Ep. #138: Why You Need a Strategic Plan for Your Social Enterprise

Strategic planning is the continuous process of making present entrepreneurial (risk-taking) decisions systematically and with the greatest knowledge of futurity; organizing systematically the efforts needed to carry out these decisions; and measuring the results of these decisions against the expectations through organized, systematic feedback.
— Peter Drucker

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Do you have a strategic plan for your social business?  Do you think that strategic plans are only needed for large corporations or nonprofits?  In this episode, co-host Stephanie Malon-Rufi explains why EVERYONE needs a strategic plan, plus the benefits of strategic planning and what you need to think about when you do it.  In this solo episode, she covers:

  • How to define some key terms.  Strategic plan, business plan, business strategy, strategic planning –- what do they all mean?  

  • Why do her clients all have a strategic plan but not all have a business plan

  • How a strategic plan actually guides your day-to-day work and decision making

  • Key benefits for your as a leader to have a strategic plan

  • The topics you cover while doing strategic planning



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