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Twelve Strategic "Grow Goals" To Grow Your Business According To Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach

Guest post by: Glenn Ebersole

Article Overview: Any time is a good time to think about how to grow your business. The last month of your calendar year or fiscal year is a very good time to think about and plan for the growth of your business. Companies need to think strategically about the coming year and what "grow goals" they should establish to grow your business. For the purpose of this article, I am going to presume that you are near the end of your fiscal year or your calendar year and are ready to plan for the growth of your business in the coming year. And with that in mind, I want to share twelve (12) strategic "grow goals" to grow your business in the year ahead.

Twelve Strategic "Grow Goals" To Grow Your Business According To Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach

Twelve Strategic "Grow Goals" To Grow Your Business, According To Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach
By: J. Glenn Ebersole, Jr., Chief Executive of J. G. Ebersole Associates and The Renaissance Group ™

Any time is a good time to think about how to grow your business. The last month of your calendar year or fiscal year is a very good time to think about and plan for the growth of your business. Companies need to think strategically about the coming year and what "grow goals" they should establish to grow your business.

For the purpose of this article, I am going to presume that you are near the end of your fiscal year or your calendar year and are ready to plan for the growth of your business in the coming year. And with that in mind, I want to share twelve (12) strategic "grow goals" to grow your business in the year ahead.

#1: Grow your strategic thinking and planning skills and use them to make better decisions.

#2: Grow the image of your business by improving and enhancing your reputation and striving for Top Of Mind Awareness (TOMA) with your clients.

#3: Grow your prospect pipeline by the strategic use of referrals.

#4: Grow your existing markets by doing more business with existing clients.

#5: Grow your awareness of market trends and market opportunities.

#6: Grow your awareness of the financial health of your business by tracking income and expenses and looking for gaps between the two.

#7: Grow your “value-added” services to your clients.

#8: Grow your strategic alliances that will expand your influence and capabilities to serve your clients.

#9: Grow your image as a good corporate citizen by becoming active in service to your community.

#10: Grow your testimonials and use them as third party endorsements for your company and its work.

#11: Grow your image as valuable resource by writing articles, public speaking, and conducting seminars, workshops, teleseminars and webinars.

#12: Grow your ability to be more “business-savvy” and spend more time working “on your business” instead of just working “in your business.”


If you want to learn more about this strategic thinking approach to growing your business, please contact Glenn Ebersole today through his website at www.businesscoach4u.com or by email at jgecoach@aol.com

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