On Nov 28-29 we were in Pittsburgh, PA for certification of 8 business advisors from the following organizations:
- Mansmann Foundation
- Robert C Byrd Institute
- Shoals Entrepreneurial Center
- University of North Alabama
- Women Empowered for Entrepreneurial Excellence
We are happy to welcome the 8 advisors to our community!
On December 10-11 we had a Certification Course where 10 business advisors from INSKEN were certified by Christoffer Erichsen from Scope Group, our long-term partner, who also organized the course.
We are happy to welcome the 10 advisors from INSKEN to our community
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
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.
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.
Select a client and go to the new menu "Scoreboard". Here you can create ambitions and outcomes by switching between the two views.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
You and your client can use the Scoreboard to keep track of all results and achievements quarter by quarter.
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
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:
Your clients will:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.