Maximize your potential by focusing on your business strategy, not just the day-to-day operations. If you are serious about growing your business, our Be Strategic program is for you. It’s time to work on your business instead of just in it.
The Be Strategic program provides a unique opportunity for local, non-competing businesses to work alongside one another to create a strategic business plan for growth, make meaningful connections, and improve their business within a supportive group setting.
The cost of the course is $600 per business.
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We are now accepting applications for Fall 2023 courses across our service region.
“It’s a think tank on every aspect of your business with other business owners. You’re strategically thinking about where you’re at and what you want to do. It’s strategic planning and most business owners don’t do that because they just don’t have the time. So, you are setting aside the time and being intentional about all those things, from marketing to finances to HR, that you just don’t get to think about on a day-to-day basis. It was fantastic and invaluable.”
– Nick Olson, 2022 Be Strategic graduate and owner of Anderson & Hammack Construction Co., Superior, WI
Define your mission, vision and core values. Create a SMART 10-year target.
Identify the trends in your industry, complete a SWOT Analysis, and dive into accounting, HR and e-commerce tools.
Review bookkeeping basics, analyze the different types of financial statements and create cash flow projections.
Identify your brand, define your target audience, and create a marketing plan.
Refine your 10-year target, break it down into shorter, reachable goals and create a scorecard of the measures that will give you a pulse on your progress.
Present your strategic business plan to the group. Be creative, be honest and be ready to receive constructive feedback.