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Is your organization already using social media for connecting and building your business? If you have not already made your foray into Pinterest, then you may want to start utilizing this fast growing social network in some interesting ways. One of the most interesting ways to use Pinterest is to visually create your business plan.

Never thought of using Pinterest in this manner? Read on to learn how this highly visual networking community can help you create a new or better business plan.

Building a Business Plan with Pinterest

When you stop to think about it, aren’t all standard business plans pretty boring? You are given specific categories to work on, but for those who are more visual in nature this can seem like Chinese Water Torture trying to fill them out. If you’ve ever successfully used the mind-mapping method to build an idea, then you already know you may do well with visual business plan building,

Getting started with Pinterest Visualization

First of all, get a Pinterest account set up specifically for your business needs. This eliminates any personal distraction and puts you into your business mode. Then layout the areas that will become your business plan. These can include:

  • Short term and long term goals for your business
  • Financial data and funding sources
  • Equipment and software needed
  • Projected expenses, cash flow, and revenues
  • Ideal business models you would like to emulate
  • Inspirational companies you inspire to become like
  • Where you see yourself visually in 5 years
  • Any staffing needs you may have

Once you have established the above elements, you can begin building your business plan on Pinterest. Take your measurable data and convert them to flow charts and pie charts to visually represent where you are going. You can also use a service like liveplan.com to build great looking reports and charts that will stand out.

Mix these reports in with images of companies you like by pinning them to your Pinterest board. Then add images of the equipment, software, staff members, and representations of yourself in the next phase of your business. It’s also very helpful to network with other businesses by including links to any business networking groups you belong to, and pinning your client boards up on your business plan.

By building your visual business plan on Pinterest, you have a way to actually see your business as it grows and becomes successful. You can also plan for any staffing needs you will have over the coming year, to attract candidates to your business by pinning your favorite staffing agency to your board.

Add Davis Staffing to your Pinterest business plan so you can add quality, pre-screened contract employees to your business in the greater Chicago area. Davis Staffing provides staffing support for your business as it evolves into a successful venture.