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Business life cycle: Strategy and planning

Strategy and planning for the business life cycle gives your business a blueprint for success.

Improve the performance of your business
Benchmark against others in your industry
Access the expertise of experienced business mentors and advisors

Improve your existing business plans and strategies to successfully progess through the business lifecycle with the information, tools and services below.

Business life cycle planning resources available include:

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Business life cycle planning articles

How to manage debt recovery

The importance of a strong debtor collection system cannot be overstated, as it provides your business with much needed cash.
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Developing a business plan: planning for the business life cycle

Do you have a vision of where you would like your business to be in five to ten years? Having a sound business plan will help you get from where you are now to where you want to be.
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How to develop a business exit plan and sell your business

If you are a business owner a well-considered succession plan is essential, especially if you are planning to fund your retirement through your business operations.
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How to grow a business – funding strategies

One of the biggest impediments when you grow a business is not having sufficient cash to support the increase in activity. But how do you choose the right type of funding for your business needs?
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Dealing with financial institutions

Following a few basic guidelines can greatly increase your chances of successfully obtaining business funding from financial institutions.
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Manufacturing futures - a paper by the Australian Business Foundation

Manufacturing in Australia makes a vital and significant contribution to the economy, but its relative contribution is declining. This report by the Australian Business Foundation examines the future of manufacturing in Australia.
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Business life cycle planning services

Business performance improvement

Plan for the business life cycle and take your business to the next level

Business Vitality™ Plus is a practical three month business improvement program designed to help you progress through the business lifecycle and achieve stronger results. A dedicated specialist business adviser will work with your business to help you:

identify key improvement activities
develop a detailed action plan
implement your plan and take your business to the next level.

Find out more about Business Vitality™ Plus.

Strategic marketing services

Our members can access the expertise of experienced marketing professionals through Australian Business Marketing Services.

Their practical marketing strategy workshops will help you pinpoint what makes your customers tick and develop a marketing strategy to drive your business forward. Find out more about our marketing strategy workshops.

Legal services

Need legal advice? Our members receive access to discounted legal services through Australian Business Lawyers and Advisors, a boutique legal practice specialising in workplace, corporate and commercial law. Visit Australian Business Lawyers and Advisors website.

Enterprise Connect

We can help improve your businesses’ productivity and competitiveness through the Enterprise Connect program, a $200m Australian Government initiative.

If eligible, you’ll receive expert advice from highly skilled business advisers as well as funding of up to $20,000 to implement their recommendations. Learn more about the Enterprise Connect program.

Business life cycle planning tools

Business diagnostic tool

Business Vitality™ Check is a secure online tool that will help you:

assess the health of your business
benchmark your performance against key business success drivers.

You’ll receive a comprehensive report on the health of your business, with recommendations to help you develop your business strategy and progress through the business life cycle. Find out more about Business Vitality™ Check.

NSW Business Chamber regularly runs events and nationally accredited and professional programs to ensure you have the skills to lead, manage and develop the performance of staff in your business.

Our training programs are offered by Australian Business Training Solutions, a leading registered training organisation that is jointly owned by the NSW Business Chamber and the Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland.

We offer a variety of programs ranging from nationally accredited units and short courses, through to nationally recognised qualifications up to Certificate IV and Diploma level. In addition to our public training calendar we also offer customised in-house training.