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Business Challenge Networks are available for business owners who are seeking to commit to more than a one off event.

These have been established in response to strong interest from business owners seeking a program enabling them to move toward a bigger future by developing their businesses, with their peers, in a confidential environment.

Ironically small business owners have the opportunity to realise many kinds of freedoms that are denied to many.

• The freedom to work when and with whom they want
• The freedom to create the business and working environment that best suites their style
• The freedom to determine how much value they create and the rewards that follow
• The freedom to create the lifestyle and quality of life they seek.

The obstacles stopping this from happening are more imagined than real.

• Many are chained to their business, unhappy that they have no life outside of their work?
• Fearful of the responsibilities that their business, staff, family clients impose on them and the pressure the put themdelf under to maintain lifestyle and social status.
• Is the "big" deal or sale the only thing that will free them from all of this?
• Some people just accept this as their reality and hope that the problems will go away.
• The truth is that without a plan, the tools and skills to implement the plan that change is highly unlikely.

What the Challenge Program Does

• Gets people focused on what matters most for the energy creativity and enjoyment and provides them with the tools and strategies to do more of what motivates them.
• Shows how to go from a "rugged Aussie individual" to benefiting from the stimulating team work that encourages and supports them to focus only on what they want and what they do best.
• Provides the tools and structures to identify the key issues that face their business and the strategies to frame up the process to drive change in in their business
• Enables them to improve their business results through greater direction and focus
• Gives them 1/2 a day time out, every 6 weeks, to refocus on what matters most and to be reenergised and excited about their next action steps.
• Gives them the thinking tools strategies and structures to create the team they trust to share in  their growth
• Focuses on the core values, goals and plans and helps identify what they need to be doing now to create the change they want to see.
• Frees them from limiting habits and ways of thinking that limit their business productivity, innovation, growth and profit.
• Provides them with a peer group to share experiences and to hold them accountable as they implement their goals and strategies.

Some of the areas of impact, access and change available are ...

• Gaining strategic framework and implementation skills
• Generating ideas and strategies
• Increasing the growth and profit of your business
• Overcoming that sense of isolation
• Accessing outside accountability structures
• Creating and sharing in a supportive network
• Gaining personal skills and confidence to benefit you and your business
• Accessing discussion for general or immediate issues
• Creating a more fulfilling life/business balance
• Tapping into a source of diverse ideas and knowledge
• A great sounding board to discuss key issues and opportunities
• Communication via a confidential members website

What Topics are going to be covered?

These topics and brief descriptions are not in any particular order and their detail is tailored to participants.

• Waste Reduction -
  Most businesses are "wasting " the value of around 30% of their operating expenses. What's that worth in $$ terms and what's the implication for your business?
• Business Models
  Many businesses operate on a model that has been around for 20 or more years. Things have changed, is your business model holding you back?
• Customer Pathways
  You want people to buy ... they do that ... but what's next?
• Team Development
  Do your staff work as a team or a groups of individuals?
• Business Improvement
  A business is merely a process ... a successful business is a great process. Business improvement is about moving from ordinary to great.
• Leadership
  As a business owner and manager ... you are a leader. Aren't you?
• Competitive Advantage
  Your business is unique and you need to articulate that to your clients and customers.
• Marketing and communicating
  What is said and done attracts the business you are seeking. What are you saying and doing?
• Value vs Price
  Communicating and delivering value in a cost conscious market.
• Internet Communication
  Why ignoring the concept of 3 is the demise of much web and electronic communication.
• Emotional Intelligence
  You are intelligent ... but are you emotionally intelligent?

Obviously there is lots more happening than just these things and as the saying goes "you get out of a process what you put in. "