Business Consulting

Strategic Planning is not just for large companies with deep pockets.  Usually, "small" companies do not have resources to waste and need to be smart about which opportunities to pursue and which ones to ignore.  However, small business owners and managers are typically not that well versed in conducting the formal Strategic Planning process.  This means that they must rely on external experts, such as Life Plan Business Solutions, to guide them through the Strategic Planning process. 

THE RESULT

A highly actionable plan with clearly stated goals and their rationale, action items, time lines, budgets, as well as roles and responsibilities. The action plan is not a fancy document that ends up collecting dust on the bookshelf, but it’s your company’s play book, ready to be executed.

• A clear action plan for implementation
• More innovation
• Better use of company resources
• No more ‘idea of the month’
• Less crisis management
• You’ll be prepared for the future

Running a small business can be chaotic. It’s easy to get sucked into the day-to-day operations required to keep things running smoothly and profitably. By taking the time to invest in a strategic planning process, you’re saying, “I am ready to take my business to the next level of success.”

When was the last time you had a planning session?  Did you follow through on your ideas?  Often times business owners spend so much time working in their business that they do not have time to work on their business.  Do you intend take action based on your planning but the urgent seems to get ahead of the important?   

The purpose of Strategic Planning is to define the vision, set goals, and decide in which markets the company will actively pursue.  Strategic Planning is about making informed, smart business decisions based on sound market data.  

It involves carefully examining the current state of your business, what’s working and what isn’t, understanding markets, customers, competitors and trends that may impact your business.