Planning Tools

Planning Tools

Tools and ideas for business planning and transformation.

Pandemic Response Plan Template

Created by the team at CommAlert Biological problem, specifically pandemic response procedures, are designed to ensure the health and safety...

Business Continuity Planning Toolkit

The link provided below includes a ‘tool kit’ to help your organization prepare for business continuity in the wake of...

Business Continuity Plan Template for First Nations

Courtesy of the Peerless Trout First Nation, this is a business continuity plan template for First Nations and Indigenous governance...

Planning a pivot: a guided strategy

How can you position a complex product so that prospective customers can easily understand the impact on their business? In...

Signage for your Retail Business

As the economy comes back to life, business owners know that making customers feel safe is becoming a top priority. ...

The Impact of COVID-19 on Alberta’s Non-Profits and Voluntary Organizations

The challenge related to COVID-19 for Alberta-based organizations continues to grow. Government, organizations, and funders need information about the impacts...

Free Micro-Course for Business Leaders: Navigating Extraordinary Times

The Athabasca University is offering a FREE, online, self-directed micro-course called Navigating Extraordinary Times. This course aims to provide business...

Additional Support Resources for Entrepreneurs

In mid-March, COVIDContinuity.com was created to help business leaders understand the challenges and opportunities associated with running your business operations...

Creating an Emergency Response Plan

Emergencies and disasters, big and small, can occur at any moment. It’s important that you and your business are prepared...

How To Start Selling Online

An unexpected event, like the COVID-19 pandemic, could likely mean that you’re required to make changes to your business model...

What to do Differently When Starting a Business During a Downturn

Starting a business is never easy, and during a downturn like the one we’re experiencing now, there’s an extra layer...

Estimating your Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy 2.0

We’re very excited to launch a free tool to help Canadian employers navigate the latest iteration of the Canadian Emergency...

Debunking Myths Around Changing Career Transition Providers

Myth #1 – All career transition providers offer the same services At Optimum Talent, we understand that workforce transformation is...