Session 7: Consolidation and Future Planning
‣ Preparations for the Mentor:
1. Read this session and draft a plan so you know how to lead it.
2. Prepare notes on what you expect the participants to have achieved since Session 6. This will help you to evaluate their sales performance since Session 6.
3. Ensure that participants understand that although this is the last training session, they need to continuetheir social start-up operations after this session.
‣ Beginning the Session:
Start this session by congratulating the participants on arriving at the end of the Social Start Ups training programme, and assure them that you are as excited as they are about their social start up spinning off, developing and growing into the future.
Explain to the participants that the purpose of this session is threefold: a. Firstly, to review their performance thus far b. Secondly, to plan for the future beyond the Social Start Up Programme c. Finally, to spin out of the Social Start Up Programme and continue the process of sustainable development and growth.
1. Ask participants to present to you an update about their sales, production and marketing operations since the last session.
2. Provide feedback re the team ‟ s performance to date.
‣ Current Position:
Give participants time to discuss the current position of the social start up and where they want to be in 12 months ‟ time by completing this tool:
Final Performance Review |
Where we are now |
Where we want to be in 12 months’ time |
a. Turnover b. Sales / Membership c. Profit d. No. of employees e. No. of volunteers f. No. of existing members g. No. of business partners h. No. of Bank loans i. No. ofDonors j. International Operations |
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