The Bullet Train Entrepreneur

(21 Day Program)

Embrace the 4Bs for business success - strengthening Belief; overcoming Barriers; pushing Boundaries and crossing Borders.

QUALITY PURPOSE & PRODUCT/ SERVICE (2 days)

1. Introduction to G.I.F.T – Generating Income from Talents
2. What is your Product/Service? 
3. The importance of Purpose
4. Three Criteria of a successful Purpose
5. Ten Consequences of not having a successful Purpose
6. What does the market want – market research
7. Quality Products & Services – Guidelines to identify critical elements
8. Transformation to an entrepreneur mindset
9. Practical Exercise:
10. Home Assignment:
    
    

ALL ABOUT ACCOUNTING (2 days)

1. Understanding basic business accounting – introduction & importance
2. Basic book-keeping & accounting – how to & tools
3. Types of accounts
4. Management accounts – profit & loss; balance sheet
5. Cash flow management
6. Pricing
7. Stock management
8. Banking
9. Practical Exercise:
10. Home Assignment
    
    

SELL! SELL! SELL! (2 days)

1. Your selling success mindset
2. Great customer service
3. Six steps to the perfect purchase
4. Setting the stage for successful selling
5. Establishing a relationship with your customer
6. Questioning & Listening – the more you know, the more you can sell
7. Showing & Telling
8. The Hot Button
9. Selling Up
10. Selling when you’re slammed
11. Closing the sale
12. Adding On
13. Saying “Thank you”
14. Sales channels
15. Distribution
16. Practical Exercise:

KEEP FINANCE AFLOAT (1 day)

1. Understanding basic business finance
2. Profit through the 11 Principles of the Bullettrain Entrepreneur
3. Keys to successful finance
4. Financing opportunities
5. Keeping afloat
6. ROC/SSM requirements – company secretary, legal
7. Practical Exercise:
8. Home Assignment
   

BUILDING A FIT BACK END SYSTEM (2 days)

1. The 6 strengths of the Dabbawallas system
2. Kaizen
3. PDCA
4. Constancy in Purpose
5. Process is the Highway to Entrepreneurship Success
6. Process Thinking
7. Formula 1  mentality
8. Purchasing & Suppliers (Supply chain)
9. Delivery & Logistics
10. Practical Exercise:
11. Home Assignment

GO “E” (2 days)

1. The power of technology
2. Embracing and implementing technology in your business
3. Social media marketing
4. Embracing digital media
5. The need for E-commerce in today’s marketplace
6. Management Information Systems
7. Practical Exercises
8. Home Assignment
   

GET THE RIGHT PEOPLE & KEEP THEM (2 days)

1. The “All Blacks” – Top performing sports team in the world
   - who are they and what do they do to stay at the top
2. How to attract good people
3. Setting the right message for your people – building a successful culture
4. Building your people
5. Basics to people management
6. Motivating & Inspiring your people
7. Developing your people
8. Engaging, Empowering & Enhancing your people
9. What to do with difficult staff
10. People Potential Profit Model
11. The People Pillar to Entrepreneurship Success
12. Communicate, collaborate & coordinate – Perfect harmony leads to success
13. Practical Exercises
14. HOME ASSIGNMENT
    
    

LEAD WITH VISION & MISSION (2 days)

1. The importance of a vision and mission statement
2. Essential characteristics of a successful leader
3. The difference between being a manager & a leader
4. The Emotionally Intelligent Leader
5. Leadership Styles
6. The role of the leader in change management
7. The Effective & Efficient Leader
8. Developing Versatile Leadership
9. Practical Exercise:
10. Home Assignment
    
    

OPTIMISING PRODUCTIVITY (2 days)

1. Achieving optimum results from your company’s total manhours
2. Measuring performance leading to success
3. Why is performance not consistent?
4. Measuring what matters most
5. 5E Model of Performance Excellence
6. 10 Pitfalls of poor KPI Implementation
7. Work life balance
8. The need for change –how to make the change & how to break the resistance to change
9. Practical Exercise:
10. Home Assignment
    

COLLABORATE & SYNERGISE TO MAXIMISE RESULTS (1 day)

1. 10 common myths amongst entrepreneurs and how to overcome them
2. Why collaboration is essential for entrepreneurs?
3. Traits of a collaborative entrepreneur
4. Collaboration trends that every entrepreneur should know
5. Opportunities to collaborate and synergise
6. Minimising wastage - How small savings grow big
7. Practical Exercise:
8. Home Assignment
   
   

HAVING APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR GROWTH (1 day)

1. Investment funding platforms for entrepreneurs
2. What to consider when looking for funding for growth
3. How to pitch your need for funding
4. Practical Exercise:
5. Home Assignment
   
   

THE POWER OF INNOVATION (1 day)

1. Team Innovation Challenges - how to make it happen
2. Ten traits of the most innovative entrepreneurs
3. Are you an innovative entrepreneur
4. Why is innovation important?
5. Are you ready to innovate? When should you innovate?
6. Eleven things every entrepreneur should know about innovation
7. Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Strategy 
8. Business Opportunities
9. Government Initiatives, Strategies & Initiatives
10. How to keep on improving as an entrepreneur
11. Practical Exercise:
12. Home Assignment
    
    

THE FINALE (1 day)

• ASEAN Economic Community – is it a big threat or a big opportunity?
• Making good business sense with the Bullettrain Entrepreneur
• Are we still in harmony with nature?
• The Next Revolution: Sustainability – A Green Industrial Revolution
• Master Roadmap of the Bullettrain Entrepreneur
  • Graduation Ceremony
  • Awards Presentation