success strategy formula 7 mar 2013

The Six Minute StrategistBusiness Strategy, Frameworks for Growth

© John colley 2013

http://jbdcolley.com

Six Minute StrategistSuccess Strategy Formula

Do you have a Strategy for Success?Are you Struggling to create a Successful

Business Strategy?Do You have all the Components you Need to

Create a Successful Strategy?

Identify what is holding you backTake Action Today - Before your Competitors do!

Six SimpleStrategicSteps to

SME Success

BusinessAppreciation Optimisation

Engagement

CapitalRaisingAcquisitions

Exit

© John colley 2012


Six Simple Strategic Steps to SME Success

Are you making the most of what you have?

First Three Internal Steps:

Business Appreciation Business Optimisation Customer Engagement

Then Focus on External Issues:

Capital Raising Acquisitions Company Sale/Exit




Lets Focus on The First Three Steps

AppreciationOptimisationEngagement

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SME Success


Engagement


Exit



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Getting Started: Setting Objectives

What are the Benefits to your Business?

Is your plan long term Wealth Accumulation? Do you have clear and measurable Long Term Objectives? Have you conducted a Systematic Evaluation of your Business? Do you have full Management Engagement? Are you maximising your Profit Margins? Do you know how to maximise your Exit Multiple on Sale?

Have you reviewed the Challenges you Face?

How successful is your Sales and Marketing effort? Are your internal Operations fully Optimised? Do you have a comprensive grasp of your company’s Finance? Are your HR operations fully compliant and effective? Do you have a comprehensive Customer Engagement Plan? Is your Management Team firing on all cylinders?

Benefits?

WealthCreation

Set and AchieveClear

Objectives

SystematicEvaluation

ExitMultiples

ManagementEngagement

ProfitMargins

Challenges

Sales& Marketing Operations

FinancialManagement

HRIssuesCustomers

How Many No Answers do You Have? Get in Touch!



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Clear and measurable Objectives

Do you have a five year plan? Do you have clear long term Revenue Objectives? DO you have clear long term Profit Objectives? Do you have a clear Exit Strategy? What are your Life Style Goals? What are your Personal Goals? What are your Business Goals?

“Where do you want to Go?”

SettingObjectives

Revenues Profits

BusinessValuation

PersonalGoals

ExitStrategy

LifestyleGoals

“If you don’t know where you are and you don’t know where you are going, How are you going to get there?”

Getting Started: Setting Objectives



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Step 1: Business Appreciation

BusinessAppreciation

SettingObjectives

StrategicAudit

StrategicPositioning

Due Diligence

FinancialAppreciationSWOT

Ask yourself some Key Questions?

Do you have clear long term objectives? Have you conducted a Strategic Audit of your Business? Have you Strategically Positioned your business for success? Have you undertaken a comprehensive financial Appreciation? Have you evaluated a thorough SWOT Analysis? Can you pass a detailed Due Diligence examination?

“understand clearly where you are today”


Stop Struggling - Take Action




© John colley 2012


Step 2: Business Optimisation

Optimisation

Profits vsCash

Cash FlowOptimisation

Cost Reduction

ManagementDashBoard

StrategicPlan

CapitalAccumulation


Do you have a clear understanding of cash flow? Is your Business optimised for cash flow? Do you have a continuous cost reduction programme? Have you created a detailed strategic Financial Plan? Do you understand the key steps to Capital Accumulation? Do you have a Management Dashboard for your Business?

“Make the Most of what you

have”

Start Innovating! - Start Growing!





© John colley 2012


Step 3: Customer Engagement


Have you conducted a detailed Customer Analysis? Do you have a strategic Sales and Profit Analysis? Do you understand the Key Characteristics of your Market? Do you continuously evaluate your Competition? Do you understand the effectiveness of your Marketing? Do you have an Integrated Online Marketing Strategy?

Engagement

CustomerAnalysis

Sales & Profit

Analysis

MarketIn-Bound

Marketing

CompetitionTraditionalMarketing

“Get Firing on all Cylinders”

Be More Efficient, More Profitable, More Competitive






Definition of Business Insanity“Doing the same this year

as you did last yearand expecting a

different result”

© John colley 2013



© John colley 2012


Take the First Step to Business Success...

Do you want to Improve Your Business?

Are you committed to continuous learning?

Do you want to make your Business more Successful?

How Many YES Answers do You Have? Get in Touch!

Six Simple Strategic Steps to SME Success

The Structured Programme from The Six Minute Strategist

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SME Success


Engagement


Exit




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