Discover Candidates to Include in Next Planning Round
An important part of any business planning system is to systematically identify possible improvements for consideration in the next Quarterly GamePlan. We need to cast a fairly wide net so there are a healthy number of “possibles” to be reduced down to the priority ones in our next GamePlan. We call these “possibles” GamePlan Candidates. We […]
Simple Small Business Planning Templates
Doing a business plan for a small business need not be complicated See the simple method that made us “National Business of the Year” & 4 years in the “Top 100 Fastest Growing Businesses“ Plans Done in a day! Dump Pie in the Sky 5 Year Plans! Your Plan’s style depends on what’s on your […]
How the Profit Flywheel Accelerates Your Business
This is the 12Faces structured roadmap to growing your business. We use the flywheel to explain the structure of the material. It is one of many possible roadmaps to growth. Use it as a suggestion tool to incorporate into your business planning. Yellow Belt
Use StrategyTrees to Visualize Effective Strategic Planning
Every type of Enterprise faces the need to develop a Strategy and then implement it. 12Faces has been doing this in its own businesses for many years and we have developed a very practical approach which we share with you here. This is a blue belt article.
Solutions to Small Business Problems
Speed up the path to sustainable success! We know that trying to work out what’s wrong with your business, and how to fix it, is an overwhelming prospect. You have to work out the problem and then work out how to fix it. All the time, you are trying to keep the lights on in […]
How to do a 1 Page Vision Statement
The One-Page Vision Statement: Your Blueprint for Small Business Success Clarify your business’s purpose and align your entire team—all in less than an hour. A vision statement; is a concise, future-focused declaration of an organization’s ultimate goals and aspirations It describes the positive change your business wants to create and what it hopes to become […]
How to Prioritise Business Plans
When you are planning the next steps for your business improvement, there are usually several changes that you could choose from. You believe all these steps will improve your business on your path to Sustainable Business Success. The problem is, it can be very confusing to decide which, of the many things that you could potentially do, is actually the next best step to do. This article provides a method for you to work out which is the best next step. Yellow Belt
GamePlans Chart a Course for Your Business
At 12Faces, we strongly believe every business owner needs a clear destination in mind for their business. This in both the short (say financial quarter) and longer (say 3 years) term. We call these Business GamePlans Without this, the business is essentially ‘rudderless’ and will drift in unguided and unpredictable directions. Entrepreneurs are famous for […]
Create New and Tune Existing Business Routines for Impact
Your Business runs on Routines Your Success Depends on their Quality As a small business owner, you don’t have time for complex, time consuming, management theory. You need results. This is your fast-track guide to the Routines that will change your business, and your stress levels, right now. Yellow Belt Table of Contents Designing New […]
Developing and Executing a Business Plan
Do You Really Need a Business Plan, You Ask? Every business leader must take control of the design and implementation of the direction for their business. Developing a Business Plan is the first crucial step toward this. If are you selling your business, a different type of Plan is important to ensure you get the […]