A New Year, A New Opportunity For Your Business

LindaOJ here one of the co-founders of the Small Business Community Network, and I want to wish everyone a Happy & Healthy New Year, 2013 is going to be awesome!

As a small biz owner I know the benefit of looking to the future, planning and preparation, we should look at least 5 years ahead and see what we are doing then, in order to look back and see how we got there.

A New Year affords us so many opportunities to grow and to achieve our goals, whatever they may be. When you are setting your business goals remember to check out your personal goals too, as they do not always fit in with your business goals. Ensure you plan for your family/social time as well as your business, if you do not have time for your family and friends you could have some challenges to deal with.

Having a networking strategy ready to go from January onwards is also a great step towareds your future success. Know your budget for networking events, but also the time you want to commit to networking. Remember, networking successfully is about consistency, and building relationships.

Above all, don't look back at the past year and see lots of mistakes or think you have not been successful, look back at your successes however small they might be, and think of any goals that you did not achieve as a learning experience to use to your benefit in the new year ahead.

There are opportunities everywhere, all around us, you just have to look out for them and be ready to take the opportunity staring you in the face and run with it!

Happy New Year and much success to you all:)