Business plans don’t have to be lengthy documents, but they do – in our opinion – need to be written down: if you haven’t written it down, you haven’t committed to it.
This video covers some key concepts related to business planning:
For a deeper dive into the process of creating an Annual Business Plan, download our free Annual Business Plan Template.
This detailed template is designed to help you gather and analyse the information necessary to create a robust plan, and bring it together in one document.
And remember, as we always say, a good plan is a shared plan. Your Annual Business Plan should be in the minds of your whole team. If they’re meeting on a monthly basis as a management team, or as supervisors, the meeting should refer to elements of the Plan, because that is the context point around why you're all doing what you’re doing.
Other free resources to help our clients and readers with business planning, include:
- Business planning for small to mid-sized businesses eBook
- Succession planning – How to future proof your business eBook
- Succession planning for small to medium-sized businesses eBook
If you would like advice or assistance with strategic, annual or succession planning, contact the JPAbusiness team on 02 6360 0360 or 02 9893 1803 for a confidential, obligation-free discussion.
