Business Planning 1-2-1 by Alterra Business Consulting
How would you like to have a clear plan for 2010, tailor-made to your business?Many business owners are too close to all the daily tasks involved in running their businesses to sit back and reflect on the bigger picture.  Together we will put your objectives into perspective and at the end of the session you will have a concise plan of action for the next week, month and year.  Not just general advice but an analysis specific to your business.Business planning encompasses financial decision-making, sales, legal issues, internal operations and production, marketing and PR, administration and IT.  It does not promise all the answers to all questions rather a methodology for obtaining the answers that will take your business to the next level.How it worksBefore the session a Questionnaire covering all the ground work is completed. Initial research is carried out resulting in more focussed discussions.  An Agenda is exchanged before the meeting.The Business planning session will consider the following questions:ü     What is the position of your business in relation to your long-term vision?ü     Are your objectives aligned with your vision?ü     Are your existing products and services achieving their potential?ü     Can you provide new products to your existing customers?ü     How do these decisions impact short and long term plans?ü     What resources does the business have to implement these plans?ü     What does the budget look like and how sensitive is it to over- and under-achievement?Following our meeting, an Implementation Report is drawn up setting out the actions required to focus on improved profitability, competitiveness and efficiency.