get your team focused on the same things and working together towards shared goals.

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“(The planning process)

strongly motivated both directors and managers”

Gavin G – Director of a business with annual sales +$10m

 

 

Hiring a good facilitator means that you’re encouraging new thinking that respects your own goals and objectives.

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“Colin’s approach is collaborative.

He is a good listener and he took my concerns

and input into consideration during discussions”

Carol B –business owner -annual sales of <$1million

 

“Great facilitator, style, content, pace”

Director of a Not for Profit Board

 

 

And one size definitely doesn’t fit all. I have a flexible approach that will ensure your commitment to planning is an investment and not a cost.

 

“I was extremely impressed with the process with Colin,

this process was definitely value for money”

Rebecca H –business owner -annual sales of $12million

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And guess what? Many of my clients are eligible for grants to help fund their plans and business improvement initiatives. I may be able to point you in the right direction if you want to apply for one yourself.

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