Build a sustainable business model canvas

Short Term Profit Maximization vs Long Term Business Health

Share v1 of your business model canvas
Share first version of your business model canvas here. Be sure to include this week's learnings on Short Term Profit Maximization vs. Long Term Business Health.

Adapting Your Business To Changing Market Dynamics

Share v2 of your business model canvas
Share an updated version of your business model canvas. Be sure to include this week's learnings on Adapting Your Business to Changing Market Dynamics. I'll choose some of your Business Model Canvases to give feedback on during my Office Hours on Monday of next week.

Building The Culture That Sustains The Business

Share v3 of your business model canvas
Share an updated version of your business model canvas. Be sure to include this week's learnings on Building a Culture That Sustains the Business.

Finalizing Your Business Model Canvas

Share your final Business Model Canvas
Share a final version of your business model canvas. I'll choose some of your Business Model Canvases to give feedback in the Discussions.

Additional Resources

Welcome to week one of How To Be In Business Forever. Each week, I'll post a lesson for this class on my blog. Check out this week's post here.

Project: You will either have a business or you will invent a business and then you will map out your Business Model Canvas with the goal of sustainability as you go. You can do this by yourself or in Groups. It doesn't matter at all. The goal is to do the project and learn by doing. Share your first version here for feedback.

Download Business Model Canvas.

The thing I want you to focus on the most is the decisions you make as you fill out the canvas and which ones you were forced to compromise on some goal in order to maximize the sustainability of the business. Those are the magic decisions and the ones we want to document and discuss as we go through this course.
This week we'll be focusing on how to adapt your business in anticipation of changing market dynamics. See my post for this week here, live on Monday the 8th. I'll choose some of your Business Model Canvases to give feedback on during my Office Hours on Monday of next week.

Project: Apply learnings from this week to update your Business Model Canvas. Share here for feedback.
This week we'll be focusing on building a company culture that sets your business up for sustainability. See my post for this week here, live on Monday the 15th.
This week we'll wrap up this class with a focus on finalizing your Canvas. See my post for this week here, live on Monday the 22nd. I'll choose some of your Business Model Canvases to give feedback in the Discussions.

Peter Bergquist

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