We Help Lead Center Directors Strengthen their Network’s Strategic Planning Processes
Mark Langford
“We were able to create a highly actionable and focused strategic plan that has helped us strengthen our teamwork and effectively navigate accreditation.”
Can You Relate?
As a regional or state SBDC director you’ve got a tremendous amount on your plate. You have to navigate accreditation, lead and manage your staff, provide guidance to your center directors, hit your SBA milestones, create strong host relationships, establish your network’s budget, engage with elected officials, maintain compliance with SBA and on and on.
Phew! It’s no wonder that you are feeling stretched.
Your hope, of course, is that all of these responsibilities become well-managed (in alignment with the accreditation standards, no less) so that your network’s mission is being met and you feel like things are under control.
Who We’ve Helped
Since 2007, we’ve helped SBDC directors like you get a handle on all of these competing priorities. Our solution has been to provide simple and practical strategic planning services – aligned with accreditation – coupled with experienced guidance and coaching. We’ve worked with directors and their teams from many networks including:
Central California Regional Network
Idaho State Network (software only)
Los Angeles Regional Network
Louisiana State Network
Montana State Network
North Texas Regional Network
Northern California Regional Network
Orange County / Inland Empire Regional Network
Oregon State Network
San Diego / Imperial Valley Regional Network
South-West Texas Border Network (software only)
Wisconsin State Network
Kristin Johnson
“The strategic planning process and software have helped us create much stronger buy-in and alignment with our expanding network.”
Marquise Jackson
“We’ve created a living and breathing strategic planning process that has helped us significantly increase our economic impact and grow our network.”
How We Help
We provide two core products/services:
Strategic Planning Software
Our cloud-based strategic planning software, Causey, is extremely easy to use and allows you to document, measure and communicate your core priorities and goals throughout your network. Several of the networks we serve have cascaded their overall strategic plan to each of their service centers’ strategic plans.A Strategic Planning Facilitation and Consulting Program
We work with you to create a customized, step-by-step and replicable strategic planning process that aligns with accreditation. We help you clarify your leadership role, create assessments, develop a strategic plan, facilitate your team’s retreat, and provide you with the tools and software to ensure that your network’s plan is executed.
Schedule a time to learn more:
Pat Nye, Regional Director, Los Angeles SBDC Network
“As a new Regional Director I had a lot to figure out. Using Eric to assist with both accreditation and strategic planning was super helpful in my transition.”
Mark Gregory, State Director, Oregon SBDC
Rob Campbell, Director, Clackamas SBDC
“All of our centers use the software to document and track their strategic plan. It has been super useful in getting everybody on the same page.”
“The Causey strategic planning software has been a great benefit to our state network. It helps us with accreditation and provides direction for all 19 centers. It keeps us aligned with our host colleges and with our statewide strategic initiatives, no matter where we’re located in the state.”