330: How to Become a Well Run Business Series (Week 1)

Description:

This proven series is designed to help small business owners who want to improve their companies. As you know, taking the time to think about what you are doing in business is absolutely critical to its success. This series will point out the key issues you have to get right.

Who Should Attend?

This series is designed for any business owner who wants to review their options and improve their operations.

What will I learn?

Learn how to focus on the relatively small number of business factors that are critical to business success.

Here is a summary of what the 6-sessions include:

Week 1. Operations: Visualize your financials

A new way to look at the financials in your business. This will help you see which numbers are important and how to track and improve them.

Week 2. Operations: Processes that work

A prioritization of the types of procedures and systems that you’ll need to consider and a reminder that there is only so much time in your day. Are you ready for the customers who will come?

Week 3. Navigation: (Strategy) Direction for your business

Is your company aimed correctly? And, the 3-rules for building and sustaining a well run company.

Week 4. Navigation: (Strategy) Focus on your client’s changing needs.

Are you providing what your clients want? When’s the last time you checked? We’ll give you some tools you can use to be sure you’re on the right track.

Week 5. Communications: (Promotion) Rethink your message

We will assist you in writing an effective message that describes your company in a compelling, client focused manner. The result, you’ll get more customers.

Week 6. Communications: Media that connects with your customer

With all the new media choices, how can you tell which ones to use? Could social media be masquerading, behind the curtain, as the best solution?

Sponsored by the City of Sacramento