Training and Development: Sterling Small Business Blueprint

In response to the importance of business and Florida's economic crisis, the Florida Sterling Council has developed the Business Blueprint for profitability & growth specifically to sustain Businesses. This new tool and series of workshops will enable your company to: Increase profitability, help you improve relationships with customers and employees, and identify strengths and improvement areas based on business best practices.

You must either work for or own a company/organization of at least 10 employees to attend the Sterling Business Blueprint workshops.

Please note that  Workshop # 1 is designed as an overview session of the Business Blueprint. If after attending the 1st session, you find that this is not for you, there is no obligation to attend session 2-5.

Sterling Business Blueprint Flyer

Example of Previous Workshop Sessions

Sterling Business Blueprint Workshop Descriptions

Workshop 1:  Building the Business Profile
Capture and organize the basic information about your business and setting the stage for leadership

Workshop #2:  Building the Foundation
Connect leadership, customers, and plans to drive future growth

Workshop #3:  Building the Work Environment
Connect people, processes and measures to drive efficiency and effectiveness

Workshops #4:  Building the Business Improvement Plan
Create a short and long-term plan with actions and measures of progress

Customer Testimonials

"Supporting Florida's many businesses is a crucial step to ensure our economic health.  The Sterling Business Blueprint is an excellent tool and guide to help business achieve profitability and growth."

Mark Wilson, President and CEO
Florida Chamber of Commerce

“To be honest I was a bit skeptical about how useful the workshop might be for a business.  I came away from it with a new appreciation for some of the things that can be done, even on the micro level of my business, to improve the quality of the services we provide.  Like many things, it is not that you could not do this on your own, but rather that the group motivates you to see the process through.”

Mary Hinkley, Accountant
Business Concerns

“We used the Sterling Blueprint Customer Feedback tool and got some amazing feedback from clients that we otherwise would not have gotten. Because of the feedback, we changed our marketing strategy and saw immediate results.”

John Medina, President
Greenways of America, Inc.