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Today's video is a continuation on my vlogs around strategy and business planning. So today I wanted to give you some specific things to be thinking about when it comes time to do that business review and set your business plan.

So today I wanted to tell you what I believe is one of the key things are when it comes to implementing strategy and business objectives in your business. It's all about having a focus on 90-Day Plans. Let me explain what I mean – think of it as a cascading waterfall.

If there is one thing I love it 's slow cooked barbecue and tonight I'm going to be cooking some pork spare ribs. They'll take about five to six hours and I was thinking, cooking a barbecue is a little bit like business planning. Let me explain why.

Businesses I work with (that I think are a good snap shot of Hawke's Bay SMEs) had a pretty strong run up to the end of 2020 and a good finish to the end of the financial year. Their financial reporting is showing strong trading and financial position, but there is still a feeling of cautious optimism.

In my October 2020 Spring Update I outlined how I saw the Hawke's Bay business climate as we headed towards Christmas – READ IT HERE. And without wanting to sound like Ground Hog day, in my view not a lot has changed.

Today I want to talk about shareholders agreements. I was with some people the other day and we were discussing their shareholders agreement and I just thought I'd pass on to you what I see are the key features around shareholder agreements.

I was asked the other day if I work with people outside Hawke's Bay and the answer is yes I do and yes I can. With technology as it is today, it doesn't matter where you're located within New Zealand. If you think we can add some value to your business then we can definitely help wherever you are.