The new year is rapidly approaching. Are you ready yet? Don’t panic. You still have time to plan your business goals for 2009. And planning doesn’t stop with the new year, either. Setting goals should continue throughout the year – as should evaluating your progress.
Did you accomplish what you wanted in 2008? Did you meet sales goals, get new customers and increase your income? If yes, congratulations! Plan to build on that progress next year. If no, it’s time to take a look at what didn’t work and find new ways to do things in the coming year.
Take some time …read more

Most advice you’ll see tells you to plan your week on Monday morning. And there’s some merit there, of course. First day of the week, you should plan how you’ll work on projects, making sure you set aside time to get things done.
But if you work a M-F schedule (and while few entrepreneurs really do, your clients probably do, right?) then Mondays are hectic, aren’t they? Do you really feel like you have time to plan your week first thing Monday morning?
You usually have to hit the ground running. So you already need to have your plan before you start …read more