Organization Tools
Tools to help you stay organized as an entrepreneur:
SMART Goals - develop your own SMART based goals (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound) to help guide you through your process; this will help make very specific goals that are more likely to be reached
Gantt Chart - stay organized with the never-ending list of things that need to be done. There is something about capturing what needs to be and then knowing a time frame for when it has to be done that helps clear up, destress, and make yourself more available to focus on what you love
Make a copy for yourself, then edit as needed
Business Startup Checklist - use this to help you make sure you take all the necessary legal, state, local, and basic steps to launch a business
The default city is Lowell, you'll have to look up for your town/city
SWOT - a tool to evaluate your business and your process
Start-up Checklist.pdfSWOT stands for:
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Opportunities
- Threats
It is a way to think fully about a particular topic, idea, decision, or organization. This is a tool to assist in the process of critical thinking.
Read
Take some time to think about the following prompts and provide your own analysis.
Strengths:
What advantages do you have?
What do you do better than others?
Weaknesses
What can you improve? Avoid?
Opportunities
What can help you?
Is there a trend, event, or change on the horizon that will assist you?
Threats
What are your obstacles?
Can your weaknesses seriously threaten you?
Are there any issues that could affect you?