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ISBM Solutions for Strategic Planning and General Management

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"When you own your own business, you only have to work half a day.
 You can do anything you want with the other twelve hours."

The worst management sin is not being willing to change when change is called for.

Unfortunately, it is a truism that many small businesses are run by the seat of the pants of the owner! This ability is a critical asset in starting up a new business but the same technique can confuse or even implode a business as it grows. Many businesses never realize full potential because the owner never graduates from Entrepreneur to Manager.

The owners of successful businesses realize early in their companies'’ history that starting a business is a lot easier than growing one profitably! Those owners that are willing to commit themselves to the task of growing professionally, and are persistent about it, are always the winners!

You don’t need to re-invent the wheel by starting from scratch! The Institute has proven and inexpensive management procedures, skills, techniques and systems you can put in place quickly and easily! In this section we will show you tools for General Management as a series of e-books, called QuickStart Operating Procedures®. You can download them today and begin using them immediately!

Here's what some of our clients, enagaged in widely different businesses all over the country, say about our QuickStart Operating Procedures®:

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"…the operating procedures (you) gave (us) addressed all of the problems that we have. We now have reachable goals that we can use to operate… Performance was great…" R. Porter (Mississippi Body Shop)
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"(You) did an excellent job at pointing out the problems that I felt existed but had been unable to identify. (Your) direction and presentation of solutions were valuable to setting us on a more healthy and profitable course." K. Fulgione (Wisconsin Lighting Store)

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"(You) have provided us with the fundamentals on structure, organization & procedures in order to become a real true company." M. Gonzalez (Illinois Iron Specialty Works)

To see actual excerpts from our QuickStart Operating Procedures® Click Here

The first three QuickStart Operating Procedures® below are designed to help entrepreneurs develop their personal managerial skills:

Key to Building a Profitable Business. This 10 page e-book (OP-01) shows you:

• What successful businesses have that troubled ones don't
• What is meant by a business blueprint for success
• What operational support systems are important
• What tracking systems should be used in small business

 
$17
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Meetings; When, Where and How to Have Them. This 9 page e-book (OP-02) shows you how to:
• Host Only Productive and Efficient Meetings
• Set Meaningful Agendas and Delegate Responsibility
• Stick to a Schedule and Eliminate Wasted Time
• Use Meetings as a Team Building Tool
• Includes a Table of Recommended Meetings by Topic and Frequency
; Includes a Sample Meeting Agenda Format
  
$47
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Exit Strategies for Your Business. This 11 page e-book (OP-03) shows you how to:
• Understand What Succession Planning Entails
• Understand the Long Term Steps in the Process
• Establish Timelines and Milestones
• Develop Compatible Personal and Corporate Strategies
• Deal With Heirs, Active and Inactive in the Business
• Evaluate Potential Buyers (Including Heirs)
• Protect and Fund the Plan
• Additional References and Resources Provided
  
$67
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Board of Advisors; How to Form and Use One. This 8 page e-book (OP-04) shows you how to:
• Augment Your Managerial Knowledge with Experienced Advisors
• Avoid the Legal Entanglements of a Board of Directors
• Pick the Best Advisors and Who Not To Pick
• Find the Best People in Your Community to be Advisors
• Run Board of Advisor Meetings for Maximum Results
  
$57
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Financing; How to Prepare a Bank Package. This 11 page e-book (OP-05) shows you how to:
• Self-Evaluate the Need for Financing and Consider Alternatives
• Find the Best Sources for Financing
• Understand the Key Criteria Used by Lenders
• Develop a Strategy and Approach to the Banker Meeting; What to Bring (and What Not)
• Additional References on Small Business Financing Provided
  
$67
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Software, Selecting the Best for Your Business. This 10 page e-book (OP-06) shows you how to:
• Understand the Types of Software Needed
• Understand Individual Programs Versus Integrated Packages
• Understand Differences in Accounting Software
• Understand Other Types of Specialty Software
  
$77
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Goals and Objectives; Setting Them as Owners. This 11 page e-book (OP-07) shows you how to:
• Make This the First Step in a Strategic Business Plan
• Incorporate Personal Goals into Business Objectives
• Easily Formulate and Estimate Resource Needs
• Stimulate Creative Thinking About the Future
• Includes a 19 Question Guide Covering Strategic Planning Topics. Also Includes a 2 Page Goal Analysis and Evaluation Form
  
$67
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Business Valuation; How to Value Your Business for Sale. This 7 page e-book (OP-08) and accompanying Excel Workbook show you how to:
• Understand the Elements That Go Into the Value of a Business
• Determine Intrinsic Value of Tangible and Intangible Assets
• Determine Value of Future Earnings
• Bonus: Includes an MS Excel® Worksheet and Guide that Captures Pertinent Data and Automates Calculation of Estimated Value
• Additional references for Business Valuation Literature Provided
  
$87
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Business Plan; How to Write a Good One. This 14 page e-book (OP-09) shows you how to:
• Include Basic Topics According to a Simplified, Proven Format
• Develop Each Section With Only Pertinent Information
• Structure and Include a One Page Executive Summary
• Use the Business Plan as a Management and Communication Tool With Key Employees
• Additional Business Plan Reference Resources Provided

  
$67
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Entrepreneur to Manager – Growing Pains. This 21 page e-book (OP-10) shows you how to:
• Avoid Common Pitfalls of the Entrepreneur
• Cope with Changing Communication and Management Needs as the Business Grows
• Adopt Successful Habits of Exceptional Managers
• Utilize the Basic Management Process Successfully
  
$77
Learn about the Institute's QuickStart Training Classes® that include our QuickStart Operating Procedures
Profit Philosophy, A Perspective on How to Triple Your Profits Using 5% Changes. This 11 page e-book (OP-68) shows you how to:
• Relate Changes in Profit Results to Key Management Factors
• Understand the Basic Business Arithmetic of Profit
• Determine the Relative Effect on Profit of Changes in Price, Volume and Cost
• Manage Overhead Differently from Cost of Sales
• Set Specific Goals and Objectives for Profit Improvement
  
$57

The Institute offers a series of QuickStart Training Classes® related to topics in Strategic Planning, Human Resources & Organizational Development, Profit & Expense Controls and Sales & Marketing. Each class includes all the QuickStart Operating Procedures® needed for that topic. Classes are conveniently archived for off-hour viewing.

Check out the entire offering here:

QuickStart Training Classes®
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