Host Eric Byrd shares what the new Reinventing Your Business podcast is about... stories from small businesses working hard to survive and thrive in changing times. 2020 has been a year like no other and the situation for small business is more

Course Wrap-Up- After the Last Sprint

May 17th, 2020 10m 53s

Finishing one PACE cycle is time to check your progress and begin to plan another. Eric shares some thoughts on a wider perspective. Taking the knowledge forward you reassess and execute another cycle driving towards your objectives and goals r

Step 4: EXECUTE and Manage Your Plan- Sprints, Stand-ups and Velocity

May 17th, 2020 19m 48s

It’s time to put your plan into action. You will discover how to use an Agile approach to organize and manage your action plan one week at a time. With daily and weekly points to make adjustments you’re moving towards your objectives and evalua

Step 3: CREATE a Simple Plan- Goals, Sub-goals & Tasks

May 17th, 2020 17m 58s

The plan takes shape using things you discovered during your assessment. You’ll create goals, sub-goals and tasks, then prioritize them for impact. Eric will also explain the method you will use to manage the plan once you trigger it and share

Step 2: ASSESS- Recovery SWOT

May 17th, 2020 20m 23s

A SWOT exercise to identify pros and cons for your business and the environment for this PACE cycle. You look at strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats during the recovery period specifically. This information is critical to finding a

Step 2: ASSESS- The Recovery Canvas

May 17th, 2020 56m 57s

A step-by-step guide filling out the Recovery Canvas to map out your business model, looking for innovation. The info in the 9 kinds of info you define drives your action plan later. As you walk through the canvas Eric will teach you what you n

Step 2: ASSESS Your Business- Your Model

May 17th, 2020 11m 32s

In this lesson you learn how the assessment process will work and get some background on business models for planning. Eric will introduction you to the Recovery Canvas tool and how you’ll use it to assess positive changes to your business.Find

Step 1: PAUSE- Set Your Recovery Period

May 17th, 2020 11m 48s

Eric explains the PACE cycle and steps you through defining your initial “Recovery Period”. This completes Step 1 and you can move on to the assessment stage.Find course resources at www.therecoverycanvas.com/podcourse

Step 1: PAUSE to Evaluate and Plan- Core Assumptions

May 17th, 2020 23m 18s

Identify your core business assumptions and name your core PACE recovery team, including the specific roles you need. Then create validation questions to start testing your core assumptions to make sure you are heading in the right direction.Fi

Making Time to Evaluate and Plan

May 17th, 2020 12m 27s

Identify and set a time for the lessons and exercises. You start thinking about specific information you’ll need to consider and identify sources for that information. Eric shares goals for the program.Find course resources at www.therecoveryca

Course Overview

May 17th, 2020 14m 35s

How the course works and how to use the course to plan for your business. Eric introduces the PACE cycle. Eric also addresses questions about why he’s offering the course for free.Find course resources at www.therecoverycanvas.com/podcourse

Welcome to Reinventing Your Business

May 17th, 2020 10m 38s

Eric shares the purpose of the course, how it’s structured, who it’s for and why it’s important to replan before you relaunch to improve your chance of success.Find course resources at www.therecoverycanvas.com/podcourse

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