Strategic planning. Do you?

A friend of mine when at a networking meeting last week ended up in a discussion about strategic planning. The other person’s opinion was that strategic plans are fine for corporate giants but for small businesses it’s essentially overkill. Creating the plan will take time, will somehow slow it down and restrict it. In other words, having a strategic plan would somehow stifle creativity and shackle the company to the path that it started out on.

Of course my first reaction was poppy-cock (or words to that effect) and then I started wondering how many small businesses thought along these lines. How many small businesses try to grow their business without an integrated strategic plan to make that vision a reality? How many don’t even have a vision to base a plan on? And how many think a strategy plan is the same as a business plan or is a part of marketing?

Do you have a strategic planning system and a coherent strategy plan at the heart of your business? If you don’t and it’s because you think you don’t need one, or you’re not sure how to create one or you would simply like to know more then download the Strategic Planning Overview guide and The Foundation of a Successful Business white paper.

If after reading them you’re still not convinced or sure of the benefits to you and your company then download the Strategic Planning Health Check tool. I am positive the tool will help you make your company stronger and I would not ask you to spend an hour of your precious time if I didn’t believe this. If having completed the tool your views haven’t changed however and you genuinely don’t think the tool benefitted you in any way, then let me know and of course I will refund without question.

Growing a business is an exciting road to be on, never a dull moment, but it can often be a long, hard and sometimes lonely road. I also know there are occasions when you think maybe you should get a 9-to-5 so you can relax more in the evenings and at weekends and just switch-off. So, when help is offered, check it out, it could be just what you need.

If you’re still not sure if to download the Health Check tool then call me on +44 (0)1296 334575 or email me and let’s discuss your concerns.