Business Planning is IMPORTANT, it's been BROKEN, It's EASY and it can be FAST! FOCUS31 guarantees it! In previous segments we have identified; -The 5 reasons business owners don't Business Plan -The 5 reasons why Business Owners need to Business Plan -The 5 Benefits of Effective Business Planning. In this segment we share our 5 Secrets to Effective Business Planning (See our YouTube video as well at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWGA6Wpcsbk). Here are the 5 Secrets to Effective Business Planning: 1) Have a Vision Statement that simply states "how much, by when, doing what, for whom, in what geographical area". 2) Have a Mission Statement of 4 - 8 powerful words that answer the question "why does this business exist or what do you want the customer experience to be?" 3) Have Objectives that set the parameters for success for the fiscal year and measure yourself against them 4) Have Strategies, BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) plus 3 - 4 ways you can begin to progress your business towards the BHAGS 5) Have Action Plans, project work that implements the business plan Busines Planning is IMPORTANT, it's been BROKEN, it's EASY and it can be FAST! FOCUS31 guarantees it! Learn how to engage in effective Business Planning with FOCUS31. Email james@focus31.com