PLANNING YOUR BUSINESS

Some sound business advice.

Existing businesses should use effective business planning processes to control their destiny, set vision AND long-term objectives, manage the steps towards their future in an organised, strategic and managed process. The process, not just the plan, is a vital part of management growth and it helps you take control of your destiny!

Control your destiny!

Ask the owner of an SME about a Business Plan. Expect the answer: "Business Plan? But I am not a start-up (new business). Why would I want a Business Plan?"

They don't all answer that way, but too many do, and its a shame. Creating a business plan is a great tool for growing a business, but so many people dismiss it as a one time process used only to start a company or for raising finance. The myth that a business plan is only for start-ups gets in the way far too often. If you own or run a company, you probably want it to grow. And if you want to grow a company, then you want to plan that growth. The planning is just the beginning; you want to use the full planning process to manage growth.

Think for just a minute about how many different reasons there are for an existing company to plan and manage its growth. There's the need first of all, to control your company's destiny, to set long term vision, mission and objectives, and to calculate the steps to take to achieve that vision. Without planning, the company is reacting to events, following reality as it emerges. With planning, there's a chance to proactively lead the company towards its future.

For an existing company that wants to grow, the planning process is essential. Everybody wants to control their own destiny.

The planning process is the best way to review the market and refresh your marketing strategy, to prioritize, and to manage tasks. Bring a team of managers together and develop a strategy that the team can implement. Work on dealing with reality, the possible, instead of just the desirable, and make strategic choices. Then follow up with regular plan reviews, that ultimately becomes management.

If you need help in the Strategy process then join us on one of our one day training sessions. Contact us and we can tell you or send you an advert detailing what we do and when we hold the courses. STRATEGIC TRAINING

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Our specialty is advising Small Medium Enterprises on how best to achieve their goals and particularly specific objectives.

If you are looking for a Business and Strategic Plan that will help you focus your efforts and make your business successful, then we can help. We produce Business Plans that work. Without a Business Plan your business is going nowhere! If you prepared a plan when you started your business how has it gone? When is the last time that you revisited the Plan to see where you are on your Business journey?

So if you are concerned about how your business is doing Contact us and we can help you. We will send one of our Consultants to see you. The first hour, which is our evaluation of how and if we can help you, IS FREE.

Our services include MJF Consultancy that has been specifically set up to help you in your strategic planning. They also have a Business Mentorship programme that will join hands with you and guide you through the process of meeting your goals. For more details SEND US AN E-MAIL BY CLICKING ON THE NEXT BUTTON: FREE BUSINESS HEALTH CHECK.

The founder Dr. Michael J Freestone, has a Doctorate in Business Finance, as well as being accredited by the Professional Practice Group (PPG), which is a select group of practising professionals, who have a fellowship with ICSA (The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators)