The BerryPatchPartnership with RedberryDesigns equals a strategy focused business

 We have clients that have experienced anywhere from a 20% upwards to a 60% increase  in sales based on the strategies we have implemented for them.  If we had to point to the one factor that was consistent among the most successful of them, it would be the fact that they all have real tangible proven business plans. Redberry Website Design partners with small businesses to help them develop and  execute their growth strategies.  It has been our experience that our clients experience exceptional ROI relative to the investment required to retain our services.  One of the biggest challenges that we face when developing a marketing, branding, and  website development strategy for prospective clients, is their lack of business plans and concrete financial planning.    So I pose this question to you... Are you managing your business for success? ...or is it a series of nebulous conversations, strategies and tactics.  Here are some questions that you need to answer before attempting to either acquire outside investors or even before making your own capital investments in resource, services and capital.   

Does your small business, organization or non-profit?

1. Prepare an annual budget?          
2. Have financial statements audited or reviewed (not just compiled) by a CPA annually?         
3. Have a mission and vision statement made known to your employees and customers?         
4. Engage in planning beyond the current year?        
5. Have an outside board of directors to help guide your company?  
6. Have key performance indicators that are reviewed regularly?       
7. Have a solid growth strategy?     
8. Have necessary resources (people, money, etc.) to grow?
9. Have the desire, drive, and enthusiasm to grow and execute growth strategies?     

We would love to hear your comments, thoughts and answers to these questions.  Also if anyone has any additional questions that we have not thought of here please feel free to pose them here.

About the Author: Jannice Boyd Almansur (http://www.jannice.info/) is Managing Director of  Redberry Atlanta Website Designs. Redberry is an Agency that offers Branding, Website Development and Hosting Solutions and a full portfolio of business content marketing and brand identity solutions for small businesses. To learn more and to download FREE business tools and articles, as well as join their mailing list, visit the our BerryPatch Blog at http://www.redberrydesigns.com/BlogRetrieve.aspx?BlogID=419 and Redberry Atlanta Website Design website at http://www.redberryatlantawebsitedesign.com. You may print this article for personal use or republish it online only if it is left unaltered and in its entirety, including bylines, links and author information. Contact the author for all other permissions.