Beyond the Daily Grind: Build a Thriving Small Business with Shoba Chandran

Small business owners often feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of hats we wear. We often struggle to balance the day-to-day operations with strategic growth. This interactive, 2.5-hour workshop is designed to help you gain a holistic understanding of what it truly takes to own and operate a successful small business.

What You'll Gain
In this workshop, we will:

• Distinguish between working "on" your business and working "in" your business: Understand the crucial difference between strategic growth activities (marketing, sales, legal) and daily operational tasks (fulfilling orders, customer service).
• Gain clarity on core business areas: Identify all the essential components required to run your small business effectively.
• Articulate your business's gaps: Pinpoint areas for improvement and explore actionable steps to close those gaps.
• Leverage community-sourced knowledge: Benefit from the lived experiences, tips, and tricks of fellow entrepreneurs. Move beyond generic advice from LLMs like ChatGPT – this is about real-world solutions!*

Workshop Agenda

We'll cover key areas crucial for small business success:

• Opening & Introductions: Setting the stage for a collaborative session.
• Introduction to Miro: A quick guide to using our interactive online collaboration tool.
• Creating Your Holistic Business Picture: Identify and discuss the key strategic areas in running a small business.
• Connecting the Whole Picture to Your Business: Assess your current performance in these key areas and identify 1-2 focus areas for the next 3-4 months.
• Crowdsourcing Resources & Solutions: Share and gain valuable tips, tricks, and resources to excel in any business area.
• Commitment to Action & Close: Solidify your takeaways and plan your next steps.

Additional Points to Note:

• We’re using the Miro platform and Zoom, so a laptop will give you the best experience. (If you need to log in via a mobile phone initially, that’s fine. Try to switch to a laptop as soon as you can)
• Downloading the Zoom and Miro apps onto your laptop is encouraged, but not compulsory
• Please eat / drink while we work
• We aren't charging for this event, but we ARE accepting donations during the workshop.

About Your Facilitator, Shoba Chandran
Shoba is a Certified Master Facilitator® with over 20 years of experience in innovation, facilitation, and leadership development. She specializes in strategic retreats, innovation workshops, and has worked with top organizations globally, including Google, Singapore Airlines and Cartier International.

You can connect with Shoba via LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shobachandran/
or her website
www.innovationmatrix.sg