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Go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because that's where you will find success. On the far side of failure.
Thomas Watson, Sr

Exercises

Growing Your Own Business: A Workbook takes a practical, exercise-driven approach to the development and implementation of strategy by SME owner/managers and their teams.

The exercises in each section of the workbook are listed below - and are available in both Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF formats.


SECTION ONE: WHERE DO YOU WANT TO BE? SECTION TWO: WHERE ARE YOU NOW? SECTION THREE: HOW DO YOU GET TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE? SECTION FOUR: BUSINESS PLANNING
1.1 Fit with Life Plan   Word   PDF 2.1 How Has Your Business Done So Far?   Word   PDF 3.1 SPOTcheck Assessment for Your Business   Word   PDF 4.1 Summarising Output Forms I   Word   PDF
1.2 Your Values   Word   PDF 2.2 A Reality Check - Present vs Future   Word   PDF 3.2 Immediate Actions   Word   PDF 4.2 Summarising Output Forms II   Word   PDF
1.3 Passion   Word   PDF   SPOTcheck Factor 1: Environment
3.3
Regulatory System   Word   PDF
4.3 Summarising Output Forms III   Word   PDF
1.4 Education, Experience and Skills - Gaps and Filling Them   Word   PDF   3.4 Economic and Social Situation   Word   PDF 4.4 Summarising Statements   Word   PDF
1.5 Networking   Word   PDF   3.5 Economic and Social Indicators   Word   PDF 4.5 Reviewing Your Business Plan   Word   PDF
1.6 What Financial Commitments Do You Have?   Word   PDF   3.6 Impact of Developments   Word   PDF 4.6 A Reality Check   Word   PDF
1.7 Personal Capital   Word   PDF   3.7 Predicting the Future   Word   PDF  
1.8 Your Future Businesss   Word   PDF   SPOTcheck Factor 2: Market
3.8
Market Research   Word   PDF
 
1.9 Stories, Symbols and Throphies   Word   PDF   3.9 Market Trends   Word   PDF  
1.10 Identifying Business Values   Word   PDF   3.10 Segments - Niches   Word   PDF  
1.11 A Value Statement for Your Business   Word   PDF   SPOTcheck Factor 3: Customers
3.11
Lifetime Value of a Customer   Word   PDF
 
1.12 A Passion Statement for Your Business   Word   PDF   3.12 Your Customers   Word   PDF  
1.13 A Vision Statement for Your Business   Word   PDF   3.13 Customers' Buying Decisions   Word   PDF  
1.14 A Mission Statement for Your Business   Word   PDF   3.14 Key Customer Dependencies   Word   PDF  
1.15 Defining Targets   Word   PDF   3.15 Customer-base Analysis   Word   PDF  
    3.16 Customer Perceptions   Word   PDF  
    3.17 International Customers   Word   PDF  
    3.18 Exporting   Word   PDF  
    SPOTcheck Factor 4: Direct Competition
3.19
Competitors   Word   PDF
 
    3.20 Price Manoeuvrability   Word   PDF  
    3.21 Product/Service Comparison   Word   PDF  
    SPOTcheck Factor 5: Suppliers
3.22
Key Suppliers   Word   PDF
 
    3.23 Supplier-base Analysis   Word   PDF  
    3.24 Key Supplier Dependencies   Word   PDF  
    3.25 Outsourcing   Word   PDF  
    3.26 New Supplier Assessment   Word   PDF  
    Building Your MOAT
3.27
Analysing Threats and Competition   Word   PDF
 
    SPOTcheck Factor 6: Promoters/Management Team
3.28
Skill Levels   Word   PDF
 
    3.29 Skill Balance   Word   PDF  
    3.30 Filling Skill Gaps   Word   PDF  
    3.31 External Expertise   Word   PDF  
    3.32 Business Networking   Word   PDF  
    3.33 Non-Executive Directors   Word   PDF  
    3.34 Corporate Governance Regulatory Framework   Word   PDF  
    3.35 Leading by Example   Word   PDF  
    3.36 What Are You Worth?   Word   PDF  
    3.37 Delegation   Word   PDF  
    SPOTcheck Factor 7: Strategy
3.38
Seven Key Words   Word   PDF
 
    3.39 Guiding Principles   Word   PDF  
    3.40 Strategy Review   Word   PDF  
    SPOTcheck Factor 8: Marketing
3.41
Positioning Statement   Word   PDF
 
    3.42 Pricing   Word   PDF  
    3.43 Channel Pricing Policy   Word   PDF  
    3.44 Price Erosion   Word   PDF  
    3.45 Credit Terms   Word   PDF  
    3.46 Marketing Management - Filling the Gap   Word   PDF  
    SPOTcheck Factor 9: Sales/Promotion/Channels
3.47
Channels of Distribution   Word   PDF
 
    3.48 Export Checklist   Word   PDF  
    3.49 Last Year's Promotional Spend   Word   PDF  
    3.50 Promotion Targets   Word   PDF  
    3.51 Next Year's Promotional Spend   Word   PDF  
    3.52 Sales Forecasts   Word   PDF  
    3.53 Last Year's Sales by Size of Deal   Word   PDF  
    3.54 Last Year's Sales by Length of Time to Achieve   Word   PDF  
    3.55 Sales Pipeline   Word   PDF  
    3.56 Sales Management - Filling the Gap   Word   PDF  
    SPOTcheck Factor 10: Products/Services
3.57
Products and Services   Word   PDF
 
    3.58 Products and Services - Customer Perspective   Word   PDF  
    3.59 Differentiation   Word   PDF  
    3.60 Quality - In the Eye of the Beholder   Word   PDF  
    3.61 Quality Standards   Word   PDF  
    SPOTcheck Factor 11: Process
3.62
Process   Word   PDF
 
    3.63 Outsourcing   Word   PDF  
    3.64 Competitors' Processes   Word   PDF  
    3.65 E-Commerce   Word   PDF  
    3.66 Redfine Your Process   Word   PDF  
    3.67 Process Management - Filling the Gap   Word   PDF  
    SPOTcheck Factor 11: Product Development/Innovation
3.68
Innovation   Word   PDF
 
    3.69 Portfolio of Ideas   Word   PDF  
    3.70 Research & Development   Word   PDF  
    3.71 Technology Transfer   Word   PDF  
    3.72 Best Practice   Word   PDF  
    3.73 Knowledge   Word   PDF  
    SPOTcheck Factor 13: Human Resources
3.74
Skill Levels   Word   PDF
 
    3.75 Filling Skill Gaps   Word   PDF  
    3.76 Planning Staff Growth   Word   PDF  
    3.77 Planning Staff Costs   Word   PDF  
    3.78 Key Staff   Word   PDF  
    3.79 Staff Retention Measures   Word   PDF  
    3.80 Human Resources Management - Filling the Gap   Word   PDF  
    SPOTcheck Factor 14: Financial Resources
3.81
Current Financial Resources - Equity   Word   PDF
 
    3.82 Current Financial Resources - Debt   Word   PDF  
    3.83 Current Financial Resources - Subsidies   Word   PDF  
    3.84 Financial Resources Required   Word   PDF  
    3.85 Private Equity   Word   PDF  
    3.86 Financial Resources Management - Filling the Gap   Word   PDF  
    SPOTcheck Factor 15: Financial Management
3.87
Ratio Analysis   Word   PDF
 
    SPOTcheck Factor 16: Systems & Administration
3.88
Information   Word   PDF
 
    3.89 Technology Underpinning Information System   Word   PDF  
    3.90 Sources of Information   Word   PDF  
    3.91 Bandwidth   Word   PDF  
    3.92 Information for Your Business   Word   PDF  


Developed with the support of InterTradeIreland and Equity Network