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Weekly Business Planning Template

A 20-minute Monday routine that decides the week instead of letting the week decide you.

Best for

Owners, freelancers, and small teams.

Use this when

The same time every week. Monday morning or Friday afternoon.

The resource

The weekly plan

WEEK OF [Date] — [Business Name]

LOOK BACK (5 minutes)
Last week's three priorities:
1. [Priority] — [Done / Partial / Not started] — [why]
2. [Priority] — [Done / Partial / Not started] — [why]
3. [Priority] — [Done / Partial / Not started] — [why]
Biggest win: [win]
Biggest drag on my time: [drag]

THE NUMBERS
Revenue this month so far: [Amount] (target [Amount])
New leads last week: [Number]
Proposals out: [Number] worth [Amount]
Invoices unpaid: [Amount] — oldest [Number] days
Cash position: [comfortable / watchful / tight]

THIS WEEK'S THREE PRIORITIES
1. [Priority] — done looks like: [definition] — time needed: [hours]
2. [Priority] — done looks like: [definition] — time needed: [hours]
3. [Priority] — done looks like: [definition] — time needed: [hours]

COMMITMENTS TO OTHERS
[ ] [Deliverable] to [who] by [Date]
[ ] [Deliverable] to [who] by [Date]
[ ] [Deliverable] to [who] by [Date]

SALES ACTIONS
[ ] Follow up: [names]
[ ] Reach out: [names]
[ ] Proposals to send: [names]

MARKETING ACTIONS
[ ] [Content or campaign action]
[ ] [Content or campaign action]

ADMIN AND MONEY
[ ] Invoices to send: [list]
[ ] Payments to chase: [list]
[ ] Bills due: [list]

CALENDAR CHECK
Meetings this week: [Number] — total hours: [Number]
Protected focus blocks booked: [when]
Anything I should decline or move: [list]

THE ONE THING
If only one thing gets done this week, it's: [the one thing]
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