Intro to The UN-Business Plan

Why UN-Business Planning?  In this session, we identify the ONE ingredient that most business plans don’t have.  (It’s why the plan gets put on the shelf and rarely/never used.)  How to avoid the traps that catch every business owner at one time or another.

Resource:  The Three Traps Exercise

What Business Planning IS and ISN’T

Do you even need a business plan.  Not everyone does.  Do you have a business plan?  You could dust it off and leverage what you’ve already created (and manifested!)  New business or pressing the re-start button?  Choose the planning elements that work for you (and streamline your business growth!) The UN-Business Plan helps you take the fewest steps with the maximum results.

Resource:  The Law of Freedom

Why Bother? Crafting Your Mission 

Explore Your Perfect Life and bring your Mission into focus.  We’ll discuss the biggest question  and the resounding impact your answer can have on your business and your life.  I’ll share different ways to discover and communicate your purpose, and how you can use it to inspire yourself and others.  Goosebumps!

Resource:  Your Perfect life Exercise

What Do You Really Want? Goal Setting

Most Goals…aren’t really Goals.  We’ll define Goal setting and coach you through writing your own.  In real time, together!  Learn the formula for moving your dreams into Goals into manifest-able chunks.  Experience the paradox (and power) of Goal setting and letting go of your attachment to the outcome.

Resource: How to Set Goals

Wrangling Chaos – Organizing Basics

In this session, we move firmly in the direction of action.  It takes discipline to live the life you want to live.  I’ll introduce a few super-powerful and really simple tools for wrangling the chaos and streamlining your day.  If a “shiny-object” gal like me can get focused, so can you.  Get ready to be UN-derwhelmed by these easy strategies for taking charge of your life and business!

Resources:  Sample Organizational Tools, Calendar, Task List Options

Who’s Who? Building Your Org Chart

You don’t have to (can’t!) do it all!  Step by step, we’ll build the Organizational Chart, the Position Descriptions and consider who could WIN in every Position.  It’s so cool when you can offer a career (not just a job) and commit to helping yourself and others develop skills and realize personal growth. No matter how big – or small – your ideal business vision is, engaging other people is key to making it so.

Resource: Organizational Chart Sample

Making Moolah – Financial Basics 

Let’s tackle the Money, Honey!  Your UN-Business Plan has a solid Financial Plan component, and this is it.  I’ll cover the bare bones basics of what it takes to be a great Financial Manager – always your job as the owner of your company.  Learn how to get to KFP – a Known and current Financial Position, and engage specific actions to improve cash and profitability.  Set Financial Goals (aka Budgeting!) so you can change the score and make mucho moolah!  I’ll also share solid systems for getting the accounting and reporting on auto-pilot at your company.

Resources: The Budgeting Program, The Financial Quick Check, Glossary of Weird Accounting Words and Terms, Article:  How to Assemble the Bean Team, BONUS!  “How Much Should I Charge?” eBook

Feeding the Sharks – Crafting Your Pitches

There’s LOTS to know about Marketing and Sales.  I’ll define the basics.  Then, we will dig deep into your Pitch.  We will explore the Investor Pitch (or Shark Pitch!), the Elevator Pitch and the Hollywood Pitch.  The Pitch is the essential kernel of all your Marketing and Sales and a good starting point for your Marketing Plan.

Resource:  Guide for Creating your Pitches

Act Rich – Time & Project Regimen – “The Weekly Meeting with Me”

In this session, we move firmly into the ACTION.  We explore the challenges of time.  (Good news!  You won the Time Lottery!)  I share weekly and daily “regimens” that help you discipline yourself to stay focused, and get fast results.  I share sure-fire ways to get UN-stuck when you feel glued-in-place.  I demonstrate the Weekly Meeting with You and, best of all, how to get things done through others.  Your team will solve all your problems, and free up your time, if you set them up right and let ‘em loose.

Resource:  “Meeting with Me” Agenda

D-Day – Time to Decide

Ready to commit to your life, your dreams and your business?  On a rough day, you may be tempted to throw in the towel.  You’ll learn why shutting down your business may be a good move, and why you never want to quit on a bad day.  We’ll discuss D-Day and you’ll set your Decide Date.  And you’ll learn exactly what needs to happen between now and D-Day to give your Perfect Life and best business a chance to come true!

Resource:  D-day Agenda and Decision Form

Visit with The UN-Crowd

Hurray!  It’s time to celebrate.  This session includes the Course Review and Wrap Up.  And, we will have a lively conversation with our highlighted UN-Business Plan victims (er, I mean participants!) – The UN-Crowd:  Arianna, Jeremy, Alex and Brittany.