Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Small Business Resolutions for the New Year


A lot of people feel the need to set up New Year’s resolutions.  I have to admit I was always one of those people.  But as I grow older (and hopefully wiser) I realize that setting goals just at the beginning of a year just doesn’t help me.  A better way to obtain your goals is to look at what your small business needs to accomplish on a quarterly basis.  BizWorks residential members have a unique experience of being assigned a mentoring team that meets on a quarterly basis. This team is made up of professionals in the community. 

We set quarterly goals throughout the year and the member has to report back on what they have accomplished or have not and why.  So what do you do if you don’t have a BizWorks mentoring team?  How about making yourself a quarterly list of goals and setting a time to review them?  You can set up weekly, as well as monthly, goals in order to keep yourself on track.  If you feel you might not keep up with it find a buddy who is also a small business owner and have them participate in the goal setting for each of your businesses.  Each of you can talk about what you have accomplished on a quarterly basis.  Sometimes being responsible to someone other than ourselves helps keep us on track to meet our goals and resolutions. 

Suzanne Cormier
Executive Director
BizWorks Enterprise Center

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