How a Strategic Planning Template Helps Oklahoma CPAs (SlideShare)

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How a Strategic Planning Template

Helps Oklahoma CPAs

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The strategic plan is the

roadmap for successfully

growing your Oklahoma

CPA firmKenny KellerCTO

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What Does a

Strategic Plan Do?Kenny Keller

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Strategic planning involves

answering a few fundamental

questionsKenny Keller

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• Who and where are you

as a company? Kenny Keller

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What end goal is your

business trying to achieve

(besides making money)? Kenny Keller

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Where are you as far as

meeting that goal? Kenny Keller

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What do you have in place

already that is driving you

towards your objective?Kenny Keller

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• Where do you want to be?

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What are your long-term

and short-term goals?Kenny Keller

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• What will it take to achieve

these objectives?Kenny Keller

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What are the exact steps

that need to be made

regarding financial, staff,

client, and equipment

issues to get to where

you want to be?

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Answer these questions

and you will have an idea

of where you are and

where you need to beKenny KellerCTO

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What are the Parts of the

Strategic Planning Template?Kenny Keller

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Start by creating an outline

or template of what you

need to put your plan

togetherKenny KellerCTO

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1. Mission Statement

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2. SWOT

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3. Long-Term and

Short-Term GoalsKenny Keller

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4. Wants and Needs of

Customers and Industry

TrendsKenny Keller

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5. Actions

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6. Financial Plans

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Bottom Line

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When companies create

a plan, with clear objectives

and actions to achieve them, Kenny Keller

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they will not get sidetracked

or lost along the wayKenny Keller

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Do you have a template

to help you with strategic

planning?Kenny Keller

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Let us know your thoughts

in the Comments box belowKenny Keller

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