2017 is coming to a close . We are all experiencing the beginning of the end of another year . Each year seems to pass faster and faster than the year before . Our lives are racing along right before our very eyes . Time is NOT standing still ! Halloween , Veteran ’ s Day , Thanksgiving , Christmas , & New Years are all Holidays that signify the end of another Season of Life , as well as the beginning of a New Season ! One tax year ends and another tax year begins . Sorry . . . but we have to accept and be prepared for our annual obligation to disclose our total income to the IRS or Internal Revenue Service . Take time in December to start the process . Just two hours in December to get organized will make things much easier and less stressful as March 15th and April 15th approaches . If you perform this two hour exercise , you will thank yourself in April next year . While everyone else is stressed you will be much calmer and without worry !
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An End And A New Beginning
2017 is coming to a close . We are all experiencing the beginning of the end of another year . Each year seems to pass faster and faster than the year before . Our lives are racing along right before our very eyes . Time is NOT standing still ! Halloween , Veteran ’ s Day , Thanksgiving , Christmas , & New Years are all Holidays that signify the end of another Season of Life , as well as the beginning of a New Season ! One tax year ends and another tax year begins . Sorry . . . but we have to accept and be prepared for our annual obligation to disclose our total income to the IRS or Internal Revenue Service . Take time in December to start the process . Just two hours in December to get organized will make things much easier and less stressful as March 15th and April 15th approaches . If you perform this two hour exercise , you will thank yourself in April next year . While everyone else is stressed you will be much calmer and without worry !
Allocate Some Time
After you have allocated those two hours for tax time , jot down a few things you would like to change or implement in your business next year . Many of us are so busy working IN our business that we overlook working ON our business . Working On our business makes it function better . It becomes more efficient . Your service or effort improves . You get more done in less time . The quality of your business elevates . As your business improves your clients take notice . Your customers enjoy and appreciate you and your business more than they ever have ! Isn ’ t that what you want ? I know that I want my clients to appreciate and enjoy doing business with Select Marketing more each year . It ’ s one of our goals !
Ask Your Clients
Make sure that your clients understand and appreciate the value that your business provides to them . If you are not sure how much they understand your value , Ask Them ! Send your clients four or five questions regarding your business and pay attention to the answers . You may be pleasantly surprised or astonished . Either way you will learn what your clients think about your business . After you receive the responses to your
By : Steven Reddy ,
Select Marketing
Steven @ selectmkt . com
questionnaire , you can take the appropriate actions to improve how your business is perceived .
Some of the areas that should be important to you are
• Courtesy
• Timely
• Convenient
• Knowledgeable
• Quality
• Pricing
Get Involved
Is your business involved with Chamber activities ? Do you attend Ribbon Cuttings ? Do you ever attend Chamber Lunches or Mixers ? Do you or your employees ever help or volunteer at Non-Profit events ? If you answered NO to these activities you may want to rethink those opportunities . Getting involved just a little in these activities will help the visibility of your business . FREE Visibility ! You will also meet fellow business owners who may not know of your business . You may not know of their business either . New business activities can only help you grow and improve your business ! All of these opportunities are Free -2- to attend except the Chamber Lunches . If you join the Chamber get involved ! Getting involved in Chamber activities will help you promote your business without even trying .
As we approach 2018 , let us reflect upon our successes , as well as our failures of 2017 . We all have both , so let ’ s grow and improve in all of the areas that we can . You and your customers will be pleased and appreciate the improvements . Your bottom line will reflect these improvements and that should make all of us happier . Have a great 2018 !
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