We are looking forward to our first Certification Course in Cambridge, ON on January 10-11. The course is organized in partnership with Waterloo Region Small Business Centre.
You can read more about the course in our Course Calendar
In Chicago, IL for the first time
Get Certified in Norway in the New Year
100 Business Advisors Certified in South Africa this year!
Happy to welcome 10 new GrowthWheel Certified Advisors in Denmark
On October 25-26 we were back in Copenhagen for our 3rd course in Denmark this year. The course was organized in partnership with Growth House Copenhagen. It included 18 participants from the Growth Houses and local business centers.
New release: Ambitions And Outcomes
Help Clients Rank Their Ambitions
and Keep Track of Outcomes
- A new way to help clients focus on what matters
All business advisors speak with their clients about their ambitions, and work to turn them into measurable outcomes. Today, we are proud to introduce a new tool on GrowthWheel Online Beta: A scoreboard where you and your clients can rank ambitions and keep track of outcomes.You can make a list of your clients' ambitions and rank them in terms of what to focus on.
When ambitions are turning into outcomes you can keep track of them quarter by quarter to see for yourself - and show your client - all the results and achievements you have created together.
To try out the new features go to My Clients, select a client and go to the new menu "Scoreboard". Here you can add ambitions and outcomes for your client.
#1 New Menu Scoreboard
Select a client and go to the new menu "Scoreboard". Here you can create ambitions and outcomes by switching between the two views.
#2 Create a New Ambition
To create a new ambition select the submenu "Ambitions" and click on "New". You can now give the ambition a title, select the work area, a category and the quarter and year of when you expect to fulfill the ambition. Then save it as a draft or share it with your client.
#3 Add Decisions and Actions to Each Ambition
You can add decisions and actions to each ambition. They will both show up below the ambition and in the 30-60-90 Action Plan.
#4 Monitor Ambitions with Traffic Lights
You can rank all ambitions with a simple traffic light system to monitor their progress:
Is the ambition somewhat a challenge, in progress, or on track?
#5 Create a New Outcome
To create a new outcome select the submenu "Outcomes" and click on "New". You can now give the ambition a title, select the work area, a category, the quarter and year, and if it is a result or an achievement. Then save it as a draft or share it with your client.
#6 Result or Achievement?
Results are meassureable outcomes such as revenue growth, a new time-saving process, or a stronger market position. Archivements are something you can be proud of such as launching a new product, hiring a new employee, or receiving an award.
#7 Keep Track of All Outcomes
You and your client can use the Scoreboard to keep track of all results and achievements quarter by quarter.
A great welcome to the new GrowthWheel Certified Advisors in Oklahoma City
19 Advisors certified before ASBDC 2016
On September 18-19 we visited Orlando, FL for another Certification Course right before the ASBDC 2016 Conference. Among the 19 new GrowthWheel Certified Advisors were the our first advisor from Rhode Island and Massachusetts. GrowthWheel is now used in 39 US states
At the certification course we were happy to welcome business advisors from the following organizations:
- Connecticut SBDC
- East Colorado SBDC at UNC Biz Hub
- Galveston County SBDC
- Iowa SBDC at Kirkwood Community College
- Klamath Community College SBDC
- Mason SBDC
- Massachusetts SBDC Network Central Regional Office
- Middle Tennessee State University
- New Mexico SBDC
- Northland Pioneer College SBDC
- Ohio SBDC
- Oklahoma SBDC
- Pima Community College SBDC
- Portland Community College SBDC
- Rhode Island SBDC
- SBDC at Florida A&M University
- SBDC at University of Wisconsin-River Falls
- TSBDC Knoxville Center
- Virginia SBDC
- West Virginia SBDC
- Wyoming SBDC Network
Good times at the ASBDC 2016 Conference in Orlando
100 business advisors doing their first 360° screening today at the America's SBDC 2016 Conference.
New Release: Notifications
Stay Up-To-Date on Clients' Action Plans
- Get an email report to help you follow-up
Now you can easily get the big picture of what your clients have on their 30-60-90 Action Plan. Going forward you will get an email with the same information you see online so you can quickly decide which clients to follow up with.
In this release you will:
- Get a weekly email report of your clients' open decisions and actions
- Get an email notification when your client uploads a file for you
- Be able to manage you own and your clients' reports and notifications
Your clients will:
- Get a monthly email report with the list of the decisions and actions they have scheduled for the next 30 days or less
- Be able to manage their own notifications
#1 Weekly reports of open decisions and actions
Every Monday you will get a report of each client's open decisions and actions. This will help you and your clients stay focused and plan the week ahead.
#2 Notifications when your clients upload files
Now you don’t have to check each of your clients anymore to know if they have completed a Worksheet and uploaded it to GrowthWheel Online. Instead you will get a notification each time a client uploads a file.
#3 Your clients get a monthly report
Your clients get a monthly report with the list of the decisions and actions they have scheduled for the next 30 days or less. You can turn off this report in your client's profile.
#4. Don’t want to receive notifications?
Don’t worry, we thought about that too. You can turn off the reports and notifications in the new account settings page. Go to the top menu with your name and select “My profile”, then open the tab “Account settings”. By default the notifications are switched on.
User Group Meeting at the ASBDC 2016 Conference in Orlando
Back in Norway for the 4th time this year
On October 27-28 we are back in Norway for the 4th GrowthWheel Certification Course this year. This time the course is held in Bergen. We are looking forward to welcome participants from Næringshagene. Read more and signup here.
Back in South Africa for 3rd time this year!
On August 30-31 we visited Pretoria, South Africa once again for the third time this year. At the certification course we were happy to welcome business advisors from the following organizations:
- Bakone Business Solutions
- BICSA - Bakery & Food Technology Incubator
- C-Growth Business Development
- DUT Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
- EBN Africa
- eGoliBIO Life Sciences Incubator
- FSH Business Hub (PTY) LTD
- Gert Sibande TVET College
- Global Jewellery Academy
- Learningsims
- Mapfura Makhura Incubator
- Olentle Selepe Affluence
- Riversands Incubation Hub
- SAREBI
- SEDA
- Seda Limpopo Jewellery Incubator
- SEDA North West
- SEDA Northern Cape Rapid Incubator
- Seda Platinum Incubator
- SirSam Consulting Pty Ltd
- The Three Tier Company
- Timbali Technology Incubator
- Tsalo ya Dinaledi
- Zevoli Consulting
Re-certification is getting popular in Denmark
On August 25-26 we had a Certification Course in Aarhus, Denmark with participants from the business development centers and municipal growth centers. The course was organized in partnership with Business Development Centre Central Denmark.
At the course 7 business advisors were certified. We are happy to welcome them to our community. Also we had 10 already certified users who were re-certified.