Goal-Setting & Planning to Grow Your Standout Business

So you launched a business and made the leap. 

Congratulations! But now you are a year or longer into being a business owner and you are HUNGRY for more. 

You have put in the hard work to build your business to where it is today but big decisions about what to focus on and what opportunities to pursue, threaten to slow your progress. 

You want to make the right decisions for your business and your customers so you can feel confident, focused, and accomplished as a small business owner. 

Goal-setting & Planning To Grow Your Standout Business helps you make the right decisions about your ideas, opportunities, and plans so you can earn more money and save time on the path to your dream. 

Whether you’re offering a service, selling online programs, or designing a product, Tara guides you step-by-step through setting the goals and creating the plans that will grow your business. 

By the end of the class, you’ll have a framework for knowing: 

• What to focus on to grow your business without working harder 
• How to know which project comes first so you’re never backtracking 
• How to know you’re making the right decisions for your business so you can achieve your vision 
• How to set goals you can actually achieve with the resources you currently have 

Tara is a bestselling CreativeLive instructor, with a wide variety of business classes including the first step for entrepreneurs, Build a Standout Business. She is the founder of CoCommercial, the business association for digital small business owners and the author of the book Quiet Power Strategy. Tara’s work has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, Inc., and Design*Sponge. Her podcast, “Profit. Power. Pursuit.” was named one of the top women-hosted podcasts for entrepreneurs by Entrepreneur magazine. 

By the end of this class, you will have a clear vision of what you are building, a clear path to build it, and a project plan to take you closer to turning your vision into reality.  

• Class Introduction
• Craft a Guiding Ambition Statement
• Make Your Ambition Your Vision
• Choose Your Growth Style™
• Name Your Company Values
• Create a Set of Guiding Principles
• Invest in Your Values Through Meaningful Change
• Set Your 12-Month Goal
• Set a Quarterly Target
• Identify Your Existing Resources
• Identify Resources to Invest In
• Break Your Target Into Projects
• Assign Resources to Each Project
• Divide Projects Into Sprints & Marathons
• Manage Your Time for Maximum Effectiveness
• Create Your Celebration Plan