The right plan and business model is 80% of your success. To illustrate the point, image trying to drive to a place you have never been without directions. You would undoubtedly waste a lot of time, if you were lucky enough to make it to your destination at all. This is an area where a business coach can provide significant value by identifying gaps and constraints in your business model and providing proven turnkey solutions to help you generate more income and customers.
There are ten key factors to consider when planning the growth of your business:
1. Demand What is the current sustainable demand for your company's products and services? How many quarters ahead can you reasonably predict the company's revenue and earnings?
2. Business Model Does your business have an adequate product and service line, diversified client base, and margins to support and sustain growth? Is your company's business model scalable and does it have effective lead generation systems, a product development schedule, marketing and contact management systems, and turnkey joint-venture programs or must they be developed?
3. Exit Strategy Is your ultimate desire to automate, sell, or take the business public?
4. Market Size and Penetration How big is your market? What untapped niches exist?
5. Integration and Joint-Venture Opportunities What are the joint-venture and vertical integration opportunities that can help you quickly lower costs, access new leads, and add new products and services to your line?
6. Competition Are you in a commodity based business? How strong is your company's brand and positioning in the marketplace? Does your company have first mover advantage, or are you struggling to catch up to other dominant players?
7. Capital Do you have access to adequate capital and reserves to finance and sustain growth?
8. Management and Staff Are you able to recruit an experienced management team and staff to help you grow the company?
9. Industry Growth Are you in a growth, mature, or declining industry?
10. Economy What is current environment? How is your business affected in a cyclical economy? Is the economy expanding, stable, or in a recession?
Once you have answered these fundamental questions, establish target growth objectives such as:
Generate $ ___ in Revenue by ___ Date
Expand Client Base by ___ Number of People/Companies/Subscribers
Expand Company Offerings by ___ Products/Services
Your objectives should then be supported by a three phase implementation plan:
Phase I: Business, Marketing, and Product and Service Line Assessments and Gap Analysis
Phase II: Roadmap and Implementation Plan Design
Phase III: Optimization, Automation & Exit Strategy
Realize for most small business, there is no better investment that can as quickly and easily provide them with the right knowledge, plan, and tools as business coaching.
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William R. Patterson
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William R. Patterson is an internationally
recognized business coach and wealth coach who has been a
featured guest on over 300 television and
radio programs. He is the business and
financial expert on XM Satellite Radio 169
and 1580 AM in Washington, DC. He delivers
solutions to thousands worldwide from
individual investors and small business
owners to corporate boards and CEOs.
William is CEO of The Baron Solution
Group. He is also Chairman and CEO of The
Warcoffer Capital Group, LLC. William is
ranked as the #1 Business
Motivational Speaker by Ranking.com.
He is a two-time award-winning lecturer
and national best-selling co-author of
"The Baron Son." His breakthrough book has
been translated around the world and
featured in the Forbes Book Club.
William is winner of three 2008 Web awards
including: Best Wealth-Building Site; Best
Male Author; and Best Speaker and
Lecturer. His wins are the result of
650,000 votes cast from over 130
countries.
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