We have just added a Marketing Plan Tool to the Resource Library, Tool section. This will help you develop your in house Marketing Plan. A qualified small business consultant will tell you that all business owner need to have and take advantage of a Marketing Plan, please download this free tool today.

Getting the Right Things Done - Pascal Dennis

When trying to implement a strategy (or more properly, a strategic plan), theory often fails. The practical application of most theoretical processes is next to impossible. Dennis shows how strategy deployment will focus and align your activities and allow you to quickly respond to threats and opportunities.

Strategy Deployment has been used by World Class companies for over 25 years to engaage people at all levels and, in doing so dominate markets.
 

We have just added a Budgeting Tool to the Resource Library, Tool section. This will help you do your budgets. The tool is an Excel spreadsheet with a linked Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.

The Small Business Assessment tool has been improved and updated.  As a small business adviser, I implore you to please take advantage of fantastic tool.

Go to the Resource Library and then to Tools to acces the assessment.

We have just added the Business Owners Benefits Listing in the Resource Library, Tool section. This is a list of the benefits derived from working with a qualified small business consultant.. We are sure you find some benefits you would like to enjoy in the listing.
 

Think Inside the Box - David Deutsch

David Deutsch takes a different view of problem solving, Thinking Inside the Box. Deutsch has designed a series of boxes (potential solutions) to create laser like focus and creativity to help you uncover hidden possibilities to all kinds of problems.
 

We have just added the Business Issues Listing in the Resource Library, Tool section. This is a list of the issues other business owners have found in their businesses. We are sure you find some if not all of the issues you’re facing, documenting that most business issues are common to all businesses – common issues happen commonly, rare issues happen rarely.
 

Get Clients Now - C.J. Hayden

For those of you who need an ultra focused, short term marketing action plan, this the book for you. Although it’s says it is a marketing book, I think of it more as short term revenue generating book.

In most businesses that need this type of help – especially if the business is a start up or early stage business – the critical issue is to obtain enough clients (revenue) to survive (fund its self) to be able to implement the rest of their program(s). Well, this is the preeminent source for accomplishing that goal.

Ms. Hayden sets out a very specific formula for success, that in my opinion, if you follow it you will increase your proficiency in the areas of revenue generation that you chose.

Ms. Hayden does an admirable job breaking down the Revenue Generation Cycle down into very straight forward components; that every decision maker can comprehend and IMPLEMENT. She also provides very effective templates to develop, implement and review your plan.
 

We have placed a sample of the Business Audit in the Resource Library Tool section. This is an example of the type of methods we use to get to the root cause of the areas of concern for the business owner.
 

One Page Business Plan - James Horan

Most small business owners cringe at the thought of a “business plan”, the proverbial 50+ page bible. Who has the time for this? Who has the fortitude for this? Who has the desire for this? Certainly not me and I am fairly certain not you. And unless you are going to external sources for financing or support of some kind it’s not necessary.

There are many resources out there to assist you in doing a short and sweet business plan. One I recommend is the One Page Business Plan by Jim Horan. When I reconfigured my business this is what I used to do my business plan.

This book will walk you through the five simple steps in developing a workable plan. Planning is nothing more than setting your Vision and Mission, identifying and preparing your Goals and Objectives based on your Vision, determining your Strategies to support your Goals and Objectives and then prioritizing them into your Action Plan.

This book makes Planning simple, straight forward and affordable.