As one year comes to an end and another begins, it’s time to take stock and see where you might make changes.  Also, you’ll want to do some organizing for 2010.
Consider practices and products that weren’t so successful this past year.  It might not be your fault at all but is due to the changes in the economy and spending power of your customers.
What can you do this year to minimize losses and even drive up profits?

Discontinue unprofitable products
Brainstorm for new products/services that meet people’s needs in a changing economy.
Assess what promotional practices worked. 
Discontinue those that didn’t meet with success over …read more

This is a good time to get one’s office organized and start a new year with a clean slate…clean desk and ordered file cabinets. 
 I’ve been organizing throughout the year, but haven’t reached the ultimate solution.
I’ve resolved over the coming week, when one of my outside-the-home jobs (substitute teaching) is on vacation, to take that time and finish my clean up and organizational tasks.  Then I need to make sure I’ve developed, or am at least in the process of developing, organizational strategies that will be easy to follow throughout 2010.

Some files I won’t be able to box up for storage …read more

With so much emphasis on being “green” and environmentally conscious, you might want to consider how you can comply for 2010 without being excessively neurotic.  Some people get carried to the extreme with being “green,” that they’re not practical at all.
However, there are some things you can do.  Such as:

Separate trash in office and home, especially if your city or town has separated collection containers or bins.
Take separated materials to recycling areas.  Some of these even give you money for what you’ve collected, particularly in states where you must pay deposits on cans and containers.
Reuse paper…for instance, we use the …read more