Financial Growth Scorecard

Mindset 1: Growth, profit, risks, and opportunities

Select a number on each side, one for where you feel you score currently, and where you want to be.

Currently, I am

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Business is not good so you need increased revenue and profit first. You feel quite alone, nothing gets better, why keep trying.

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More growth/profit is welcome; you worry you are not aware of risks and mistakes prevent opportunity. Will you run out of time or energy?

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Business is good. You have achieved your business goals, and now want to keep it steady, or create the best possible retirement payoff.

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Business growth and profit is excellent; process is established on risks & opportunities. But no stop is planned; growth is its own reward.

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Select a number on each side, one for where you feel you score currently, and where you want to be.

Currently, I am

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You can't set your own sales prices and have to take sales that come. The market dictates. It will not get better; is it worth the fight?

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You've not fully identified your market & product margins. Many in your hectic world are frustrated. You want enhanced business; it is hard.

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You are satisfied you know your ideal customer and focus on that niche. You are happy where you are & what you achieve; you can relax a bit.

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You focus on your ideal niche, are driven to tweak & improve constantly. You're committed to up the game on your overall activity & margin.

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Select a number on each side, one for where you feel you score currently, and where you want to be.

Currently, I am

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Big picture focus is a struggle, you're frightened of errors/ missing something if you don't approve everything. You watch the cash.

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The complexity is overwhelming. You look at too much and are hoping it will get better. Beginning to think to separate from the detail.

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The big picture has been helpful at times. You are confident your refined systems and processes now deliver accounts and what you need.

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Your best decisions come from understanding the big picture and entrusting the detail to others. You refine reports, metrics, what-ifs.

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Select a number on each side, one for where you feel you score currently, and where you want to be.

Currently, I am

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No time to learn and change in accounting and agreement processes. Doubt expensive, experienced executives will join; they can't help.

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You're becoming curious if there are alternatives on the finance side. You speak with your CPA and lawyer on complex matters. Its limiting.

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You wonder what is left to learn. You have standard report and agreement templates, and your experience ensures you see risks in contracts.

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You welcome learning from others' skill and experience. Involvement in oversight, compliance, strategy, and risk/opportunity identification.

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Select a number on each side, one for where you feel you score currently, and where you want to be.

Currently, I am

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Don't need fancy reports or information for the team. When your head is above water you may consider activities like discussing goals.

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Your accounts/reports aren't good to share with the team. You do discuss plans. Will work on more when irritating mistakes and rework stop.

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You're proud of info. you share with the team. The business goals & mission are posted and, although there are setbacks, results are good.

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Reports support a great team culture around alignment with company goals. Share achievements & plans; challenge how & what business is done.

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Select a number on each side, one for where you feel you score currently, and where you want to be.

Currently, I am

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As the world speeds up you feel more out of date and that a lot of what you value is threatened.

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You want to understand how to use new technology as the key to future growth, but you don't know where to begin.

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You stay current on technology & innovation changes, but can't see that acquiring new skills/systems will make a big difference to business.

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Your ambition often reveals technological capabilities & innovative ideas worth exploring. Often provide interesting/ unpredictable changes.

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Select a number on each side, one for where you feel you score currently, and where you want to be.

Currently, I am

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No plans to sell, acquire another company or otherwise change the total business. Books & records are your own; no-one will see them.

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No planned transactions. Need to be careful about allowing competitors in, or to see intellectual property, perhaps mistakes, reality.

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Won't do a transaction, things are finally working & smooth. If an offer you can't refuse arrived, you'd gather everything needed.

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Do consider selling/ buying/ merging sometimes but there's still a lot you're trying to do. May happen. Your processes ensure good records.

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Select a number on each side, one for where you feel you score currently, and where you want to be.

Currently, I am

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You feel isolated from a rapidly changing world and are in conflict internally with what you want and the small future you fear is yours.

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You're looking for ways to create a bigger future. Your current way of doing things is exhausting, want a better path, may need new team.

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You feel settled where you are. Your credentials and respect prove you are at the top of your game, and have the right people around you.

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Your future is expanding; choices create a future surpassing that previously possible. The right people on your team will make it happen.

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Financial Growth Scorecard

Approximately 10 mins

Your Information

In order to begin, the following issues need to be addressed:

Mindset 1: Growth, profit, risks, and opportunities

Mindset 2: Market, niche, and enhancement

Mindset 3: Accounting, records, reports, the big picture

Mindset 4: Curiosity, change, and use of experts

Mindset 5: Reports and goals - team involvement & motivation

Mindset 6: Role for technology and innovation

Mindset 7: Company purchase, sale or merger readiness

Mindset 8: Future strategy