Norten Notes

Top Concerns in 2024 for Small Business Owners

As we embark on a new year, small business owners are facing a landscape fraught with challenges, both familiar and emerging. From rising costs to technological disruptions, navigating these hurdles requires resilience, adaptability and strategic foresight. The following are their Top Concerns in 2024. Small Business Owners’ Top Concerns in 2024 The Good News The […]

Mastering Budgeting for Financial Fitness

Maintaining the financial fitness of your business is one of the most important elements of operating a successful enterprise. There are few skills as critical to running a business as budgeting. Yet, over half of the executives surveyed in a 2019 McKinsey study report felt dissatisfied with the transparency surrounding their organizations’ budgets. Let’s discuss the importance […]

Achieve Peak Results

The Blueprint for Business Success In the fast-paced world of business, achieving exceptional results is paramount to sustaining growth, fostering innovation and outpacing competitors. While the journey to success is fraught with challenges and uncertainties, having a well-defined strategy and actionable insights can propel your business to new heights. Here’s a brief overview, distilled from […]

Find Meaning

A Journey of Self-Discovery and Purpose for Your Personal and Professional Life Life, with its myriad of experiences, challenges, moments of joy and disappointments, often leads us to ponder the age-old question: What is the meaning of life? While this query has been explored by philosophers, theologians and thinkers throughout history, the answer is deeply […]

Reflect on 2023

Accomplishments and Lessons for 2024 Annual Planning As the calendar turns and we find ourselves at the start of a new year, it’s not only a time for resolutions and fresh starts but also a moment for reflection. For business owners, this transition to a new year offers a valuable opportunity to pause and evaluate […]

Reviewing Your Results

Start Annual Planning for 2024 by Reviewing Your Results in 2023 Before you jump into setting Goals and Strategies for 2024, it’s important to start preparing for Annual Planning by reviewing your results from the previous year’s performance. This initial step can save you time in the long run. Previous Year Review Review your previous […]

What Is Annual Planning?

There are many planning frameworks in business, so let’s start with a common understanding of Annual Planning. Annual Planning is a dynamic process that consists of the following steps: It’s not a one-time event and document that gets dusty on your office shelf. Let’s use an example with something fun like planning a vacation! Planning […]

Want to Improve Your Results in 2024?

Are you achieving the results you want from your business? Annual Planning can help you establish goals to get you and your team focused and drive accountability to achieve the results you’re looking for from your business. The Annual Planning process is not complicated and done properly, unleashes a mix of creativity, teamwork and discipline. […]