As a nation we are preparing to receive the benefits of the recently passed Economic Stimulus package. As a business you are now in a position to marry your strategic plan for 2009 to these benefits.

While the stimulus package will go to many things from police and teachers to the environment and rebuilding highways, there is a flow through to most businesses as they align with these projects and initiatives.

Understanding how our economic stimulus package will flow through to your business should be simple exercise if your strategic plan is simple, visual and fluid.

Here are a few steps for you to consider at this time:

1. How does your development plan dovetail to where people and businesses will need and want to spend their money this year?

2. Following this, does your sales team have their plan set for the same question?

3. Where in your strategy do you refer to this stimulus and the possible effects it may have for you?

4. Do you have all the details of this plan?

5. Who in your organization is charged with keeping abreast of this plan and other developments in the economy this year?

Remember that bringing in someone to help you integrate this with your current plan and challenge your team to incorporate this into their work this year could be essential. A Situational Specialist is there just for this purpose. Find out more at Situational Specialist.

Possibly this workshop on Strategy and Tactics will help you get there.  Click here for details.

If you have not read any of the details of this plan please check out this article “How the Economic Stimulus Plan Could Effect You.”