fbpx

4 Business Goals For 2019 You Can Plan For Now

by | Nov 14, 2018 | NatHERS

It’s almost that time of year again. With the holiday season fast approaching, thoughts turn to the 12 months ahead. What are our goals? What will we do better?What do we want to change?

As a business owner, you don’t need to wait until January 1 to start working towards your goals. Start planning them now.By setting your goals early, you can form your strategies and milestones for 2019, determine how you spend your time and budget, and get the year off to a winning start.

So, how can you make sure you make goals you can keep?

The key is to ensure the business goals are SMART:

  • Specific: Be clear about what you want to achieve
  • Measurable: Make sure the goal (and your progress) can be measured
  • Achievable: Do you have the time, money and resources to meet your goal?
  • Relevant: Is your goal relevant to your business?
  • Timely: Set a realistic deadline.

(Check out this useful article by Business.gov.au on how to set SMART business goals)

Keeping this in mind, here are 4 goals you can plan for now:

Goal 1: Improve the financial health of your business

Make 2019 the year you lock down your spending and improve the financial health of your business. Take a good look at where money is coming in and going out. Be specific about how you will reduce business expenses, whether that’s using more technology, changing up your operations or travelling less. Struggling to work out how to improve your financial health? Seek professional advice. (We talk more about the 5 essential business health checks you should do in this article)

Goal 2: Revisit your business plan

When did you last look at your business plan? When did you last update it? Now is the perfect time to dust it off and see where you are versus where you wanted to be. Use this opportunity to do a SWOT Analysis. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of your business, your offering, and your competition. Doing a SWOT analysis will help you work out where to invest in your business and see what your competition is doing better than you.

Goal 3: Invest in marketing

Find fresh ways to cut through the clutter and get noticed in 2019. According to NAB, 45% of Australian businesses get most of their sales from local customers. That means if you’re worrying about how to compete against big brand advertising budgets, local area marketing could be the answer. Not sure where to start? Business.gov.au provides a handy guide on how to create a marketing plan (with free templates). And here are some common marketing mistakes to avoid.

Goal 4: Book a holiday (a proper one)

How long has it been since you took abreak from your business?Taking time away from your business can benefit you, your loved ones and your business. Even a micro-holiday can help reduce stress and prevent burnout, while also giving you a fresh perspective on your business. While you count down to your holiday, free up your time by creating a team.

Over to you

Don’t wait until January 1 to propel your business success. Take some time to set goals for your business now and it will pay off in the year ahead. Tell us, what will your business goals be?

 

Recent Blog Posts Testimonials

“Just wanted to say thank you so much for offering such a great course, I have really enjoyed studying my Certificate IV in Home Energy Efficiency and Sustainability with Transformed”.

Melanie
Cert IV in HEES student, July 2021

“Thanks for your support over the years and I look forward to doing more courses at Transformed in the future”.

Gerard
Cert IV in HEES - March 2022

“Don has been a terrific teacher and very prompt with feedback throughout the whole diploma, which has been great!”

Anna
Diploma of PM

“I am so appreciative of you and Transformed for your flexibility and support- THANK YOU”

Louise Anderson
Cert IV in P & C student - May 2020

“I think everything worked very smoothly”

Susan Mariott
Quality Home Design and Drafting Service

“The self-paced learning it allowed me to work whilst studying”

Haylea Edwards
Efficient Living

Completing my CPP41119Certificate Home Energy Efficiency & Sustainability course has been a significant step in my professional journey.
Thank you for your support and guidance and every single subject in this course you have taught me

Amir
Cert IV HEES student - April 2024

“All round I’ve been really impressed with how professional everyone at Transformed has been”

Anna
Diploma of PM

“I engaged Michael Young from Transformed to assess me for the Australian Institute of Project Management Certified Practicing Project Manager. I wanted to be certified as I wanted to verify that the skills and knowledge was in line with industry best-practice. At first it seemed a bit daunting, however, Michael made the process very easy, providing templates for references and self-assessment as well as providing a list of the project management documents I would need to provide as evidence. The assessment interview was very relaxed and more like a conversation than an assessment, which brought out the best experiences to evidence my capabilities. Because of Michael’s current government security clearance, we were able to look at specific of particular projects, rather me than having to spend a heap of time sanitising documents. Since the assessment, I have been successful in gaining a promotion..”

Mike McCarthy

“…I originally enrolled in Transformed’s Diploma of Project Management on the basis of their flexibility. ..As I subsequently discovered, Transformed’s approach extends even further to include ‘one on one’ coaching sessions… and adjusting the training to fit in with the client..”

Michael Irwin
Austrade

“I want to thank you for providing that encouragement and feed back at appropriate times. You make me and I’m sure all students, feel special and like we are getting personal assistance, which I have received. I don’t know how you manage all that you do but you do it well. Thank you”

Darrell
Cert IV in NatHERS Assessment student

“I found the course easy to follow and navigate through. I would recommend this course to others”

Ekan
August 2018

“Always good and prompt feedback from Michael”

John Logan
Draft Comps Services

“I’m extremely impressed by The Cert IV in HEES delivered by Transformed. It is a fantastic, relevant, and interesting course with great content. The study materials and assistance have been exceptional. Thanks again to Transformed for their support”.

Matt Wade
Cert IV in HEES Student – April 2022.

“My assessor was absolutely fantastic and I couldn’t have achieved this without her encouragement and guidance’.

Simone
Cert IV in Procurement & Contracting - March 2022

“The most practical and well organised course I’ve been involved with, perfect for anyone with a demanding full time career and family commitments. My facilitator was extremely helpful and being part of the construction industry applied a very focused approach to the course content which assisted me in completing my studies, Would strongly and have already recommended Transformed to those looking to complete their Cert IV and Diploma in Building and Construction. Thanks for all your efforts and support.”

Aleks Petrovic
Cert IV and Diploma in Building and Construction Student

“Just wanted to say thanks for putting up with me and getting me over the line!! Which I know was a bit difficult with no background in the industry!! Thanks very much and I look forward to starting my business and conquering the world as an Energy Rater!”

Laura Lace

“I also want to take the opportunity to thank you for all your help during my studies. I think your training company is very professional and I would endorse you and Transformed to anyone looking to study distance learning”

Doug Madarovski

“Ease of delivery, completing from work”

Simone
Qld Health

“The excellent and prompt communication from my assessor”

Cert IV in NatHERS Assessment student

“Easy to deal with”

Laura Lace

“The course is really well organised, your videos and zoom meetings were extremely helpful, the platform functions perfectly, your response time to queries and questions is always prompt and overall it is just been a wonderful experience”

Melanie
Cert IV in HEES student, July 2021.

“Phenomenal course to understand contract management in the best way possible. I am working as a Procurement Manager and never understood contract part completely but this course helped me to understand key points of contract management. Thanks to author for creating this wonderful course. ”

Nitin
Student - Introduction to Contract Management - August 2021

“Learning – I have now fine-tuned my existing skills”

Brian Peterson
Moreton Bay Regional Council

“Working at my own pace online and the response time to emails and responses were always great”

Ekaterina Sidorova
Lend Lease

“I am very satisfy with the study”

Eric Lam
Archives