Can your business plan still lose you your home and business?  And are you really covered for emergencies?

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What a climate we have.  I was in Darwin the week before last and I wondered if I ought to go back to Darwin to cool down.  Adelaide is 42.9C today!  And there is yet another cyclone on its way to Queensland!

But seriously

Does your business plan really manage your risks?

Can your business plan still lose your home and business?  And are you really covered for emergencies?

Discover how to identify and manage risk in your business because this always needs to be your first step in business planning.  That is why traditional business plans start with a SWOT analysis which is great.  Look at your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. -  but do it properly!

I am always amazed at the way these plans typically gloss over those risks that could cost you $250,000 and upwards, take your family home or even send you to jail but they emphasise the strengths and opportunities because they are written to impress the bank manager or investors rather than to be a basis for both protecting and growing your business

BUT

Getting it right and protecting yourself is so easy.

You need to look at what you actually do - EVERYTHING YOU DO!  Then check your risk for every activity, including whether you or you staff can accidentally break the law and land you with big fines. 

Stop and think about how likely it is that you or your staff could “stuff up” and be realistic about the consequences.  A fine large enough to lose your house would be catastrophic in your family’s eyes. 

No one is immune……

One multimillionaire client thought things were “bullsh*t” until I pointed out that the consequence to him was probably jail – he went white and got the proper licences and staff training that day. 

Another client, a fishing company, had all their systems in place.  They identified that a crew member on one boat could not swim so they bought him a self inflating life jacket.  Even though he signed off that he would wear it at all times on deck, he didn’t want to get it dirty and refused to wear it.  When he fell overboard and drowned the skipper of the boat was charged with manslaughter and narrowly escaped jail for not enforcing the wearing of safety equipment.  He had a $350,000 fine and is also being sued by the family under civil legislation.  It has gone on for years.  Could you and your family handle it?

These risks are your weaknesses and your threats and I bet they are not the ones you identified in your current business plan.
The secret to protecting your home and your business is planning to manage all those risks or threats.  And you actually USE your plan and the feedback process really brings your staff on board to create a real team

Thankfully you can fix this easily when you build a management system with me. 

And you can do this from the comfort of your own office or even your home because I have made it easy for you.

All you need is a computer for a weekly download and a weekly phone conference and then you will get everything you need to build a real business plan and implement and maintain it.

When you use the super easy special tools I give you to identify ALL your activities, threats and weaknesses you may choose to concentrate mainly on safety or just quality which is mainly that super important customer satisfaction so that you can get certification but I really encourage you to use the same management tools for marketing, financial, human resources and any other risk you have.

You learn to use these tools correctly to identify your problems then identify the resources you need to manage them, so that you are empowered to develop truly functional business planning ………………….

AND it stays slimline and minimal paper because you only have controls where they are needed instead of the typical mountain of paper that people so often wrongly associate with having a good system in place

Do you ever feel frustrated by the time than you currently spend sorting out things that go wrong or showing someone yet again how to do something the way you want it done?

You will get rid of these petty irritations and you control your risk when you build a simple and effective plan and management system.

AND you can get started almost immediately when you join the new group of savvy business people managing risk in your businesses.

This will take you one hour per week of phone contact and around another 2 hours of implementation each week in your own time and you can delegate much of this.  This is less time than most business owners lose withal those frustrating interruptions.

So protect your business and your family with straightforward, no jargon, low paper business planning.

Simply book your place in the February Group today so that you don’t miss out  I keep the groups small so that I can understand your business one-on-one while still allowing the interaction with other savvy business people

Or click here first to hear from some of my clients as they describe how this helped their business 

My kindest regards,

Jean

P.S. And if you are anywhere near Adelaide on Sunday 13th February don’t forget to book in to personally hear and meet Michael Gerber who wrote the hugely best selling “EMyth” about the benefits of leveraging yourself by setting up systems instead of doing it all yourself.

He will be at the InterContinental Hotel on North Terrace, Adelaide on Sunday 13th February 2011 and here is the link to book your place.  Don’t miss out and I will be there and I would love to catch you.  Just do yourself a favour and be there.

P.P.S. If you want to discover more about how I could help your business and get started on reducing your risks and hassle, why not book in for Quickstart Blueprint Consultation.

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Articles

Is China moving too fast into a clean energy future?

Many people still see China as a major obstacle to global efforts to combat climate change because of its refusal to reduce emissions under the Kyoto Protocol.  Hey, we were in that group too, along with the USA.

But now some are worried that China is moving too fast so that clean-energy companies in the West will be left in the dust....................

Fish are dying in their tens of thousands in dirty flood water

Some of the most susceptible fish to the flooding are the giant Murray cod, which have suffocated in dirty floodwater along massive stretches of Victoria’s river systems.......................

An inspriring 12 year old who makes the world sit up and think

This video of a very inspiring 12 year old girl who addresses the Earth Summit was sent to me by a friend in Melbourne, Robert Ackroyd.  I am only too happy to share it.  This child brought tears to my eyes.  Please watch and listen.  Children like this girl are our future.......................

Will this decade mark the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era?

I read an interesting article this week which adds on others over the past few months that should concern those government policy makers that are basing Australia’s long term economy on more and more coal exports.

The largest importers of Australian coal are Japan, Korea, and China and these nations all have ambitious plans to decarbonise their economies......................

Do we Really want fresh clean Aussie fish in our shops and on our tables?

The Recreational fishing lobby is very strong and vocal and wins lots of concessions because of the fear of losing votes.  However a recent Parliamentary Enquiry report into NSW Recreational Fishing pointed out that this sector is only 20% of the population and only 10% of those recreational fishers catch 90% of the recreational catch – that is only 2% of the total population are the major recreational fishers.............

The environmental impact of the floods in Queensland and more recently in Victoria is still being assessed

Three Murray River flood peaks are expected in South Australia and the beaches off the Murray mouth are not currently suitable for surfing but the latter is temporary and inevitable as many years of “stuff” and pollutants flow down the river.  Thankfully that is a high energy coastline

This is unlike Moreton Bay where the Brisbane River is currently discharging thousands of tonnes of silt laced with all the pollutants of agricultural and urban development. ...................

Are the Murray floods helping the Coorong?

Professor of Natural Resource Science, Wayne Meyer from Adelaide says that floodwaters from eastern Australia will do little to restore the Coorong wetlands near the Murray River mouth in the short term despite South Australia receiving the healthiest river flows in more than a decade.  He said it will take more than a year to rehabilitate the Ramsar-declared wetlands...................

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