The Northfield Enterprise Center mantra “Dream It, Plan It, Launch It and Grow It” describe the four stages of business planning from concept to developing the finished product. The NEC has worked hard to be a valuable resource for local businesses at all stages of the development process. As such, the Northfield Enterprise Center has compiled several guidelines to aid you in developing various aspects of your business. Under the Dream It section, you will find the Business Planning Workbook, which was compiled to help you get organized and on the path to creating a detailed business proposal. Under the Grow It section, you can find our Business Health Checklist to help assess your company’s position and resources with advice on how to design your business website or generate traffic on your web page.

Be sure to check back periodically as the NEC will continue to grow the database of online resources for you to utilize.

Dream It:

The NEC is currently working on developing materials to place in this section, but if you have a specific need, please contact us, we are here to help.

Plan It:

At the Northfield Enterprise Center, we have developed a comprehensive tool to help you plan and assess your start-up business. This handy guide, called the Business Planning Workbook, can be found here.

Launch It:

The NEC can help you with various aspects of launching your prospective business, whether it is consulting your Business Plan or helping you find out what licenses and regulations you need for your business, let us know.

Grow It:

Business Health Checklist Questions

Even businesses that are doing well can benefit from consulting outside firms to see where they can improve practices and grow their gross margin. Take the Business Health Checklist to help identify areas in need of improvement.

Risk Assessment Calculator

Take this simple questionnaire to determine your financial vulnerability.

Website Development
Planning on developing a website? Check this list for some additional things to consider that could make managing the site easier once it goes live.

How to Increase Web Traffic for Your Local Business Website

Already have a website? Generate more hits and more business with some of these simple practices.