BUSINESS PLANNING - INTERTRADEIRELAND BUSINESS CUBE - PDF

The Business Cube is a simple and intuitive tool to aid in business planning. It outlines the key information components that investors look for when evaluating investment opportunities and is therefore a useful guide for ensuring that your business plan addresses those key issues in which potential investors will have greatest interest.

ENTREPRENEURIAL-SPARK.COM - GROWTH PLANNING - DEVELOP A GROWTH PLAN FOR YOUR BUSINESS

To avoid confusion it is useful to set context, think of the business plan as the grand strategy. All other plans are subordinate and the tactical ‘do’ elements that combined deliver against the overall plan. This article sets out the elements of a growth plan in bite size chunks.

MEASURE YOUR PR SUCCESS – FREE TEMPLATE DOWNLOAD FROM KANTAR

Much has been said and written about the complexity of tracking PR results, including many valuable tips and real-life examples. What do you need to measure? Understanding what you want to achieve is key. Then, you need to know what value you are getting from your media monitoring and social intelligence platforms: a simple Excel spreadsheet can do the job. If you are unfamiliar with reporting on PR results or just wish to save your time, get started with Kantar’s free PR success template!

Kantar offer 3 excel spreadsheet examples to best suit your business goals: boost sales, enhance awareness and increase market share. These are a few examples of many measurable objectives you may want to achieve with your communications.

HUBSPOT BLOGS - HOW TO BUILD AN UNBEATABLE CONTENT MARKETING PLAN

The first step to getting a leg up on the competition is to have a solid, smart content marketing plan in place. If you're having trouble planning for next year or need some fresh ideas to include in your plan, read on. FREE templates.

GET EXPORT READY – NORTH/SOUTH AND OFF ISLAND

Download the Export Start Guide by Enterprise Ireland, Invest NI and Chartered Accountants Ireland. The guide highlights the benefits of exporting and includes practical advice on selling internationally. 

Download InterTradeIreland's FREE Simple guide to cross border business.

Checkout InterTradeIreland’s other business supports to help you export North South- http://www.intertradeireland.com/salesgrowth/

CONSIDER GROWING YOUR BUSINESS THROUGH NEW CONTRACTS- TENDERING

Download the Successful tendering guide from Invest Northern Ireland whichprovides best practice practical guidance, combined with forms and checklists to help suppliers through the key stages in the tendering process, and to provide the confidence, skills and knowhow that businesses need to consistently produce winning bids.

Sign up for an InterTradeIreland Go-2-Tender 2 day workshop and brush up on your tender skills.

EXPLORE FUNDING OPTIONS FOR YOUR BUSINESS- FREE EVENTS

Attend one of InterTradeIreland’s free events. These workshops will provide an overview to attendees on the suitable sources of finance for growth and enable them the opportunity to engage with relevant finance providers.  The workshops will also enable signposting of businesses to suitable sources of finance and provide an opportunity for attendees to apply for the one to one advisory service facility if they meet the eligibility criteria that applies.

MEASURE PERFORMANCE AND SET METRICS -NIBUSINESSINFO.CO.UK

Once your business is established and financially secure, you need to think about how to grow or improve it. This guide sets out the business benefits of performance measurement and target-setting. It shows you how to choose which key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and suggests examples in a number of key business areas. It also highlights the main points to bear in mind when setting targets for your business.