Why You Need a Strategic Plan for Your Social Enterprise

“Strategic planning is the continuous process of making present entrepreneurial (risk-taking) decisions systematically and with the greatest knowledge of futurity; organizing systematically the efforts needed to carry out these decisions; and measuring the results of these decisions against the expectations through organized, systematic feedback.”   -Peter Drucker   More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net    Do you have a strategic plan for your social business?  Do you think that strategic plans are only needed for large corporations or nonprofits?  In this episode, co-host Stephanie Malon-Rufi explains why EVERYONE needs a strategic plan, plus the benefits of strategic planning and what you need to think about when you do it.  In this solo episode, she covers: How to define some key terms.  Strategic plan, business plan, business strategy, strategic planning –- what do they all mean?   Why do her clients all have a strategic plan but not all have a business plan How a strategic plan actually guides your day-to-day work and decision making Key benefits for your as a leader to have a strategic plan The topics you cover while doing strategic planning   Connect with Stephanie: Spark Good Website Stephanie’s LinkedIn Profile   Work with Stephanie: Spark Session Spark 1:1 Coaching Spark Day