Designed to save you time and money. The Guided Small Business Planner is more than a journal, our step-by-step process walks you through how to build your dream business.
Meet Your Small Business Playbook
- Looking for clear, step-by-step instructions for your business?
- Tired of researching to only find vague how-to articles?
- Love a list and having a plan in place?
The Guided Small Business Planner™
Why a business planner?
You want to build a strong business and you want to do it efficiently. No two businesses are alike, but they do need to know how they make money, reach customers, and set sales goals that make sense for them. We take the guesswork out of building the business and life that you want.
Hi, I'm Cherith Roberson.
I'm a small business counselor and coach, writer of The Guided Small Business Planner™, mom of two, and small business owner.
I took everything that I know about starting and growing businesses and created a step-by-step guide for small business owners.
My experience working with thousands of small business owners as I ran our state's largest Small Business Center from 2017-2022 told me exactly what is needed.
I've been in your shoes. Rewind to my first entrepreneurial journey — house flipping (from 2007-2009 during a recession) and my foray into local agriculture when I worked to connect farmers and food makers.
I've made plenty of my own small business mistakes and helped business owners navigate starting and growing.
Flourish In Growth is proud to bring this tool to small business owners. I believe it will change your business and your life.
Have you ever been told you need a business plan?
Like most things in life, it's hard to get somewhere if we don't know how.
Building a business takes focus, skill, and expertise but most of us are learning as we go. There are thousands of vague articles that tell you how to write a business plan and it's easy to get stuck guessing if you are on the right track. That's why we created The Guided Small Business Planner™ — your business planning tool that makes it doable and even fun!
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Bible for Beginning a Small Business
Like the Bible, my Initial response to the Guide was intimidating as it is beautifully bounded and structured. I just wanted to put it out for display. However, once I began to follow the plans & suggestions, Its usefulness became apparent. I love the categories & tabs…..definitely a great reference tool; highly recommend.
L M.
Resources Library
Im so excited to dive in!
I received my package in the mail today! Packaging is stellar and I love the post-it notes (I'm definitely a post-it note kinda of gal). I am so excited to dive in to this and share this resource with my counterparts who are also looking to start and grow their business. I can't imagine how I have been getting along this far without such an amazing organizational tool. Highly recommend.
Melinda W.
The Guided Small Business Planner™
A Complete System
I had owned my own company for 25 years. In that time, I have been hit with almost every form of book, system, advisor, counselor, coach, or consultant there is… Flourish in Growth is brilliant!
I wish I had this when I first started my business, you could have saved me a few years.
1. I love the attention to detail in its package. We tell people to dress for the position you want; this feels very similar. There is a reverence to the materials that matches the book’s purpose.
2. Despite the way we teach it, business planning is not a linear process. This makes it easy to jot a note or drop a post-it on another section (love the tabs).
3. They exercises are on point.
4. Bravo on the ‘write or draw’ take on filling out the work (I am a white board junkie).
5. I think that if someone puts the time into diligently completing the assignments they can gain a very clear picture of their potential success… which is the whole point.
Dave G.
The Guided Small Business Planner™
Very Impressive
First, I feel I should acknowledge that when I came across this book while on LinkedIn, I wasn’t sure if it would be a good fit as it seemed to be marketed to women entrepreneurs, however I know Cherith by working with her while doing some research at the small business center at Wake Tech. Cherith was very helpful to me then and so I felt her book would help me as well. I started my business a year and a half ago with little to no planning, only a “window of opportunity” and although I am bootstrapping this as a “side gig” because I still have a full time job, I know that in order for me grow and push beyond the “owning a job” stage, I need a business plan. I am confident this book will provide the guidance and motivation to complete my business plan. Cherith did a wonderful job on this book, from the impressive packaging to the robust construction and quality of the materials and the thoughtful design. I just recently received the book and I am just starting this journey, however I am excited to get started.
I highly recommend getting this book if your serious about growing your business.
Robert A.
The Guided Small Business Planner™