Business Planning Flashcards

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Tell me about your involvement with business planning?

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i have advised clients on elements of their business plan, including ways in which they as a firm can increase their revenue.

i also attend regular meetings with my firsm rural department to discuss fee’s, policys etc

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What are the corporate objectives of your firm?

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  • diversity
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How do you work towards your firms corporate objectives in your role?

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What are some of the typical things you’d find in a business plan?

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  • mission statement/objectives
  • company structure
  • products/services
  • identifiction of market opportunities
  • operations plan
  • current financial performance
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How can an up to date business plan help an organisation in the current economic climate?

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market analysis can encourage and help a firm to adapt, idenfify opportunties and make informed decisions

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How do you use networking to further your business planning skills?

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  • ability to discuss and identify new avenues of work
  • make connections with other professionals and create working relationships
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Why is relationship building important in your role?

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  • create trusts
  • encourages future working relations
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What is SWOT/PEST analysis?

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SWOT - Analysis method looks at Strengths, weaknesses, opporunties and threats of an idea, product etc

PEST - analysis method that looks at political, econimic, social and technological considerations of an idea/product

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Can you tell me about when you have use one in your role.

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SWOT analysis when carrying out a development appraisal of some land at hurcott.

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10
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What insurance types have you dealt with and what risks have they protected against?

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car insurance
house/building insurance

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Explain the objectives of the RICS Coid 19 recovery business plan.

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  • RICS qualifications in demand
  • becomes 21st cenutry sustainable profesional body
  • trusted by stakeholders & society
  • influential thought leader
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Why are the RICS consulting on their business plan?

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to review its key pillars and and inform its future strategic position

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13
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What is the RICS business plan strategic review called?

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defining our future

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14
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what is business continuity and why is it important?

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the abiliity of a company to maintain or quickly resume its operations after a disruption.
important to maintain service to clients and protect from threats

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15
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Explain how the apprenticeship levy works?

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a tax levy on firms over 3 mil in revenue that requires them to pay 0.5% of their payroll into the levy

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16
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Why might the apprenticeship levy be beneficial to a business?

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  • encourages training on the job
  • firms able to ‘mould’ apprentices into what they need
  • investing in staff = investing in your firm
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