Next Level Plan  
Next Level Plan  

As partners in your business planning and strategy, we must get to know your business intimately. An effective business plan must grow out of a true and objective understanding of the company, its resources, vision and priorities. And it must earn the confidence of the executives and management in order to succeed. Next Level Plan begins each new client relationship by listening and studying.
 

 

 Planning for the next level…

The typical business planning process, or analysis of your existing plan, may follow a four- to six-week timetable similar to the following:

 

 First encounter

  • initial interview, collect corporate background material and relevant reports
  • initial strategy session
  • prepare formal proposal with initial observations
 
 

 Week 1

  • additional strategic planning work with client
  • financial-position meeting
  • competitive analyses
  • initial draft of strategic intiatives

 Weeks 2–3

  • review of operations and human resources
  • present findings of competitive analysis
  • review sales and expense budgets
  • final review of strategic initiatives
 
 

 Weeks 3–4

  • second draft of strategic plan
  • first draft of financial plan
  • review issues related to human resources and operations

 Weeks 4–6

  • all plans and documents reviewed with client and discussed as necessary
  • final presentation of all materials