Your Weekly Growth Plan
How the weekly plan is generated, what each action contains, how to mark actions done/later/skipped, and how the AI uses your feedback.
What It Is
Every week, Growth Coach analyzes your real business data — orders, customers, margins, trends, seasonal events — and generates 3 specific actions (Growth tier) or 5 (Scale tier) for the week ahead. Each action is data-backed: it references your actual numbers.
When It Runs
Default: Monday 7am in your local timezone. Configurable in Growth Coach settings — pick any day of the week and any hour. The system uses an hourly UTC cron and checks every Growth+ bakery's local clock, so Asia-Pacific bakeries get their local Monday 7am even though it falls on Sunday UTC.
Unlock Requirement
Weekly plans generate once your bakery has reached 50 completed orders (milestone stage 4). Below that threshold, we don't run the AI — there isn't enough data for useful recommendations yet. Your Growth Path on the dashboard will show how many orders away you are.
What Each Action Contains
- Title — short and actionable
- Category — pricing, marketing, customer_retention, operations, product_development, or seasonal
- Priority — 1 (highest) to 5
- Description — what to do and why, with specifics
- Estimated impact — e.g. "Could earn $345 more per month"
- Evidence — the actual numbers that justified the recommendation
Example action
Re-engage 3 at-risk VIPs before they churn
customer_retention · Priority 1
Reach out personally to Sarah Chen, James Kim, and Priya Patel — each a top-10 customer who hasn't ordered in 31-47 days. A brief "we miss you" email or text with a small incentive works best at this stage.
Impact: Could recover $420-800 of quarterly spend.
Based on: 3 customers with lifetime value > $200 last ordered 31-47 days ago, all above your VIP threshold.
Action Status
Each action has 4 states:
- Pending (default) — hasn't been acted on yet
- Done — click when you've completed it
- Later — defers it; still visible, doesn't count as pending
- Skipped — you're not doing this one
The AI reads your last 4 weeks of action history when generating next week's plan. If you skip "post on Instagram" every week, it stops suggesting social media. If you consistently complete pricing actions, it knows you're engaged with that category.
Email Delivery
Three modes in settings:
- Off — plan only appears in the dashboard (and Bake Buddy if you ask)
- Summary (default) — email with titles + impact; quick inbox scan
- Full — email includes full descriptions + evidence for every action
Preview Before Monday
The settings page has a "Preview next plan" button. It runs the generator against your current data without saving — you see exactly what Monday's plan will look like. Good for tuning inclusion toggles (e.g. turn off seasonal, rerun preview, decide).
Past Plans
At /dashboard/growth/plan/history you can see every past plan with done/skipped/later counts per plan. Useful for reviewing patterns — which categories you actually execute, which get ignored.
What Happens When Things Go Wrong
- AI times out — last week's plan stays active. No error shown.
- AI returns invalid JSON — silent skip with log. Next week tries again.
- Provider outage >15 min — on-call is paged. Baker sees no disruption.
- Your bakery drops below 50 orders — new plans pause; existing plan stays viewable.
- You downgrade from Growth+ to Essentials — plans stop generating; historical plans remain viewable.
See Also
- AI Growth Coach — Overview
- Growth Path Milestones — the 50-order unlock
The summary, FAQ, and statistics in this section were compiled from public sources and reviewed by the BakeOnyx editorial team. AI-assisted research.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Growth Coach determine the weekly action plan?▾
Growth Coach analyzes your bakery's real-time data, including orders, customer behavior, margins, and seasonal trends. It then generates a set of specific, actionable recommendations for the week ahead, with the number of actions varying based on your chosen tier (Growth or Scale). Each suggestion is directly linked to your actual business numbers.
When will I receive my weekly growth plan?▾
By default, your weekly growth plan is generated on Monday at 7 am in your local timezone. However, this can be customized in the Growth Coach settings to any day and hour. The system ensures accurate delivery across different timezones, even if the UTC equivalent falls on a different calendar day.
What is the minimum requirement to start receiving weekly plans?▾
To begin receiving weekly growth plans, your bakery needs to have completed at least 50 orders. This threshold ensures there's sufficient data for the AI to generate meaningful and reliable recommendations. You can track your progress towards this milestone on your Growth Path dashboard.
What information is included in each recommended action?▾
Each action within your weekly plan includes a clear title, category (e.g., pricing, marketing), priority level, a detailed description of what to do and why, an estimated impact on your business, and the specific data evidence that supports the recommendation.
Can I customize how I receive my weekly growth plan?▾
Yes, you can choose from three email delivery modes: 'Off' (plan only visible in the dashboard), 'Summary' (email with titles and impact), or 'Full' (email includes full descriptions and evidence). This allows you to tailor the delivery to your preferred level of detail and convenience.
What happens if I don't act on a recommendation?▾
The AI learns from your past actions. If you consistently skip certain types of recommendations, like social media posts, the system will stop suggesting them. Conversely, regularly completing actions in a specific category signals your engagement and may lead to more similar recommendations.
How can I preview my upcoming weekly plan?▾
Before Monday's official delivery, you can use the 'Preview next plan' button on the settings page. This feature runs the generator using your current data without saving changes, allowing you to see exactly what the upcoming plan will contain and make any necessary adjustments to your settings.