Plan to make 2014 your best year yet – a business plan toolkit

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By now you’re probably well into your new-year work routine The silly season has come to an end, and it’s time to think about how you’ll get better business results this year than you did last year.   But, wait! Before we get too far into the new year, how is 2014 is going to be different to last year? Without a clear plan of what you want to achieve and how you’re going to achieve it, you risk turning out the same results as last year instead of forging ahead and hitting new goals.

To help you set some direction for your 2014 plans we’ve put together some of our favourite blog posts about business planning.

In these posts you’ll learn:

  • Why spending time planning rather than ‘just getting on with business’ is essential
  • How a plan can help you improve the profitability of your business
  • How to ‘keep it real’ when it comes to your business grown expectations
  • What to include in a basic business plan
  • Top reasons to make business planning a priority

Here are five great articles to set you on your way:

  1. It’s the Journey, Not the Destination. How to Write a Business Plan for a Start-Up Business
  2. 10 Reasons a Business Plan Can Improve Your Chances of Success
  3. Your Business Plan: The Best Road to Success
  4. What Every Business Plan Should Have (But Most are Missing)
  5. A Business Plan is a Working Document

 

A step-by-step guide to creating a business plan you’ll love

Attend the new Business Plans Made Easy course and create a practical and easy-to-follow blueprint to grow your small business. During this course you will:

  • Determine your strategic direction so that you can more easily realise your goals
  • Discover your vision and purpose in a way that allows you to inspire others and which creates a bright future for you and your business
  • Identify your perfect customer so that you can target the exact customers who are looking for products and services just like yours
  • Identify strengths and weaknesses and look at what opportunities might be right under your nose

Read more about the Business Plans Made Easy course and sign up here.

About the Author

HerBusiness (formerly Australian Businesswomen’s Network) is a membership community that provides education, training, resources, mentoring and support for women business owners.