How Do I Go About Creating a Strategy?

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The BEST Growth Hub will be running a number of free business resilience workshops designed to help businesses identify new opportunities, grow and remain resilient, even during times of economic uncertainty. Are you Ready?

Attend our free Strategy event to discover how to go about writing a strategy for your business to maximise the success and sustainability of your business.

Would you like to have a strategy for your business or project but aren’t sure how to go about creating one? Does the thought of creating a strategy seem daunting?

It is beneficial for all businesses, whatever their size, to have an up-to-date strategy to help with the operation of the business and maximise its potential. You know where you are going, why you are doing what you are doing but you’re not sure how to put it down on paper or you don’t have the time to create the ‘headspace’ needed to think about what creating a strategy will look like. Perhaps you’re unsure what a strategy compared to a business plan needs to contain or what preparation you might need to do in advance of creating a strategy but you know that having one would be beneficial to your business.

Our event is designed to give you an introduction into basic frameworks for writing a strategy. It will provide an overview of what a good strategy should include and what preparation needs to be carried out in advance to ensure you have the most robust piece of work you can. Aimed at leaders and senior managers of the business, the event is nevertheless designed to be appropriate to an SME.

Our Expert Can Guide You To:

• Understand the basic framework for a good strategy
• Explore the different components that makes up a good strategy
• Understand the preparation needed in advance of creating a strategy
• Give you tips and ideas on how best to approach creating a strategy

Who Is Our Expert?

Anita Thornberry, Executive Director Haven Gateway Partnership and Director, Goldville Ltd

Anita’s career began in the City of London working on the foreign exchange markets. She then decided to change direction and work in economic growth and has held senior strategic leadership roles in organisations for the past 15 years.

Anita leads the Haven Gateway Partnership, setting the strategic direction of the organisation and overseeing its delivery. Anita also works as a consultant, advising organisations on strategic direction and leadership as well as writing bespoke strategies for them.