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Whilst
Growth Plan™
specialises in improving financial and non-financial returns for
owner operated small businesses in general, the early years of
Growth Plan’s development have been concentrated in the Financial
Services industry. As a result it has collected a large base
of data with around 1,000 different Australian businesses providing
their financial, client, management and lifestyle measurements to
the Growth PlanTM database.
Over this time, Growth Plan™ has developed an impressive suite of
tools to assist owner operated small businesses, some of which are
specific for the financial services.
BENCHMARKING
Growth Plan™ can compare your practice, or a group of practices, to
similar businesses in the Growth PlanTM
database. Growth Plan™ will then provide a printed report with
the Growth Plan™ benchmarks for key performance indicators.
Have you ever wondered what ratio similar businesses have for
support staff to income producers, the number of active clients to
support staff or the profit per owner workhour?
Growth Plan™
can provide these and many others.
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To view some sample pages of a
Growth Plan™ Diagnostic Report
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To access benchmarks using the
Growth
Plan™
mini calculator
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To apply for
access to Growth Plan™
Member's calculator,
which contains still more useful ratios, email for a free trial
membership
BUSINESS DIAGNOSIS
to request a CD ROM about business diagnosis
Business analysis is an extension of
benchmarking.
Growth Plan™
Business diagnosis uses the performance indicators of high
performing practices, research based on the Growth PlanTM
database,
over fifty years combined experience of
Growth Plan™
analysts and data you provide from your business to draw
conclusions about your business operation. Taking into account
the stage of growth of the practice and its strengths and
weaknesses, this analysis will identify some of the risks your
business is facing and a choice of next steps that will help you to
achieve the best increase in returns for the effort.
for more information about business analysis.
Financial Planners’ Ezine
Growth Plan™
provides a
free Ezine
by email. Every edition is short and to the point and contains
research findings, hints, facts and other information and articles
on successfully running and growing your business while maintaining
the lifestyle you desire.
for your free Ezine subscription.
How
to Start A Business
Research
Growth PlanTM
conducts research on its
Growth Plan™ Financial Planners database
on a contract basis. Past reports have been on topics such as:
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What Key Performance Indicator has the most impact on the
profitability of a Financial Services practice?
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The optimum Active Client to Support Staff ratio for Financial
Services Practice; and
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Non-Salary Expenses in Financial Planning businesses.
to email the
Growth Plan™
consultants who will discuss your requirements and provide
obligation free quotes.
Consulting Services
Growth Plan™
offers an extensive range of consulting and coaching services.
to email the
Growth Plan™
consultants who will discuss your requirements and provide
obligation free quotes.
Goal
Setting
Goal
setting is poorly recognised as the extraordinarily powerful tool it
is for creating positive change in your life. It works on a
host of different levels to get you where you want to go. For
the definitive information on goal setting you should visit
www.goalsetting.biz.
Goal
setting improves decision making and avoids procrastination over
what to do next. Goal seekers are proactive and often
astonished by the height they can set their goals and still achieve
them.
As with
all powerful tools, goals have to be handled with care and constant
attention. Goal setting is a process that requires time and
revision. You need to be sure that your goals are appropriate
for your situation and that you will not be neglecting important
aspects of your life.
The
goals you really value are not always the ones that you easily
identify and there are methods for identifying these goals. To
obtain the full benefit from goal setting visit
www.goalsetting.biz
Working
Less
There
can be many reasons why you may want to work less in a particular
business. You might want to fee up time to explore another
opportunity or to spend more time with your family or to follow your
passions. Or maybe you don’t enjoy the work and wish to escape
or you are in the
Activity Trap
and need some help to get out of it. If any of these is a
description of you, visit the
Growth Plan™
Working Less pages
Working
less doesn't require you to earn less. The Growth Plan™
process helps your business become more effective. It can
assist you to: use up spare capacity; enable tasks to be performed
by less skilled, lower paid, staff; increase staff motivation by
delegating authority; and create more responsiveness to income
generating opportunities. These efficiencies can provide for
your lower hours.
Mind-Biz Tools
Growth Plan™ uses a variety
of tools for dealing with the interaction between success and your
attitude and mindset. Click here for more information on the
Growth Plan™
set of Mind-Biz tools
Spreadsheet Models
Growth Plan™
is constantly in the process of building helpful spreadsheet
models for its clients. Click here for a
list of available spreadsheets
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