The Strategic Growth Program

Build a clear 2-year strategic plan for your business; and stop relying on hope.

A 3-month strategic planning programme for owner-managers who want clarity, direction, and a practical path to growth by the end of 2027.

If you can’t clearly describe what success looks like for your business at the end of 2027, you probably don’t need more hustle — you need a strategic plan.

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Programme Snapshot

Duration

3 Months

Group Size

Max 10 Participants

Investment

€3,250 / Participant

The Outcome

A professionally
designed and printed
2-year strategic plan

Why This Matters

The Reality for Most Small Business Owners

Most owner-managers are hardworking, committed and capable.

But they are often:

  • Operating without a clear plan

  • Not building financial reserves

  • Using hope as a strategy

  • Coasting or reacting instead of leading

  • Passive in the growth of their business

  • Thinking short-term

  • Overly dependent on the founder

A recent survey shows that 88% of entrepreneurs struggle with anxiety, stress, burnout or isolation.

This is not just a personal issue — it’s a strategic one.

Without clarity on where you're going, everything feels harder than it needs to be.

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Meet Your Facilitator

Strategic planning with Declan Droney

My name is Declan Droney, and I have helped more than 100 organisations of all sizes design and build strategic plans — clear, practical paths to their own version of success.

This programme is designed to help owner-managers step out of day-to-day firefighting, think clearly about the future, and create a plan they can actually use.

By the end of the programme, you will have:

  • A clearer vision of what success looks like by the end of 2027

  • A practical 2-year strategic growth plan tailored to your business

  • Priorities you can act on with confidence

  • More independence from constant founder-led decision making

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How It Works

A focused 3-month programme with structure, challenge and support.

Small-group + one-to-one

✔️ Learn in the room with 9 other business owners, then deepen the work in private consulting sessions.

✔️ 5 full-day in-person workshops with a small group of fellow owner-managers.

✔️ 16 hours of one-to-one consulting with Declan Droney.

✔️ A professionally structured and printed 2-year strategic plan.

✔️ Peer challenge, perspective and support from non-competing business owners

What You Leave With

At the end of the programme, each participant receives a clear, professionally designed and printed 2-year strategic plan built around your business, your goals and your reality.

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Who This Is For

✔️ Owner-Managers

✔️ Businesses with 1–5 staff

✔️ Businesses up to €1,000,000 turnover

Who This Is Not For

✖️ Startups

✖️ Tech-first businesses

✖️ Entrepreneurs who believe they have all the answers

  • “Declan’s Strategic Growth course was far more valuable than I expected. I knew it would be beneficial, but it really came into its own once I had a clear plan for the year, it gave me such confidence, clarity and a sense of calmness. Declan is extremely knowledgeable and supportive, and the advice he gives clearly comes from a very experienced business professional. What really stood out was how he encourages you to be brave and a bit vulnerable, which is what actually helps you move forward and achieve more."

    Juliana Erkkonen
    Director & Co-owner, Abhaile Solar & Electrical Ltd

  • "I've never had such a clear vision of where I'm going with my business. Sitting down and defining my end-of-year goals, visualising myself in that moment and feeling it and then actually mapping out the plan and actions to get there, it was grounding and freeing all at once. I've never been this calm running the business. I now make time to step out and work on it, not just in it. And when things go sideways or I'm feeling overwhelmed, I've got my strategic plan printed out beside me and I keep coming back to it so I don't lose sight of where I'm headed. Declan is an amazing guide in the whole process and the feedback you get from the group of likeminded entrepreneurs is priceless. My only regret is that I haven’t singed up for the programme sooner."

    Tomek Ciezki
    Director & Producer at Heavy Man Films Ltd.

  • “I didn’t know if I could afford to spend the time or the money on this course. Now, having done it, I would spend any amount of time and any amount of money to do it again. I was so completely overwhelmed with the day to day of my business that I couldn’t grow it. I had wonderful ideas of what I wanted it to become, but I didn’t have any time to work on it. That’s actually the first thing Declan help me solve, my staff shortage. The future of my business is no longer a dream or a hope. It is a clear path, documented in full colour, with specific, achievable goals. The overwhelm is subsiding, and I am excited about where I am heading. ”

    Lanette Weninger
    CEO & Founder at The Pilates Playroom

Investment

Serious support for owner-managers who want a real plan.

€3,250

per participant

Grant support may be available through Local Enterprise Offices or Skillnet networks.

Places are limited to protect the quality of discussion and support.

If this sounds like you, the next step is a short conversation to see whether the programme is the right fit for your business.

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Together, let’s bring clarity, structure and direction to your business.

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