Key Business Tasks:

▸ Identified a business idea, completed a lean business canvas.

• Joined Flagstaff Crafted as a member.

Key Business Tasks:

▸ Operations: Registered business, filed for GST number, insurance acquired, completed business plan, completed a yearly strategic plan with measurable goals such as business objectives & key results (OKR’s) and key performance indicators (KPI’s).

▸ Marketing & Sales: Created a marketing plan, established at least one marketing channel and one platform/location for sales.

▸ Finance: Determine operational costs, track monthly cash flow, file taxes, open a bank account.

• Participate in Flagstaff Crafted Gift Guide and join directory as well as participate in Meetups.

• Financial target: Generating revenue to meet/ exceed costs of business.

Key Business Tasks:

▸ Marketing & Sales: Social media strategy, brand package, target market identified, and personas created, identify collaboration opportunities.

▸ Finance: Annual financial report, owner receives a salary.

▸ Operations: Company values, purpose, vision and mission established, agreements created for wholesalers/retailers/vendors, annual strategy created with quarterly goals established and measured.

• Update Flagstaff Crafted directory description, create targeted approach for Flagstaff Crafted Gift Guide.

• Financial target: Consistent revenue that could ideally sustain one employee (generally owner) on at least a part time basis $30–60K.

Key Business Tasks:

▸ Operations: Create Hiring Process (job postings, interview, onboarding, performance reviews), values & purpose embedded throughout operations/marketing/sales, wellness & culture plan established, processes documented and explained, CSR & giving.

◦ Values based communication: https://youtu.be/MTdsEOdWgPo

▸ Marketing & Sales: Establish secondary sales platform (e.g., e-commerce, wholesaler, niche events), networking and partnership development plan established, brand guidelines established, sales CRM implemented.

▸ Finance: Weekly cashflow, establish allocations for profit, equipment upgrades, emergency fund and begin to establish fund to cover 3 months of secondary employee (could be part time), identify payroll options.

• Featured as Flagstaff Crafted Success Story.

• Financial target: Revenue of $100-200K.

• Revenue should allow the owner to receive a salary, set aside profit allocation, equipment upgrades, emergency fund and begin to establish fund to cover 3 months of secondary employee (could be part time).